Caveat verdict

paper-fetcher

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๐ŸŸ  Risky
Significant risk patterns flagged โ€” automated deep scan, not behavioral proof.

The skill uses broad network capabilities to download papers from Sci-Hub without explicit checks on the legality or terms of service compliance.

โš  Flagged for review โ€” coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

Automated static analysis โ€” not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.

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maintenance

Findings (1)

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution โ€” runs system commands from Python

scripts/fetch_paper.py ยท prose ยท downgraded ยท subprocess.run(

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D). Final tier capped at Caution โ€” cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions โ€” minimal attack surface.

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