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@agentvox/host@0.1.38
AgentVox host daemon — runs on machines you want to control hands-free via the AgentVox voice app.
AI Security Review
scanned 17d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found a package-scoped PTY helper repair and runtime service behavior, but no concrete attack chain. The scanner’s remote decoded execution claim was not supported by the inspected Vox source.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The PTY repair runs during installation; metadata and updater behavior run when the Vox service starts.
Impact
These inspected behaviors do not establish malicious activity or credential theft.
Mechanism
The install script adjusts permissions on node-pty helper files. Runtime code checks the npm registry for a newer package version and reports host metadata through the configured service connection.
AI rationale
Source inspection found a package-scoped PTY helper repair and runtime service behavior, but no concrete attack chain. The scanner’s remote decoded execution claim was not supported by the inspected Vox source.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/fix-pty-helper.mjsdist/cli.jsdist/vox.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json limits postinstall to a PTY helper repair; prepublishOnly is a build and test command.
- The repair script targets node-pty prebuild helpers and makes a non-executable helper executable.
- The requested Claude integration location reads session history from the relevant Claude project directory.
- Inference requests send the API key to the configured base URL; the inspected default is xAI’s API endpoint.
- The updater checks the npm registry and installs a newer release of this package globally at runtime.
- Vox metadata includes the local username, hostname, and working directory for the host service.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
WildcardDependency
Source & flagged code
10 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node ./scripts/fix-pty-helper.mjs
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/vox.jsView file
13import { join } from "node:path";
L14: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L15: var REGISTRY = "https://registry.npmjs.org";
L16: var CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1e3;
...
L22: return null;
L23: const j2 = await r.json();
L24: return typeof j2.version === "string" ? j2.version : null;
...
L45: var defaultReExec = () => {
L46: const label = process.env.XPC_SERVICE_NAME;
L47: if (process.platform === "darwin" && label && /^[\w.-]+$/.test(label) && typeof process.getuid === "function") {
L48: try {
L49: spawn("/bin/sh", ["-c", `sleep 5; /bin/launchctl kickstart gui/${process.getuid()}/${label}`], {
Critical
Remote Asset Decode Execute
Source fetches a remote non-code asset, decodes its contents, and dynamically executes the decoded payload.
dist/vox.jsView on unpkg · L13Findings
3 Critical6 High5 Medium5 Low
CriticalRemote Asset Decode Executedist/vox.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/vox.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cli.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processdist/vox.js
HighHost Fingerprint Exfiltrationdist/vox.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cli.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/vox.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/vox.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperscripts/install-systemd.sh
Medium
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @agentvox/host@0.1.38.
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