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@catalyst-cloud/cli@0.16.35
Set up Catalyst Cloud, check your tickets and manage your account from the command line.
AI Security Review
scanned 11d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall hook has a real, automatic effect on a recognized older Catalyst agent during global installs, so this warrants a warning. The inspected credential path handles an account ID and telemetry attributes; it does not establish credential exfiltration or another concrete attack.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Global npm installation, unless the repoint opt-out is set.
Impact
The scheduled runner update agent will use this CLI on later runs without a separate confirmation during installation.
Mechanism
The hook recognizes an existing older Catalyst runner agent, checks write access, backs up its agent file, and updates its scheduled CLI path.
AI rationale
The postinstall hook has a real, automatic effect on a recognized older Catalyst agent during global installs, so this warrants a warning. The inspected credential path handles an account ID and telemetry attributes; it does not establish credential exfiltration or another concrete attack.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/postinstall.jsdist/agent-repoint.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 82.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest runs a postinstall script; it invokes agent repointing on global installs unless an environment flag disables it.
- The repoint logic recognizes existing Catalyst agents and limits changes to an older Catalyst CLI; it checks write access and preserves the previous agent file.
- The credential review path reads only a Codex account ID, hashes it for lookup, and uses it with the hostname as telemetry attributes; the flagged excerpts show no token transfer.
- The repository migration and plugin update excerpts show explicit apply/update operations; they do not establish automatic install-time agent mutation.
Evidence against
- Global postinstall can update a recognized older Catalyst runner agent without a separate prompt, changing its scheduled CLI path. This is a concrete residual agent lifecycle risk.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
Source & flagged code
8 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node bin/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node bin/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgbin/launch.jsView file
61const noticeLast = deprecated && !noticeFirst;
L62: import("../dist/cli.js")
L63: .then((m) => m.main(argv))
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
bin/launch.jsView on unpkg · L61Findings
1 Critical3 High7 Medium5 Low
CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackdist/agent-repoint.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/agent-repoint.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/codex-env.js#virtual:string-array:round1
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumDynamic Requirebin/launch.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencedist/codex-attribution.js
MediumShips Build Helpervendor/self-host/host-disk-sample.py
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @catalyst-cloud/cli@0.16.35.
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