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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@abuaboud/box/v/0.7.10"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@abuaboud/box/v/0.7.10.md"
package: "@abuaboud/box"
report_status: "published"
title: "@abuaboud/box@0.7.10 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.7.10"
---

# @abuaboud/box@0.7.10 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 18 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 0.7.10
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Source inspection found a CLI with no install-time hook and a user-invoked remote setup flow that transfers Claude configuration to the configured Box service. The inspected behavior is consistent with the package's stated remote development purpose, so the scanner hints do not establish malicious activity.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-11T10:23:07.602Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-11T10:23:40.631Z
- **Download time:** 502 ms
- **Static scan time:** 215 ms
- **AI review time:** 32311 ms
- **Total time:** 33029 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No attack was identified. The inspected local Claude data transfer is part of the explicit remote-box setup flow.

- **Trigger:** A user invokes the CLI to create or configure a remote box.

- **Impact:** This supports the package's remote development workflow; the inspected code does not establish covert collection or an unrelated recipient.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-11T10:23:40.631Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The CLI collects Claude settings, plugins, and related local data and sends setup information to the configured Box server.

- **Rationale:** Source inspection found a CLI with no install-time hook and a user-invoked remote setup flow that transfers Claude configuration to the configured Box service. The inspected behavior is consistent with the package's stated remote development purpose, so the scanner hints do not establish malicious activity.

- **Files touched:** ~/.claude/settings.json, ~/.claude/plugins/installed\_plugins.json, ~/.claude/plugins/known\_marketplaces.json

- **Network endpoints:** https://box.abuaboud.me

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** package.json exposes a CLI and has only a prepublishOnly build hook; no install lifecycle hook is declared., The CLI reads the local Claude home to prepare settings and plugins for a remote box., Remote setup sends that snapshot through the configured Box server as part of creating a remote box.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @abuaboud/box@0.7.10.

- Review the evidence and your use of @abuaboud/box@0.7.10 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 2. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: // src/api.ts
L9: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L10: import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
```

### 4. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 5. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 6. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. Critical: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution with blocking evidence.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1186: const prefix = npmPrefix();
L1187: if (!prefix || process.env.CBOX_NO_UPDATE || process.env.CBOX_UPDATED) return;
L1188: const latest = await fetch(LATEST, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(2500) }).then((r) => r.json()).then((j) => j.version, () => void 0);
L1189: if (!latest || !newer(latest, VERSION)) return;
L1190: const stop = progress([[0, `Updating box ${VERSION} \u2192 ${latest}`]]);
L1191: const done = spawnSync(NPM, installArgs(latest, prefix), { stdio: "ignore" }).status === 0;
L1192: stop();
```

### 8. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Source sends the broad process environment to a literal external destination.
L8: // src/api.ts
L9: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L10: import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
...
L20: import ssh2 from "ssh2";
L21: var CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), ".config", "box");
L22: var BOXES = join(homedir(), ".box");
...
L25: const claudeJson = join(homedir(), ".claude.json");
L26: const servers = existsSync(claudeJson) ? JSON.parse(readFileSync(claudeJson, "utf8")).mcpServers ?? {} : {};
L27: const skipped = [];
...
L62: const paths = [...dirs, ...Object.values(plugins).flat().map((e) => e.installPath), ...Object.values(marketplaces).map((m) => m.installLocation)].map((p) =>
```

### 9. Critical: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

Source executes local commands and sends command output to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L230: const c = { ...load(), ...server && { server } };
L231: const post = (path, body) => fetch(new URL(path, c.server), { method: "POST", headers: { "content-type": "application/json" }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }).then((r) => r.json());
L232: const code2 = await post("/api/auth/device/code", { client_id: "cb" });
...
L234: console.log(`Open ${styleText2("underline", code2.verification_uri_complete)} and approve ${styleText2("bold", code2.user_code)}`);
L235: if (process.stdout.isTTY) spawn(process.platform === "darwin" ? "open" : "xdg-open", [code2.verification_uri_complete], { stdio: "ignore", detached: true }).on("error", () => {
L236: }).unref();
```

