Scan report

step-security / secure-repo

Vulnerability Critical

Could an attacker exploit mistakes in this code?

1300 risk score

Strong warning signs. Do not run or install this without a careful review.

High
22
Medium
747
Low
0

Sources: Bandit, Semgrep, pip-audit

Malicious pattern Low

Does this code look like it is trying to cause harm?

11 risk score

Minor issues. Worth a glance, unlikely to be urgent.

High
6
Medium
0
Low
1

Sources: YARA, ClamAV, GuardDog, dependency checker

Findings overview
776 total findings
Likely real
770
Uncertain
0
Likely noise
6

The risk classifier rates every finding for how likely it is to be a real issue. Likely noise still counts, just much less.

What we found, in plain English

This repository has been flagged as having critical vulnerabilities because it contains insecure coding patterns that attackers could exploit to run malicious code or steal secrets. While the scan also identified some signs of potentially malicious intent, these findings do not necessarily mean the code is intentionally harmful; they mostly point to common mistakes like using unsafe variable interpolation and exposing secrets in environment variables. The most dangerous issues involve running code as root, which allows attackers to gain full control over the container, and executing base64-encoded payloads that could be used to hide malicious instructions. Although there are some medium-severity findings about supply chain attacks and dependency management, these represent standard practices rather than intentional attempts to harm the system. Overall, while the repository is not completely safe due to the critical vulnerabilities, the presence of many low-confidence findings suggests the code may have been written by a developer who made errors rather than an attacker trying to compromise the system.

Written by a local language model from the findings below. The risk scores come from the classifier, not from this summary.

Detections by engine

  • Semgrep 769

    Pattern-based code analysis · Vulnerability

  • YARA 5

    Malware signature rules · Malicious pattern

  • GuardDog 2

    Supply-chain attack heuristics · Malicious pattern

Score over time

Overall score each time this repository was scanned.

Findings

Highest severity first. Select a finding to see the code and what it means.

Large result: showing the top 207 of 776 findings (up to 200 per engine, most severe and most likely real first). Totals above include everything.