▲ 122 ▼ What are some software red flags? (lemmy.fedioasis.cc) submitted 3 months ago by Cantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments Have you ever found a GitHub project or anything that seemed nice and tempting to install until you dug a bit deeper? What are some red flags that should detur anyone from installing and running something?
[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) cough huntarr cough permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kescusay@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Yeah, that... I feel really bad for anyone who trusted and implemented it. The sheer level of exposure with that was mind-blowing. I mean, an endpoint you could hit and just... Get all the API keys? For anyone who doesn't know, this write-up is a good one: https://gigcitygeek.com/2026/03/08/huntarr-api-security-risk/ Long story short, a vibe-coded security nightmare for anyone foolish enough to trust it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago the fucking bouncing arrow at the bottom of the page is insufferable permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) Yeah, that... I feel really bad for anyone who trusted and implemented it. The sheer level of exposure with that was mind-blowing. I mean, an endpoint you could hit and just... Get all the API keys? For anyone who doesn't know, this write-up is a good one: https://gigcitygeek.com/2026/03/08/huntarr-api-security-risk/ Long story short, a vibe-coded security nightmare for anyone foolish enough to trust it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago the fucking bouncing arrow at the bottom of the page is insufferable permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago the fucking bouncing arrow at the bottom of the page is insufferable permalink fedilink source parent