### 10. Critical: Persistence Backdoor
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

Source writes persistence or remote-access backdoor material.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: // src/api.ts
L9: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L10: import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
...
L20: import ssh2 from "ssh2";
L21: var CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), ".config", "box");
L22: var BOXES = join(homedir(), ".box");
...
L25: const claudeJson = join(homedir(), ".claude.json");
L26: const servers = existsSync(claudeJson) ? JSON.parse(readFileSync(claudeJson, "utf8")).mcpServers ?? {} : {};
L27: const skipped = [];
...
L62: const paths = [...dirs, ...Object.values(plugins).flat().map((e) => e.installPath), ...Object.values(marketplaces).map((m) => m.installLocation)].map((p) => p.startsWith(root) ? p....
L63: const tar = !paths.length ? Promise.resolve(v
```

### 11. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: // src/api.ts
L9: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L10: import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
...
L20: import ssh2 from "ssh2";
L21: var CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), ".config", "box");
L22: var BOXES = join(homedir(), ".box");
...
L25: const claudeJson = join(homedir(), ".claude.json");
L26: const servers = existsSync(claudeJson) ? JSON.parse(readFileSync(claudeJson, "utf8")).mcpServers ?? {} : {};
L27: const skipped = [];
...
L62: const paths = [...dirs, ...Object.values(plugins).flat().map((e) => e.installPath), ...Object.values(marketplaces).map((m) => m.installLocation)].map((p) => p.startsWith(root) ? p....
L63: const tar = !paths.length ? Promise.resolve(v
```

### 12. High: External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

Runtime or CLI source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Runtime or CLI code links a write operation to an explicit external AI-agent control path:
#!/usr/bin/env node

               
import { styletext as styletext5 } from "node:util";
import { command } from "commander";
import { input as input2, select as select4 } from "@inquirer/prompts";

             
import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
import { chmodsync, existssync as existssync2, mkdirsync as mkdirsync2, readfilesync as readfilesync2, writefilesync as writefilesync2 } from "node:fs";
import { join as join2 } from "node:path";
import { styletext as styletext2 } from "node:util";

                
import { execfile, execfilesync } from "node:child_process";
import { gzip } from "node:zlib";
import { existssync, mkdirsync, readdirsync, readfilesync, writefilesync } from "node:fs"
```

### 13. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/box.mjs -> dist/cbox.mjs
L230: const c = { ...load(), ...server && { server } };
L231: const post = (path, body) => fetch(new URL(path, c.server), { method: "POST", headers: { "content-type": "application/json" }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }).then((r) => r.json());
L232: const code2 = await post("/api/auth/device/code", { client_id: "cb" });
...
L234: console.log(`Open ${styleText2("underline", code2.verification_uri_complete)} and approve ${styleText2("bold", code2.user_code)}`);
L235: if (process.stdout.isTTY) spawn(process.platform === "darwin" ? "open" : "xdg-open", [code2.verification_uri_complete], { stdio: "ignore", detached: true }).on("error", () => {
L236: }).unref();
```

### 14. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/box.mjs -> dist/cbox.mjs
L230: const c = { ...load(), ...server && { server } };
L231: const post = (path, body) => fetch(new URL(path, c.server), { method: "POST", headers: { "content-type": "application/json" }, body: JSON.stringify(body) }).then((r) => r.json());
L232: const code2 = await post("/api/auth/device/code", { client_id: "cb" });
...
L234: console.log(`Open ${styleText2("underline", code2.verification_uri_complete)} and approve ${styleText2("bold", code2.user_code)}`);
L235: if (process.stdout.isTTY) spawn(process.platform === "darwin" ? "open" : "xdg-open", [code2.verification_uri_complete], { stdio: "ignore", detached: true }).on("error", () => {
L236: }).unref();
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cbox.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@abuaboud/box@0.7.10/dist/cbox.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.bin -> dist/box.mjs -> dist/cbox.mjs
L8: // src/api.ts
L9: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L10: import { chmodSync, existsSync as existsSync2, mkdirSync as mkdirSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync2, writeFileSync as writeFileSync2 } from "node:fs";
...
L20: import ssh2 from "ssh2";
L21: var CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), ".config", "box");
L22: var BOXES = join(homedir(), ".box");
...
L25: const claudeJson = join(homedir(), ".claude.json");
L26: const servers = existsSync(claudeJson) ? JSON.parse(readFileSync(claudeJson, "utf8")).mcpServers ?? {} : {};
L27: const skipped = [];
...
L62: const paths = [...dirs, ...Object.values(plugins).flat().map((e) => e.installPath), ...Object.values(marketplaces).map((m) => m.installLocation)].map((
```

### 16. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 17. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 18. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 4
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 1
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 4

### Published dependency entries
- @inquirer/prompts ^8.7.2 (Dependency)
- @xterm/headless ^6.0.0 (Dependency)
- commander ^15.0.0 (Dependency)
- ssh2 ^1.17.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @abuaboud/box
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.7.10
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-11T10:21:03.899Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-10-03T22:42:53.160Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-20T18:33:04.356Z
- **Known versions:** 6
- **Latest version:** 0.7.16
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** box: Claude Code on your laptop, the work on a cloud dev machine you reach as \<name\>.box, with your team databases through MCP.
- **Author:** Mohammad AbuAboud
- **Maintainers:** abuaboud
- **Keywords:** claude, claude-code, dev-environment, remote, cli, mcp
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22.18
- **Artifact files:** 4
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 69,443 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@abuaboud/box/v/0.7.10>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/abuaboud/box>)
- [Homepage](<https://box.abuaboud.me/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/abuaboud/box/issues>)