generating-test-data
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Audited by Socket on Aug 21, 2026
1 alert found:
AnomalyAnomalyscripts/generate_data.py
LOWAnomalyLOW
scripts/generate_data.py
No clear evidence of malware such as networking, data theft, or credential harvesting is present in the shown fragment. However, the module’s intended behavior includes writing an executable file (chmod 0o755) containing shell-script-like content with interpolation of CLI/config-derived values. Combined with the incomplete/corrupted state of the snippet (undefined symbols and missing methods), the immediate runtime behavior is uncertain, but the capability to generate attacker-influenced executable artifacts is a significant security risk that warrants code review of the complete, actual implementation before use in a supply chain context.
Confidence: 40%Severity: 62%
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