--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@carbon/themes" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@carbon/themes/report.md" package: "@carbon/themes" report_status: "published" title: "@carbon/themes@11.85.0 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "11.85.0" --- # @carbon/themes@11.85.0 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 7 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:** 11.85.0 - **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 has an enabled postinstall telemetry hook that targets IBM's metrics endpoint. Install-time telemetry is on by default, so this warrants a warning even though the available configuration does not establish collection of sensitive data. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 88.0% - **Started:** 2026-11-04T14:11:44.616Z - **Finished:** 2026-11-04T14:12:18.848Z - **Download time:** 260 ms - **Static scan time:** 903 ms - **AI review time:** 33068 ms - **Total time:** 34232 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:** Install-time telemetry runs by default. - **Trigger:** Package installation. - **Impact:** Installation sends telemetry without an explicit user request; the collected fields are not established from the available source. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, telemetry.yml - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-11-04T14:12:18.848Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The postinstall hook invokes IBM telemetry with a config that names an IBM metrics endpoint and enables npm dependency collection. - **Rationale:** The package has an enabled postinstall telemetry hook that targets IBM's metrics endpoint. Install-time telemetry is on by default, so this warrants a warning even though the available configuration does not establish collection of sensitive data. - **Network endpoints:** https://www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 88.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** The package runs \`ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml\` automatically in its postinstall hook., The telemetry configuration sends to \`https://www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics\` and configures npm dependency collection; the exact collected fields are not established by the available source. - **Evidence against:** The package describes itself as providing themes for the Carbon Design System., Its JavaScript entry point imports color and Carbon token packages. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @carbon/themes@11.85.0. - Review the evidence and your use of @carbon/themes@11.85.0 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. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml ``` ### 3. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 4. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 5. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 6. Medium: Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 88.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() The package runs \`ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml\` automatically in its postinstall hook. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json "postinstall": "ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml" }, "dependencies": { "@carbon/colors": "^11.62.0", "@carbon/layout": "^11.63.0", "@carbon/type": "^11.71.0", ``` ### 7. Medium: Suspicious Dependency Evidence - **Category:** Dependency - **Confidence:** 88.0% - **Path:** telemetry.yml - **Public source:** [View source]() The telemetry configuration sends to \`https://www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics\` and configures npm dependency collection; the exact collected fields are not established by the available source. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```yaml version: 1 projectId: a56e8642-350a-4ee1-8e04-711cf16f3508 endpoint: https://www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics collect: npm: dependencies: null js: functions: {} ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall - **Dependencies:** 5 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 12 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 5 ### Published dependency entries - @carbon/colors ^11.62.0 (Dependency) - @carbon/layout ^11.63.0 (Dependency) - @carbon/type ^11.71.0 (Dependency) - @ibm/telemetry-js ^1.5.0 (Dependency) - color ^4.0.0 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @carbon/themes - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 11.85.0 - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Version published:** 2026-11-04T14:07:53.843Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T13:35:30.971Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T14:12:18.848Z - **Known versions:** 6 - **Latest version:** 11.85.0 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Themes for applying color in the Carbon Design System - **Maintainers:** carbon-design-system, carbon-bot, leechase, jeffreychew, sstrubberg - **Keywords:** ibm, elements, carbon, carbon-elements, carbon-design-system, components, react - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22 - **Artifact files:** 105 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,345,185 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()