github.com / DietrichGebert

DietrichGebert/ponytail

JavaScript·159 files·commit 2ed6c52·scanned 10d ago·cached ✓

15/100

LOW RISK

Minor findings consistent with the project type. Nothing reachable from install hooks.

score capped at 15 — 105,487+ stars — findings likely false positives

verdict accurate?

105,487 stars

45% file coverage

threat-state: lowlive

FINDINGS ░▒▓

warningPython subprocess / os.system usageos.system() or subprocess with shell=True / suspicious commands can execute arbitrary shell commands. Plain pip/package installs are usually benign.benchmarks/agentic/run.py

def _git(workdir, *args):
    return subprocess.run([shutil.which("git") or "git", *args], cwd=str(workdir),
                          capture_output=True, text=True)

criticaleval() usage detectedeval() executes arbitrary code and is commonly used in malware to run obfuscated payloads fetched from remote servers.benchmarks/correctness.js

for name in ['validate_email', 'is_valid_email', 'email_validator', 'is_valid', 'validate']:
    if name in dir() and callable(eval(name)):
        fn = eval(name)
        break

criticaleval() usage detectedeval() executes arbitrary code and is commonly used in malware to run obfuscated payloads fetched from remote servers.benchmarks/robustness-audit.js

for nm in names:
    if nm in dir() and callable(eval(nm)): fn = eval(nm); break
if fn is None:
    for nm, obj in list(globals().items()):

infoSuspicious files are not reachable from entry pointsFlagged files exist but are not imported by any entry point. They may be dead code, tests, or attack payloads triggered by another mechanism.+2

warningFlattened or dead control flowDetected switch(true), dead if branches, or deeply nested ternaries — patterns used by obfuscators to hide execution order.pi-extension/index.js+3

warningHigh-entropy string literalsFound 5 long strings with high Shannon entropy. This is common in obfuscated payloads that hide URLs, keys, or bytecode.__init__.py+3

warningHigh-entropy string literalsFound 11 long strings with high Shannon entropy. This is common in obfuscated payloads that hide URLs, keys, or bytecode.benchmarks/agentic/complete.py+3

warningHigh-entropy string literalsFound 9 long strings with high Shannon entropy. This is common in obfuscated payloads that hide URLs, keys, or bytecode.benchmarks/agentic/judge.py+3

infoSuspicious file in repoExecutable file (ponytail-statusline.ps1) in repositoryhooks/ponytail-statusline.ps1+2

Scores are heuristics. A “safe” verdict means no known-malicious patterns were found — clever malware can look boring. Wrong verdict? Flag it above; confirmed false positives become regression tests.

72 files scanned @ 2ed6c52 | 8/19/2026 | heuristic scan — always review manually

risk by category

code execution22

network & exfiltration0

file system access0

obfuscation15

supply chain2

owasp / injection0

telemetry

files 72/159rules hit 9engine v5commit 2ed6c52

github

DietrichGebert/ponytail

Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.

JavaScript

105487

5825

79d

159 files

72 scanned(45%)

2ed6c52

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