dotnet-install
Automates .NET SDK and runtime installation with intelligent platform detection and version management for seamless development.
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The dotnet-install skill was audited on Feb 9, 2026 and we found 31 security issues across 3 threat categories. Review the findings below before installing.
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Security Issues
Curl to non-GitHub URL
| 216 | curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh -o dotnet-install.sh |
Wget to non-GitHub URL
| 78 | wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb |
Wget to non-GitHub URL
| 236 | wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb |
Wget to non-GitHub URL
| 241 | wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb |
Wget to non-GitHub URL
| 278 | wget https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh |
Wget to non-GitHub URL
| 392 | wget https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/[hash]/dotnet-sdk-8.0.100-linux-x64.tar.gz |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 223 | ./dotnet-install.sh --channel 8.0 --install-dir ~/.dotnet |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 226 | echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.dotnet:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 227 | source ~/.zshrc |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 436 | echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/share/dotnet"' >> ~/.bashrc |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 437 | source ~/.bashrc |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 440 | echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/share/dotnet"' >> ~/.zshrc |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 441 | source ~/.zshrc |
External URL reference
| 14 | - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/ |
External URL reference
| 15 | - https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download |
External URL reference
| 64 | # https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0 |
External URL reference
| 78 | wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb |
External URL reference
| 153 | # Download: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0 |
External URL reference
| 168 | Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.ps1 -OutFile dotnet-install.ps1 |
External URL reference
| 188 | # Download from: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0 |
External URL reference
| 216 | curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh -o dotnet-install.sh |
External URL reference
| 236 | wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb |
External URL reference
| 241 | wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb -O packages-microsoft-prod.deb |
External URL reference
| 260 | sudo dnf install https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/9/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm |
External URL reference
| 278 | wget https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh |
External URL reference
| 377 | # https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0 |
External URL reference
| 392 | wget https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/[hash]/dotnet-sdk-8.0.100-linux-x64.tar.gz |
External URL reference
| 490 | - [.NET Installation Guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/) |
External URL reference
| 491 | - [Download .NET](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) |
External URL reference
| 492 | - [SDK vs Runtime](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/introduction#sdk-and-runtimes) |
External URL reference
| 493 | - [global.json Reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/global-json) |