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@catalyst-cloud/cli@0.16.38
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 install-time change is a guarded same-vendor updater migration that preserves a rollback copy. The reviewed agent setup, plugin update, Codex attribution, and required dependency excerpts show no concrete attack behavior.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Global npm installation, unless the repoint opt-out is set.
Impact
The scheduled updater continues running under the current Catalyst CLI. The inspected behavior does not establish unauthorized access, credential disclosure, or harmful persistence.
Mechanism
The postinstall hook recognizes an existing Catalyst-managed updater and updates its command to the newer CLI; other agent setup and plugin changes require explicit or policy-gated actions.
AI rationale
The install-time change is a guarded same-vendor updater migration that preserves a rollback copy. The reviewed agent setup, plugin update, Codex attribution, and required dependency excerpts show no concrete attack behavior.
Evidence
bin/postinstall.jsdist/agent-repoint.jsdist/repo.jsdist/update-plugin.jsdist/codex-env.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 90.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest runs a postinstall hook; it runs the repoint check only for global npm installs, and the hook can be disabled with an environment setting.
- The repoint logic skips unrecognized agents and only migrates an older Catalyst CLI agent; it saves the original agent file before changing it.
- Repository agent setup applies file changes only with an explicit apply flag. Cloud plugin updates are gated by policy and limited to an already installed user-scoped plugin.
- Codex attribution reads the account ID locally, hashes it to match a cached account slot, and reports the slot and short host name; refresh requests the coding-account list through the configured API client.
- The inspected dependency snapshots contain the Catalyst SDK and terminal formatting helpers; no suspicious behavior appeared in the required source excerpts.
Evidence against
- A global npm postinstall can update a persistent runner agent, which is an install-time system change.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequire
Source & flagged code
9 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 Critical4 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
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/args.js
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
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @catalyst-cloud/cli@0.16.38.
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