Is fred-framework safe to install?

fred-framework was flagged as CRITICAL RISK (risk score 192) with 13 findings detected across 349 files. Review the findings before installing.

What security issues were found in fred-framework?

Sigil detected 13 findings in fred-framework, including patterns related to install_hooks, code_patterns, obfuscation, network_exfil. See the full scan report for details.

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fred-framework

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Summary

fred-framework v2.0.4 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 192. Sigil detected 13 findings across 349 files, covering phases including install hooks, code patterns, obfuscation, network exfiltration. Review the findings below before installing this package.

Package description: A Flask-based web framework with built-in utilities and extensions

CRITICAL RISK(192)

v2.0.4

24 March 2026, 05:13 UTC

by Sigil Bot

Risk Score

192

Findings

Files Scanned

349

Provenance

Registry

https://pypi.org/project/fred-framework/2.0.4/

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install-setup-py-cmdclass

CRITICAL

setup.py overrides cmdclass — may execute code during install

fred_framework-2.0.4/setup.py:124

    },
    cmdclass={
        'egg_info': EggInfoCommand,

Why was this flagged?

This package overrides Python's setup.py cmdclass, which allows arbitrary code to execute during pip install. This is the primary attack vector for malicious PyPI packages — attackers use it to steal credentials, install backdoors, or download additional payloads before the developer ever runs the code. Rated CRITICAL because it executes automatically with no user interaction required.

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