MCP, MCP server
portview
portview lists ports and the processes using them on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade B
Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit cfaab02b12af, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
install.sh, line 39
if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then - NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low
Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.
install.sh, line 39
if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then - INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note
Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
README.md, line 29
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapika/portview/main/install.sh | sh
Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.
Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.
What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Pass
No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.
Install and update
Note
README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
README.md, line 29
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapika/portview/main/install.sh | sh
install.sh, line 5
# Usage: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapika/portview/main/install.sh | sh
src/ssh.rs, line 138
"portview is not installed on {}. Install with:\n ssh {} 'curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mapika/portview/main/install.sh | sh'",
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.github.com. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
install.sh, line 39
if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
install.sh, line 40
LATEST=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" | grep '"tag_name"' | sed -E 's/.*"v?([^"]+)".*/\1/')
install.sh, line 41
elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
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install.sh, line 42
LATEST=$(wget -qO- "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" | grep '"tag_name"' | sed -E 's/.*"v?([^"]+)".*/\1/')
install.sh, line 44
echo "Error: curl or wget is required."; exit 1
install.sh, line 61
if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
install.sh, line 62
curl -fsSL "$URL" -o "$TMPDIR/portview.tar.gz"
install.sh, line 63
curl -fsSL "$CHECKSUM_URL" -o "$TMPDIR/SHA256SUMS" 2>/dev/null || true
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit cfaab02b12af. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.github.com. The description does not name that host.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: cfaab02b12af8f102a298bf7ec420c5658926835
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