Caveat verdict
nex-pricewatch
Scrapes competitor pricing pages locally and sends optional alerts via a user-configured Telegram bot token; all data stays local and the Telegram integration uses user-supplied credentials transparently.
⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.
Automated static analysis — not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.
Findings (4)
Possible hardcoded credential
README.md · code · TOKEN="your_bot_token
Accesses shell history/config
README.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.zshrc
Python os.getenv — reads environment variable
lib/config.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(
Python urllib.request — network access
lib/scraper.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class B). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 2 environment variables. (1 sensitive: NEX_PRICEWATCH_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN). Requires 1 system binary.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.