@carbon/type@11.71.0
Typography for digital and software products using the Carbon Design System
AI Security Review
scanned 7h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package’s postinstall hook enables telemetry collection by default, and the collector includes host name and process owner username in its resource attributes. The CI-only condition and opt-out notice reduce the risk, but install-time telemetry with identifying details warrants a warning.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Package installation runs the postinstall hook; export occurs when the collector detects CI.
Impact
CI installs may report the host name and process owner username to IBM telemetry.
Mechanism
The hook invokes the telemetry CLI with the package config, which sends metrics and resource attributes to IBM’s telemetry endpoint.
AI rationale
The package’s postinstall hook enables telemetry collection by default, and the collector includes host name and process owner username in its resource attributes. The CI-only condition and opt-out notice reduce the risk, but install-time telemetry with identifying details warrants a warning.
Evidence
package.jsontelemetry.yml.lpm-dependency-evidence-9e00a65b-65a6-4852-989d-090939645740/2/npm-linux/dist/collect.js.lpm-dependency-evidence-9e00a65b-65a6-4852-989d-090939645740/2/npm-linux/dist/background-process.js
Network endpoints1
www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package runs `ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml` from its postinstall hook.
- The telemetry config sends metrics to `https://www-api.ibm.com/ibm-telemetry/v1/metrics`.
- The telemetry collector includes host name and process owner username as resource attributes.
Evidence against
- The collector exports metrics only when it detects a CI environment.
- The telemetry notice describes anonymous usage collection and documents an opt-out environment variable.
- The configured endpoint is IBM’s telemetry service, not an unrelated collector.
Behavioral surface
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
7 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 unpkg46"postinstall": "ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml"
},
"dependencies": {
"@carbon/grid": "^11.66.0",
"@carbon/layout": "^11.63.0",
"@ibm/telemetry-js": "^1.5.0"
Medium
Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence
The package runs `ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml` from its postinstall hook.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L46telemetry.ymlView file
Findings
1 High6 Medium2 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
MediumAi Review Evidencetelemetry.yml
MediumAi Review Evidence.lpm-dependency-evidence-9e00a65b-65a6-4852-989d-090939645740/2/npm-linux/dist/background-process.js
MediumAi Review Evidence.lpm-dependency-evidence-9e00a65b-65a6-4852-989d-090939645740/2/npm-linux/dist/background-process.js
MediumSuspicious Lifecycle Evidence.lpm-dependency-evidence-9e00a65b-65a6-4852-989d-090939645740/2/npm-linux/dist/background-process.js
LowScripts Present
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @carbon/type@11.71.0.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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