The script is a convenience bootstrapper but implements high-risk supply-chain and remote code execution patterns: installing unpinned npm packages (which may run lifecycle scripts) and piping a remote script from raw.githubusercontent.com directly into node without integrity checks. The script itself is not obfuscated and contains no embedded payloads, but it creates a simple, reliable path for arbitrary code execution and potential credential theft/exfiltration if either the remote cfat.js or any installed package is compromised. Do not run this script in sensitive or production environments without first: (1) fetching and auditing the remote cfat.js locally, (2) pinning and auditing exact package versions (use a lockfile), (3) verifying artifact integrity (checksums/signatures/pinned commit SHA), and (4) executing in a constrained environment (sandbox, least-privilege account).
Live on pypi for 118 days, 12 hours and 20 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.