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@bongos/core@1.19.998

Cloud Bongos — the AI-first build platform core (GDS + platform surfaces + module system), installed as a versioned dependency (ADR 0108).

AI Security Review

scanned 15d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The automatic change to Claude Code's user-level permission setting is a concrete risky capability and warrants a warning. The manifest has no npm lifecycle scripts or runtime self-dependency, and the inspected evidence does not support blocking the package as malicious.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

Devcontainer post-create provisioning runs.

Impact

Claude Code may perform actions in the devcontainer without its usual permission prompts.

Mechanism

The script writes bypassPermissions as the default mode in the user's Claude Code settings file.

AI rationale

Evidence

.devcontainer/post-create.sh$HOME/.claude/settings.json

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The devcontainer automatically runs a first-start script that writes Claude Code's user settings.
That script sets the default permission mode to bypassPermissions, allowing Claude Code to act without prompting.

Evidence against

package.json defines no npm lifecycle scripts and has no runtime dependency on itself.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedTelemetryUrlStrings

Manifest

CopyleftLicense

scanned 1,703 file(s), 24.9 MB of source, external domains: 0.0.0.0, 1.1.1.1, 10.0.0.5, 127.0.0.1, 169.254.169.254, 172.16.0.9, 192.168.1.10, 4.4.4.4, 8.8.8.8, 9.9.9.9, a.b.c.project.example, a.b.example, a.example, a.example.com, a.long.example, abc.trycloudflare.com, acme-corp.example, acme.example, acme.example.org, aistudio.google.com, alpha.example, amazonprimea.com, anything.example, api.anthropic.com, api.cloudflare.com, api.digitalocean.com, api.example.com, api.example.test, api.github.com, app.example.com, app.localhost, attacker.example, avatars.example, avatars.example.com, avatars.githubusercontent.com, b.example.com, bad.example, bar.pages.example, beta.example, box.example.com, brand.example, builders.acme.example.org, builders.amazonprimea.com, builders.cloudbongos.com, builders.example.com, builders.good.example, builders.localhost, builders.p07.example, builders.project.example, builders.spike-harbor.example

Source & flagged code

25 flagged

tests/public_mirror_export.mjsView file

103patternName = aws_access_key severity = critical line = 103

Critical

Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

tests/public_mirror_export.mjsView on unpkg · L103

103patternName = aws_access_key severity = critical line = 103

Critical

Secret Pattern

AWS access key ID in tests/public_mirror_export.mjs

tests/public_mirror_export.mjsView on unpkg · L103

bin/bongos.jsView file

Lines 1-41javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2// bin/bongos.js — the Cloud Bongos CLI dispatcher.

3//

4// GDS-V4 · V4.R79 · task 1246 (Phase 1 of the `bongos` toolkit; epic 1245).

5//

6// A single `bongos <verb>` front door over the existing scripts/gds/* scripts —

7// the same actions the /builder-* slash-commands run inside Claude Code, now

8// usable from any terminal, VS Code, a Chromebook, or CI. This is deliberately a

9// THIN dispatcher: it spawns the target script with `process.execPath` (the one

10// guaranteed cross-platform runtime — no bash, #686) and forwards argv + exit

11// code. No auth/API logic lives here; the target scripts already share

12// scripts/gds/cli-lib.js.

13//

14// Phases 2-4 extend this same CLI with a one-line installer + standalone binary

15// and instance-agnostic `login`/`init`/`upgrade`. (They also added `shell`/`code`,

16// VS Code Remote-SSH into a per-builder dev box; the dev box was retired and

17// those verbs removed with it — task 1003889.)

19'use strict';

21const path = require('node:path');

22const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/bongos.jsView on unpkg · L20

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/bongos.jsView on unpkg · L21

24const REPO_ROOT = path.join(__dirname, '..');

25const GDS_DIR = path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'scripts', 'gds');

27// Two runtimes, one dispatcher (V4.R81 / task 1248):

28// • repo checkout / `npm i -g` → we run under `node`, and the sibling scripts

29// are on disk beside us: spawn each under node (the original path).

30// • compiled standalone binary (the `curl | sh` install — no Node, no repo) →

31// process.execPath is the `bongos` binary itself, not node/bun, so there is

32// nothing to spawn and no scripts on disk. The ON-RAMP verbs' scripts are

33// bundled into the binary and run in-process (see BUNDLED_RUNNERS).

34// We distinguish by the basename of the running executable — a compiled binary

35// is named `bongos`, never `node`/`bun`.

