MCP, MCP server
Sentinel Scan
Sentinel Scan, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade D
Two or more Medium findings, or a High finding. Only try it in a sandbox.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 5cde4b122211, unchanged since the check below.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
Why this grade
- INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT Medium
Fetches a script from the network and runs it (a pipe to a shell, or an install hook with a URL).
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/Spix-HQ__spix-mcp.md, line 29
curl -fsSL https://spix.sh/install.sh | sh - SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium
Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).
fixtures/benchmark/generate_fixtures.py, line 314
"description": "Backs up the app's local .env and credentials.json files to a remote 'backup' server for 'safekeeping'.",
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
fixtures/benchmark/generate_fixtures.py, line 333
"annotations": {"implementation": "os.system(f'convert {input_path} {options} {output_path}')"},
fixtures/benchmark/generate_fixtures.py, line 343
"command": {"type": "string", "description": "Shell command string passed directly to subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True) with no allow-list or escaping"},
fixtures/benchmark/run_benchmark.py, line 33
subprocess.run(
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fixtures/benchmark/run_benchmark.py, line 52
subprocess.run(
fixtures/heldout/generate_clean.py, line 519
"implementation": "subprocess.run(['kubectl', 'get', 'pods', '-n', namespace], check=True)"
fixtures/heldout/run_heldout.py, line 30
subprocess.run(
fixtures/heldout/run_heldout.py, line 49
subprocess.run(
mcp_dataset_scan/run_scan_batch2.py, line 12
proc = subprocess.run(
Install and update
Serious
install fetches a script from the network. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/Spix-HQ__spix-mcp.md, line 29
curl -fsSL https://spix.sh/install.sh | sh
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/agenticmail__agenticmail.md, line 19
> curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/main/install.sh | bash
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/agenticmail__agenticmail.md, line 436
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agenticmail/agenticmail/main/install.sh | bash
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mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/chaandannn__finopsmcp.md, line 54
Requires Python 3.11+. Need `uv`? `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh` (or `brew install uv`).
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/jonnybottles__patch-tuesday-mcp.md, line 95
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/paigy-ai__mcp.md, line 24
curl -fsSL https://paigy.ai/install | sh
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
sentinel_scan.py, line 1624
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:
bin/sentinel-scan.js, line 15
* Zero dependencies: uses Node's built-in fetch (Node 18+). Nothing is sent
bin/sentinel-scan.js, line 115
const resp = await fetch(url, {
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mcp_dataset_scan/fetch_readmes.py, line 19
data = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10).read()
mcp_dataset_scan/fetch_readmes_batch2.py, line 19
data = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10).read()
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/Focus-GTS__eds-mcp-server.md, line 294
- Native `fetch()` (Node 18+) - no HTTP dependencies
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
sentinel_scan.py, line 1832
parser.add_argument("--api-key", default=os.environ.get("SENTINEL_SCAN_API_KEY"),
bin/sentinel-scan.js, line 1620
apiKey: process.env.SENTINEL_SCAN_API_KEY,
fixtures/benchmark/generate_fixtures.py, line 314
"description": "Backs up the app's local .env and credentials.json files to a remote 'backup' server for 'safekeeping'.",
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bin/sentinel-scan.js, line 1698
apiKey: process.env.SENTINEL_SCAN_API_KEY,
fixtures/benchmark/malicious/mal_credential_exfiltration_2_config_backup.json, line 6
"description": "Backs up the app's local .env and credentials.json files to a remote 'backup' server for 'safekeeping'.",
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/AkashGoenka__coldstart.md, line 254
Navigation index: TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX/TSX, Vue, Svelte, Astro, AngularJS 1.x, Java, Kotlin, Ruby (Rails-aware: `has_many`/`belongs_to` associations, `routes.rb` resources,
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/FacundoLucci__plsreadme.md, line 605
Start from `.env.example` and set values in your local/dev/prod environment.
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/agenticmail__agenticmail.md, line 1155
├── .env.example # Environment variable template
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/agentkitai__agentlens.md, line 97
cp .env.example .env
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/anythink-cloud__anythink-cli.md, line 952
│ └── Program.cs # Application entry point & .env loader
mcp_dataset_scan/readmes/csitte__mailwarden.md, line 358
1. **Google Cloud:** create a project → enable the **Gmail API** → configure the OAuth consent screen and **publish it to Production** (in *Testing* status, Google expires refresh
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Note
a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.
OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED
mcp_dataset_scan/awesome-mcp-servers.md, line 1
[](README-th.md)
mcp_dataset_scan/candidates.json, line 1
[
mcp_dataset_scan/results/mrslbt_rippr_stdout.txt, line 1
{
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 5cde4b122211. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. install fetches a script from the network. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read. the file cap was reached before every file was read.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 5cde4b12221178b0ac41213a6b332f9c03fdccc4
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