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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@brrew/projectbridge/v/0.3.25"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@brrew/projectbridge/v/0.3.25.md"
package: "@brrew/projectbridge"
report_status: "published"
title: "@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.3.25"
---

# @brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 14 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:** 0.3.25
- **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.

The network, metadata, and command-execution signals correspond to the package's remote host agent behavior. The inspected source requires an operator-selected server and gates host control and persistence behind explicit setup or consent.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 90.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-16T11:09:41.074Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-16T11:12:23.439Z
- **Download time:** 763 ms
- **Static scan time:** 233 ms
- **AI review time:** 161368 ms
- **Total time:** 162365 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 CLI sends host metadata and a device credential to the configured ProjectBridge server as part of remote-agent enrollment and operation.

- **Trigger:** A user runs the CLI's remote command or explicitly requests persistent service setup.

- **Impact:** The inspected behavior supports enrolled host management and does not establish an unconsented recipient, action, or persistence trigger.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-16T11:12:23.439Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The CLI requires a configured server and validates its URL; remote host control requires local enablement, and host mutations require explicit confirmation.

- **Rationale:** The network, metadata, and command-execution signals correspond to the package's remote host agent behavior. The inspected source requires an operator-selected server and gates host control and persistence behind explicit setup or consent.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 90.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The manifest exposes a CLI and has no install lifecycle hook; its only script is for testing., The CLI requires an explicitly selected server, validates HTTPS except for localhost, and sends requests to that configured destination., Enrollment obtains and stores a device credential through a dashboard approval flow; heartbeat and task requests send it to the saved server., The CLI sends identifying host metadata as part of enrollment and remote-agent requests, consistent with its remote host management function., Remote host control is locally disabled by default, can be enabled through an explicit command, and host mutations require explicit confirmation., Persistent service setup is reached through explicit CLI commands; managed runtime installation invokes npm with scripts ignored.

- **Evidence against:** The agent sends host metadata and supports remote tasks, including shell and file operations, so this is a sensitive capability; source gates control operations behind local enablement and mutation confirmation.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25.

- Review the evidence and your use of @brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25 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:** bin/projectbridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25/bin/projectbridge.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: const path = require('node:path');
L7: const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');
L8: const { setTimeout: sleep } = require('node:timers/promises');
```

### 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. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** lib/lifecycle.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25/lib/lifecycle.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L4: const path = require('node:path');
L5: const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');
L6: const PACKAGE = '@brrew/projectbridge';
...
L8: const LINUX_SERVICE = 'projectbridge-remote.service';
L9: const SOURCE_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
L10: function versionParts(value) { const m = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z.-]+))?$/.exec(String(value || '')); return m ? [Number(m[1]), Number(m[2]), Number(m[3]), m[4] || ''] ...
...
L12: function isWindowsMachineMode() {
L13: return process.platform === 'win32' && (process.env.PROJECTBRIDGE_SYSTEM === '1' || process.argv.includes('--persistent') || ['install-service', 'uninstall-service'].includes(proce...
L14: }
...
L33: // Run npm's JavaScript entry point directly on Windows. Spawning npm.cmd
L34: // through cmd.exe breaks when N
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** bin/projectbridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25/bin/projectbridge.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L137: const script="$ErrorActionPreference='Stop';$b=Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS;$c=Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem;$o=Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem;[pscustomobject]@{manufac...
L138: const r=spawnSync('powershell.exe',['-NoProfile','-NonInteractive','-Command',script],{encoding:'utf8',timeout:3500,windowsHide:true});if(!r.error&&r.status===0){const x=JSON.parse...
L139: }
...
L150: if (credential) headers.Authorization = 'Bearer ' + credential;
L151: const response = await fetch(new URL(route, base), { method: body === undefined ? 'GET' : 'POST', headers,
L152: body: body === undefined ? undefined : JSON.stringify(body), signal: controller.signal, redirect: 'error' });
L153: const text = await response.text();
```

### 8. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** bin/projectbridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25/bin/projectbridge.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: const path = require('node:path');
L7: const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');
L8: const { setTimeout: sleep } = require('node:timers/promises');
...
L12: 
L13: const VERSION = require('../package.json').version;
L14: const ENV_SERVER = process.env.PROJECTBRIDGE_SERVER ? process.env.PROJECTBRIDGE_SERVER.replace(/\/$/, '') : null;
L15: let installToolConsent = null;
...
L19: function terminalColor(code, value) {
L20: return process.stdout.isTTY && !process.env.NO_COLOR ? '\u001b[' + code + 'm' + value + '\u001b[0m' : value;
L21: }
...
L42: console.log('  ' + ok('ProjectBridge authenticated'));
L43: console.log('  ' + ok('Host: ' + os.hostname()));
```

### 9. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** bin/projectbridge.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25/bin/projectbridge.js>)

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 -> bin/projectbridge.js
L137: const script="$ErrorActionPreference='Stop';$b=Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS;$c=Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem;$o=Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem;[pscustomobject]@{manufac...
L138: const r=spawnSync('powershell.exe',['-NoProfile','-NonInteractive','-Command',script],{encoding:'utf8',timeout:3500,windowsHide:true});if(!r.error&&r.status===0){const x=JSON.parse...
L139: }
...
L150: if (credential) headers.Authorization = 'Bearer ' + credential;
L151: const response = await fetch(new URL(route, base), { method: body === undefined ? 'GET' : 'POST', headers,
L152: body: body === undefined ? undefined : JSON.stringify(body), signal: controller.signal, redirect: 'error' });
L153: const text =
```

### 10. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** lib/lifecycle.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@brrew/projectbridge@0.3.25/lib/lifecycle.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.bin -> bin/projectbridge.js -> lib/lifecycle.js
L4: const path = require('node:path');
L5: const { spawn } = require('node:child_process');
L6: const PACKAGE = '@brrew/projectbridge';
...
L8: const LINUX_SERVICE = 'projectbridge-remote.service';
L9: const SOURCE_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
L10: function versionParts(value) { const m = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z.-]+))?$/.exec(String(value || '')); return m ? [Number(m[1]), Number(m[2]), Number(m[3]), m[4] || ''] ...
...
L12: function isWindowsMachineMode() {
L13: return process.platform === 'win32' && (process.env.PROJECTBRIDGE_SYSTEM === '1' || process.argv.includes('--persistent') || ['install-service', 'uninstall-service'].includes(proce...
L14: }
...
L33: // Run npm's Java
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 13. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

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

### 14. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @brrew/projectbridge
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.3.25
- **License:** UNLICENSED
- **Version published:** 2026-10-16T11:02:25.372Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-10-12T07:36:57.384Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-31T05:56:42.383Z
- **Known versions:** 19
- **Latest version:** 0.3.29
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** ProjectBridge remote host agent CLI
- **Maintainers:** brrew
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20
- **Artifact files:** 7
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 99,717 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@brrew/projectbridge/v/0.3.25>)