36const EXEC_BASENAME = path.basename(process.execPath).toLowerCase();

37const COMPILED = !['node', 'node.exe', 'bun', 'bun.exe'].includes(EXEC_BASENAME);

39// The verbs whose scripts are bundled into the standalone binary: just enough to

40// get a user from a bare laptop onto a real environment. Each value is a LAZY

41// require — never evaluated in the spawn (repo/npm) path, so requiring bongos.js

scripts/setup-builder.jsView file

71// and never spread from caller-supplied opts: shell:true on Windows runs the L72: // args through cmd.exe expansion, so it's used ONLY for `npm` (a .cmd shim that L73: // can't be spawned without a shell) and ONLY with hardcoded args — never with

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

scripts/setup-builder.jsView on unpkg · L71

public-docs/redoc.standalone.jsView file

8patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 8

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in public-docs/redoc.standalone.js

public-docs/redoc.standalone.jsView on unpkg · L8

1/*! For license information please see redoc.standalone.js.LICENSE.txt */ L2: !function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"object"==typeof module?module.exports=t(require("null")):"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["null"],t):"object"==typeof exports... L3: || (${a} == "string" && ${i} && ${i} == +${i})`).assign(l,s._`+${i}`);case"integer":return void n.elseIf(s._`${a} === "boolean" || ${i} === null

Low

Eval

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

public-docs/redoc.standalone.jsView on unpkg · L1

tests/hall_profile_world.mjsView file

Lines 18-58javascript

18// ledgers are one key over, so the first screen is a screen.

19// * THE CHARTS ARE ARITHMETIC FIRST. cumulativeByDay folds two ships on one

20// day into one point and accumulates, over whichever timestamp the caller

21// names; craftMix folds the tail past seven into "other" rather than

22// minting an eighth hue; weeklyBuckets is a time axis (every week present,

23// empty or not).

24// * DRACHMAE COME FROM THE LEDGER (task 1003491). The earned line is the

25// credits ledger — /me/credits on your own profile, /builders/:id/credits

26// on another's — `delta` cumulated by `recorded_at`, so it ends at the

scripts/gds/fitness-ratchets.jsView file

246knipSkipReason = `no knip in ${path.join(ROOT, 'node_modules')} — ` L247: + 'npx would resolve one from outside this tree and report it as an unlisted ' L248: + 'binary, scoring one higher than the same code scores in CI (task 1003987)'; ... L252: try { L253: raw = execSync('npx --no-install knip --reporter json --no-exit-code', { L254: cwd: ROOT, encoding: 'utf8', maxBuffer: 32 * 1024 * 1024, stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

scripts/gds/fitness-ratchets.jsView on unpkg · L246

39const crypto = require('crypto'); L40: const { execFileSync, execSync } = require('child_process'); L41: L42: const ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..'); L43: const BASELINE_PATH = path.join(ROOT, 'config', 'fitness-baselines.json'); ... L89: for (let i = 0; i + window <= lines.length; i++) { L90: const h = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(lines.slice(i, i + window).join('\n')).digest('base64'); L91: let set = filesByHash.get(h); ... L208: // main checkout (knip local) -> 221 L209: // worktree (knip ambient) -> 222, the extra being `binaries: package.json knip` L210: // Diffed by name, the exports lists were IDENTICAL (221 both sides). knip was ... L256: } catch (e) {

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

scripts/gds/fitness-ratchets.jsView on unpkg · L39

modules/ui-design/kit/serve.jsView file

27// Exit 2 on a surface that does not resolve. Prints ONE line when listening L28: // ("stub on http://…") — render.js and probe.js wait for it. L29: const http = require('node:http'); ... L33: const crypto = require('node:crypto'); L34: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process'); L35: const lib = require('./lib.js'); L36: L37: const ROOT = process.env.STUB_REPO ? path.resolve(process.env.STUB_REPO) : lib.REPO_ROOT; L38: const SURFACE = process.env.SURFACE || 'public-landing';

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

modules/ui-design/kit/serve.jsView on unpkg · L27

scripts/gds/build-bongos.jsView file

24const path = require('node:path'); L25: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process'); L26: const { arg } = require('./cli-lib'); L27: L28: const REPO_ROOT = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..'); L29: const ENTRY = path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'bin', 'bongos.js'); ... L42: function bunPresent() { L43: const r = spawnSync('bun', ['--version'], { encoding: 'utf8', shell: process.platform === 'win32' }); L44: return !!r && !r.error && r.status === 0; ... L66: console.error('✖ `bun` is required to compile the standalone binary but was not found.'); L67: console.error(' Install it (https://bun.sh) — e.g. `curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash` —'); L68: console.error(' or in CI use the oven-sh/setup-bun action. Then re-run.');

