--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@auspex-ai/cli/v/0.4.0" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@auspex-ai/cli/v/0.4.0.md" package: "@auspex-ai/cli" report_status: "published" title: "@auspex-ai/cli@0.4.0 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.4.0" --- # @auspex-ai/cli@0.4.0 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 12 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Telemetry warning (can be blocked) - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Telemetry - **Selected version:** 0.4.0 - **Selected version is latest:** Yes - **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: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. The package does not show install-time or automatic credential theft. Its explicit self-host setup command sends identifying deployment details to the Auspex server as documented, opt-out usage reporting; that identifying telemetry merits a warning. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 92.0% - **Started:** 2026-11-02T03:06:03.115Z - **Finished:** 2026-11-02T03:07:08.248Z - **Download time:** 520 ms - **Static scan time:** 382 ms - **AI review time:** 64231 ms - **Total time:** 65133 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 malware or credential theft was identified. The self-host setup command sends identifying deployment details to Auspex as usage reporting, which warrants a warning. - **Trigger:** Running auspex selfhost up. - **Impact:** The Auspex server receives identifying information about the user's organization and deployment. - **Evidence paths:** dist/bin.mjs, CHANGELOG.md, dist/selfhost-module/main.tf - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-11-02T03:07:08.248Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The command posts deployment metadata, including a service account email and deployment URL, to /api/cli/selfhost-register on the saved Auspex server. Reporting can be disabled with AUSPEX\_USAGE\_REPORTING=off. - **Rationale:** The package does not show install-time or automatic credential theft. Its explicit self-host setup command sends identifying deployment details to the Auspex server as documented, opt-out usage reporting; that identifying telemetry merits a warning. - **Network endpoints:** credentials.server (defaults to https://app.auspex.blue), accounts.google.com, oauth2.googleapis.com, api.slack.com, docs.auspex.blue ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 92.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** During selfhost up, the CLI reports the image version, organization name and ID, batch service account email, and deployment URL to the Auspex registration endpoint., The registration request uses the saved Auspex server and sends the saved Auspex token as a bearer token., The changelog describes the registration data and documents AUSPEX\_USAGE\_REPORTING=off as an opt-out., Slack secrets are mapped into the deployment's Secret Manager environment only when Slack is enabled. - **Evidence against:** The manifest declares a CLI executable and no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook., Registration is reached through the explicit selfhost up command., The registration behavior is documented and can be disabled., The Slack secret mapping is part of configuring the user's self-hosted deployment; no forwarding of those Slack secrets to an unrelated host was identified. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @auspex-ai/cli@0.4.0. - Review the evidence and your use of @auspex-ai/cli@0.4.0 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: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 2. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/bin.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L5: import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto"; L6: import { execFile, spawn } from "node:child_process"; L7: import { createServer } from "node:http"; ``` ### 3. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 4. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 5. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 6. Critical: Credential Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/bin.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L5: import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto"; L6: import { execFile, spawn } from "node:child_process"; L7: import { createServer } from "node:http"; L8: import { homedir } from "node:os"; ... L15: const xdg = deps.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME?.trim(); L16: const base = xdg?.startsWith("/") ? xdg : join(deps.homedir(), ".config"); L17: return join(base, "auspex", name); ... L47: try { L48: const v = JSON.parse(raw); L49: return isCredentials(v) ? v : null; ... L98: }, L99: body: JSON.stringify(body) ``` ### 7. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** dist/bin.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L5: import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto"; L6: import { execFile, spawn } from "node:child_process"; L7: import { createServer } from "node:http"; L8: import { homedir } from "node:os"; ... L15: const xdg = deps.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME?.trim(); L16: const base = xdg?.startsWith("/") ? xdg : join(deps.homedir(), ".config"); L17: return join(base, "auspex", name); ... L47: try { L48: const v = JSON.parse(raw); L49: return isCredentials(v) ? v : null; ... L98: }, L99: body: JSON.stringify(body) ``` ### 8. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/bin.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() 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/bin.mjs L5: import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto"; L6: import { execFile, spawn } from "node:child_process"; L7: import { createServer } from "node:http"; L8: import { homedir } from "node:os"; ... L15: const xdg = deps.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME?.trim(); L16: const base = xdg?.startsWith("/") ? xdg : join(deps.homedir(), ".config"); L17: return join(base, "auspex", name); ... L47: try { L48: const v = JSON.parse(raw); L49: return isCredentials(v) ? v : null; ... L98: }, L99: body: JSON.stringify(body) ``` ### 9. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/bin.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs L5: import { createHash, randomBytes } from "node:crypto"; L6: import { execFile, spawn } from "node:child_process"; L7: import { createServer } from "node:http"; L8: import { homedir } from "node:os"; ... L15: const xdg = deps.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME?.trim(); L16: const base = xdg?.startsWith("/") ? xdg : join(deps.homedir(), ".config"); L17: return join(base, "auspex", name); ... L47: try { L48: const v = JSON.parse(raw); L49: return isCredentials(v) ? v : null; ... L98: }, L99: body: JSON.stringify(body) ``` ### 10. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 11. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 12. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 85.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 3 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 5 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 3 ### Published dependency entries - @sigstore/bundle 4.0.0 (Dependency) - @sigstore/tuf 4.0.2 (Dependency) - @sigstore/verify 3.1.1 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @auspex-ai/cli - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.4.0 - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Version published:** 2026-11-02T03:03:43.948Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-11-01T07:44:03.849Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-02T03:07:08.248Z - **Known versions:** 3 - **Latest version:** 0.4.0 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Auspex command-line tool - **Maintainers:** 0xshanks - **Keywords:** auspex, cli - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20 - **Artifact files:** 10 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 215,401 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]()