Summary
maximhq/bifrost v2026-03-17 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 3746. Sigil detected 321 findings across 2224 files, covering phases including provenance, network exfiltration, install hooks, code patterns, credential access, obfuscation. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: Fastest enterprise AI gateway (50x faster than LiteLLM) with adaptive load balancer, cluster mode, guardrails, 1000+ models support & <100 µs overhead at 5k RPS.
v2026-03-17
18 March 2026, 01:01 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
3746
Findings
321
Files Scanned
2224
Provenance
Repository
https://github.com/maximhq/bifrostScanned From
https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost.gitFindings by Phase
Phase Ordering
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install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/Makefile:1008
echo "$(RED)Error: Neither uv nor pytest found$(NC)"; \
echo "$(YELLOW)Install uv: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh$(NC)"; \
echo "$(YELLOW)Or install pytest: pip install pytest$(NC)"; \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.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/examples/plugins/hello-world-wasm-rust/README.md:13
# Install Rust (if not already installed)
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
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.
install-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
repo/framework/vectorstore/redis_test.go:34
// NewRedisTestSetup creates a test setup with environment-driven configuration
func NewRedisTestSetup(t *testing.T) *RedisTestSetup {
// Get configuration from environment variablesWhy 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-pip-setup-exec
CRITICALsetup.py executes code at install time
repo/framework/vectorstore/weaviate_test.go:36
// NewTestSetup creates a test setup with environment-driven configuration
func NewTestSetup(t *testing.T) *TestSetup {
// Get configuration from environment variablesWhy 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
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/tests/integrations/python/README.md:9
# 1. Install uv (if not already installed)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
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.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/tests/integrations/python/README.md:139
# Install uv (if not already installed)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
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.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/tests/integrations/python/README.md:277
# Install uv
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
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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