Is ctranslate2 safe?
- Python filesystem write/delete
- Python filesystem read
What to do: Nothing here argues against installing it. Grant the capabilities it lists only if you expect the tool to need them.
ctranslate2 is a PyPI package analyzed by SkillTotal's deterministic static scanner. The scan found no malicious indicators. It can: filesystem read and filesystem write — capabilities are what the code can do, not a verdict on intent. Risk score 0/100 (low).
ctranslate2 4.9.0
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Behavioral traits
How this component maps to the CSA agentic threat model. Descriptive — it never affects the risk score.
Findings (2)
The component reads files from disk.
with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as vocab:
with open(os.path.join(self._model_dir, "hparams.json")) as hparams_file:
with open(os.path.join(self._model_dir, "encoder.json")) as vocab_file:
with open(
os.path.join(model_dir, "decoder.yml"), encoding="utf-8"
) as decoder_file:Path(path).read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but worth confirming it can't be steered into reading sensitive files.
Fix: Confirm which files are read and that paths cannot be influenced by untrusted input to reach sensitive locations.
The component writes or deletes files on disk.
shutil.rmtree(output_dir)
Path(path).write_text(json.dumps(self.conversion_report, indent=2) + "\n")
Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but worth confirming the paths can't be controlled by untrusted input.
Fix: Confirm which files are written/deleted and that paths cannot be influenced by untrusted input.
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