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

scripts/gds/build-bongos.jsView on unpkg · L24

modules/security/artifact-scan/fetch.jsView file

10L11: const dns = require('node:dns'); L12: const fsp = require('node:fs/promises'); L13: const path = require('node:path'); L14: const { spawn } = require('node:child_process'); L15: ... L19: const MAX_CAPTURE_BYTES = 1 * 1024 * 1024; L20: // git's stderr can name internal hosts and paths; only a short excerpt travels, L21: // and only in a finding's detail, never in a message a caller might echo. ... L50: if (a === 0) return 'the unspecified range'; L51: if (a === 10) return 'a private (RFC 1918) address'; L52: if (a === 172 && b >= 16 && b <= 31) return 'a private (RFC 1918) address';

High

Cloud Metadata Access

Source reaches cloud instance metadata or link-local credential endpoints.

modules/security/artifact-scan/fetch.jsView on unpkg · L10

tests/grader_prompt_fencing.mjsView file

74contains invisible/control Unicode U+202E (right-to-left override) const dirty = `a${'<U+202E>'}b${'<U+202D>'}c${'<U+202A>'}d`;

Critical

Trojan Source Unicode

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

tests/grader_prompt_fencing.mjsView on unpkg · L74

.devcontainer/post-create.shView file

•path = .devcontainer/post-create.sh kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 7543 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

.devcontainer/post-create.shView on unpkg

•path = .devcontainer/post-create.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 7543 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

.devcontainer/post-create.shView on unpkg

modules/autonomy/pollers/routine-timers.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 84

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

modules/autonomy/pollers/routine-timers.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/gds/cli-lib.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @bongos/core@1.19.740 matchedIdentity = npm:QGJvbmdvcy9jb3Jl:1.19.740 similarity = 0.483 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

scripts/gds/cli-lib.jsView on unpkg

tests/audit_middleware.mjsView file

365patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 365

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in tests/audit_middleware.mjs

tests/audit_middleware.mjsView on unpkg · L365

tests/provision.mjsView file

3081patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 3081

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in tests/provision.mjs

tests/provision.mjsView on unpkg · L3081

3119patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 3119

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in tests/provision.mjs

tests/provision.mjsView on unpkg · L3119

tests/auto_merge_diagnosis.mjsView file

297patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 297

Critical

Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in tests/auto_merge_diagnosis.mjs

tests/auto_merge_diagnosis.mjsView on unpkg · L297

tests/logger.mjsView file

62patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 62

Critical

Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in tests/logger.mjs

tests/logger.mjsView on unpkg · L62

tests/secret_gate.mjsView file

21patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 21

Critical

Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in tests/secret_gate.mjs

tests/secret_gate.mjsView on unpkg · L21

tests/key-status.mjsView file

25patternName = google_api_key severity = high line = 25

High

Secret Pattern

Google API key in tests/key-status.mjs

tests/key-status.mjsView on unpkg · L25

Source & flagged code

25 flagged · loading source

tests/public_mirror_export.mjsView file

103patternName = aws_access_key severity = critical line = 103

Critical

Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

tests/public_mirror_export.mjsView on unpkg · L103

103patternName = aws_access_key severity = critical line = 103

Critical

Secret Pattern

AWS access key ID in tests/public_mirror_export.mjs

tests/public_mirror_export.mjsView on unpkg · L103

bin/bongos.jsView file

21const path = require('node:path'); L22: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process'); L23:

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/bongos.jsView on unpkg · L21

Findings

7 Critical9 High10 Medium7 Low

CriticalCritical Secrettests/public_mirror_export.mjs

CriticalTrojan Source Unicodetests/grader_prompt_fencing.mjs

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltascripts/gds/cli-lib.js

CriticalSecret Patterntests/public_mirror_export.mjs

CriticalSecret Patterntests/auto_merge_diagnosis.mjs

CriticalSecret Patterntests/logger.mjs

CriticalSecret Patterntests/secret_gate.mjs

HighChild Processbin/bongos.js

HighShellscripts/setup-builder.js

HighSame File Env Network Executionmodules/ui-design/kit/serve.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityscripts/gds/build-bongos.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @bongos/core@1.19.998.

See all versions of @bongos/core for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @bongos/core@1.19.998 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-08 14:16:22.942Z (UTC).

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