T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned Python Dependencies Create a Supply-Chain Risk
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt:1-6; installation instructions atSKILL.md:21-24andREADME.md:12
Vulnerability Type: T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable code:
text pywin32 rapidocr onnxruntime pyautogui loguru keyboardAssociated installation command:
bash pip install -r requirements.txtTechnical Analysis
Every executable Python dependency is specified without an exact version or cryptographic hash. Consequently, package resolution depends on whatever releases and package-index state exist at installation time. The installed code may therefore differ from the code reviewed during this audit.
These dependencies have security-sensitive capabilities, including desktop screenshots, global keyboard hooks, simulated mouse input, native Windows integration, and OCR model execution. A compromised package release, dependency takeover, or malicious package-index configuration could introduce arbitrary code during installation or import.
The audit did not identify a currently malicious dependency or an unsafe third-party index in the active installation command. This finding concerns the absence of reproducible, integrity-verified dependency resolution.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises an allowed dependency, its maintainer account, or the package distribution channel.
- The attacker publishes a malicious release under the same package name.
- A user follows the documented
pip install -r requirements.txtcommand. - Because no exact versions or hashes are required, pip may resolve and install the malicious release.
- Installation hooks or module initialization execute attacker-controlled code when the package is installed or when
start.pyimports it.
Impact Assessment
Malicious dependency code would execute with the privileges of the user running pip or the automation script. It could potentially acce ...[truncated 390 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin every direct dependency to a reviewed, exact version using
==. - Generate a fully resolved lock file that also constrains transitive dependencies.
- Record cryptographic hashes for all distributions and install with:
bash pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Download packages only from an explicitly approved HTTPS package index.
- Review dependency ownership, release history, and known vulnerabilities before updating pins.
- Perform installation and execution in a dedicated virtual environment under a non-administrative account.
- Remove any dependencies that are not required at runtime.
- Add automated dependency and lock-file scanning to the release process.
- Pin every direct dependency to a reviewed, exact version using
