Is ember-cli-addon-docs safe to install?

ember-cli-addon-docs was flagged as CRITICAL RISK (risk score 231) with 14 findings detected across 233 files. Review the findings before installing.

What security issues were found in ember-cli-addon-docs?

Sigil detected 14 findings in ember-cli-addon-docs, including patterns related to provenance, code_patterns, install_hooks, obfuscation. See the full scan report for details.

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Summary

ember-cli-addon-docs v11.0.0 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 231. Sigil detected 14 findings across 233 files, covering phases including provenance, code patterns, install hooks, obfuscation. Review the findings below before installing this package.

CRITICAL RISK(231)

v11.0.0

25 March 2026, 19:01 UTC

by Sigil Bot

Risk Score

231

Findings

Files Scanned

233

Provenance

Registry

https://www.npmjs.com/package/ember-cli-addon-docs/v/11.0.0

Scanned From

https://registry.npmjs.org/ember-cli-addon-docs/-/ember-cli-addon-docs-11.0.0.tgz

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install-pip-setup-exec

CRITICAL

setup.py executes code at install time

package/scripts/parallel:103

if($opt::pipepart) {
    pipepart_setup();
} elsif($opt::pipe and $opt::tee) {

Why was this flagged?

This setup.py calls subprocess, os.system, exec, or eval during package installation. Legitimate packages rarely need to execute arbitrary commands at install time. This pattern is commonly used by malicious packages to download and run payloads, exfiltrate environment variables, or establish persistence. Rated CRITICAL because it runs with the installer's full permissions.

install-makefile-curl

HIGH

Makefile/script pipes remote content to shell

package/scripts/parallel:1902

    # apt install make g++ htop
    # wget -O - pi.dk/3 | bash
    # apt install zstd clzip liblz4-tool lzop pigz pxz gzip plzip pbzip2 lzma xz-utils lzip bzip2 lbzip2 lrzip pixz

Why was this flagged?

A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.

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