@carbon/themes@11.85.0
Themes for applying color in the Carbon Design System
AI Security Review
scanned 7h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe 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.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Package installation.
Impact
Installation sends telemetry without an explicit user request; the collected fields are not established from the available source.
Mechanism
The postinstall hook invokes IBM telemetry with a config that names an IBM metrics endpoint and enables npm dependency collection.
AI 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.
Evidence
package.jsontelemetry.yml
Network endpoints1
www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
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.
Behavioral surface
Filesystem
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
4 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkg36"postinstall": "ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml"
},
"dependencies": {
"@carbon/colors": "^11.62.0",
"@carbon/layout": "^11.63.0",
"@carbon/type": "^11.71.0",
Medium
Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence
The package runs `ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml` automatically in its postinstall hook.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L36telemetry.ymlView file
Findings
1 High3 Medium3 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
MediumSuspicious Dependency Evidencetelemetry.yml
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @carbon/themes@11.85.0.
See all versions of @carbon/themes for other recorded verdicts.
- 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.
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