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Is tokenizers safe?

No malicious indicators - review capabilities before installing
Notable — review in context (capabilities are not malware):
  • Python filesystem read
  • Python network egress
  • Python filesystem write/delete

tokenizers is an AI python_package analyzed by SkillTotal's deterministic static scanner. The scan found no malicious indicators, though 3 risky constructs are reported for review. It can: filesystem read, filesystem write and network egress — capabilities are what the code can do, not a verdict on intent. Risk score 0/100 (low).

tokenizers 0.23.1

python_package · pypi:tokenizers
LOW
0
/ 100 risk score
Snapshot · scanned Aug 5, 2026 · tokenizers@0.23.1 · engine 0.38.1 / ruleset 42

Automated static-analysis result. It can contain false positives and false negatives, and is not a claim about the intent of tokenizers's authors. Report a false positive.

Capabilities — what this component can do (not a risk score):
filesystem readfilesystem writenetwork egress

Behavioral traits

How this component maps to the CSA agentic threat model. Descriptive — it never affects the risk score.

Filesystem reach
Tool Execution Context
Network egress
Interaction & Communication / Direct Communication

Findings (3)

MEDIUMPython filesystem readST-FS-PY-READ

The component reads files from disk.

m.ParseFromString(open(filename, "rb").read())
with open(args.input_file, "r") as f:
with open(args.input_file, "r", encoding="utf-8-sig") as f:

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.

MEDIUMPython filesystem write/deleteST-FS-PY-WRITE

The component writes or deletes files on disk.

with open(args.vocab_output_path, "w") as vocab_f:
with open(args.merges_output_path, "w") as merges_f:
os.remove(f"{args.model_prefix}.model")
os.remove(f"{args.model_prefix}.vocab")

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.

MEDIUMPython network egressST-NET-PY

The component makes outbound network requests.

Why it matters: Usually legitimate, but confirm the destinations are expected and no sensitive data leaves.

Fix: Confirm the destination hosts are expected and that no sensitive data is sent off-host.

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