--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@circuitwall/jarela" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@circuitwall/jarela/v/1.29.4.md" package: "@circuitwall/jarela" report_status: "published" title: "@circuitwall/jarela@1.29.4 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "1.29.4" --- # @circuitwall/jarela@1.29.4 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 29 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Remote Code Execution - **Selected version:** 1.29.4 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **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 running web application exposes arbitrary local text-file reading and a self-update endpoint. The routes have no access checks in their implementations, and the server may be deliberately configured to listen beyond loopback. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-14T07:23:31.162Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-14T07:28:10.755Z - **Download time:** 3351 ms - **Static scan time:** 32087 ms - **AI review time:** 244152 ms - **Total time:** 279593 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:** The running web application exposes arbitrary local text-file reading and a self-update endpoint. The routes have no access checks in their implementations, and the server may be deliberately configured to listen beyond loopback. - **Trigger:** A caller sends requests to /api/v1/local-file or POSTs to /api/v1/update/apply on a reachable Jarela server. - **Impact:** A reachable attacker could read accessible text files, launch a selected local file with its default application, or cause a package update and restart. - **Evidence paths:** app/api/v1/local-file/route.ts, app/api/v1/update/apply/route.ts, lib/env/schema.ts - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-14T07:28:10.755Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** Arbitrary local-path reading and HTTP-triggered npm global installation. - **Rationale:** Source inspection does not establish covert exfiltration, a self-dependency lifecycle chain, or unconsented install-time persistence. It does establish high-impact HTTP capabilities without route-local authorization, so the package should be warned pending remediation. - **Files touched:** app/api/v1/local-file/route.ts, app/api/v1/update/apply/route.ts - **Network endpoints:** https://registry.npmjs.org/@circuitwall/jarela/latest, https://github.com/CircuitWall/jarela ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Critical Vulnerability - **False-positive risk:** Low - **Evidence for warning:** The local-file API accepts absolute paths and returns up to 16 KB of a readable text file without an access check in the route., The update API constructs an npm global-install command and spawns it from an HTTP POST handler without route-level access or origin checks., The service can be configured to bind on all interfaces, making the unauthenticated route behavior a deployment risk., The package has an install lifecycle hook, but its inspected hook exits unless the install is global and only prints a hint. - **Evidence against:** No runtime dependency references @circuitwall/jarela itself., The inspected credential probes send configured credentials only to the corresponding integration or provider endpoint, not to a package-owned collector., Autostart installation is reached only through explicit CLI commands or an interactive first-run prompt. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @circuitwall/jarela@1.29.4. - Review the evidence and your use of @circuitwall/jarela@1.29.4 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 = node scripts/postinstall-hint.mjs ``` ### 2. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs. ### 3. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 4. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** app/api/v1/update/apply/route.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L19: import { join } from "node:path"; L20: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L21: import { NextResponse } from "next/server"; ``` ### 5. High: Shell - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** app/api/v1/local-file/route.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references shell execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L137: const child = process.platform === "win32" L138: ? spawn("powershell.exe", ["-NoProfile", "-Command", "Start-Process -LiteralPath $args[0]", abs], { detached: true, stdio: "ignore", windowsHide: true }) L139: : process.platform === "darwin" ``` ### 6. High: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 80.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/next/dist/compiled/browserslist/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic code evaluation. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: (()=>{var __webpack_modules__={368:e=>{function BrowserslistError(e){this.name="BrowserslistError";this.message=e;this.browserslist=true;if(Error.captureStackTrace){Error.captureSt... ``` ### 7. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** scripts/start-prod.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L31: try { L32: const { optimizeClientChunksOnce } = await import("./optimize-client-chunks.mjs"); L33: await optimizeClientChunksOnce(); ``` ### 8. Low: Weak Crypto - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 64.0% - **Path:** lib/documents/remote/upsert.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L1: // Shared upsert path for remote document sources (ADR-0026). L2: // ``` ### 9. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 10. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 11. Medium: Install Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** scripts/service-install.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L18: L19: import { spawnSync, execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L20: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, rmSync, chmodSync } from "node:fs"; ... L45: for (const k of PROXY_ENV_KEYS) { L46: const v = process.env[k]; L47: if (v && v.length > 0) out[k] = v; ... L59: if (env && env.length > 0) { L60: return env.startsWith("~") ? env.replace(/^~/, homedir()) : env; L61: } ... L93: if (!existsSync(kc)) continue; L94: let stdout; L95: try { ``` ### 12. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 13. High: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** scripts/update.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L13: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs"; L14: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L15: import { join } from "node:path"; ... L18: const REPO = "CircuitWall/jarela"; L19: const REGISTRY_URL = `https://registry.npmjs.org/${PACKAGE_NAME}/latest`; L20: const GH_COMMIT_URL = `https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/commits/main`; ... L24: function resolveChannel() { L25: return (process.env.JARELA_UPDATE_CHANNEL ?? "").trim().toLowerCase() === "main" ? "main" : "stable"; L26: } ``` ### 14. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** lib/health/probes.ts - **Public source:** [View source]() Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```typescript L12: import { resolvePackageAuth } from "@/lib/tools/auth-registry"; L13: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L14: import type { AtlassianAuth } from "@circuitwall/atlassian-langchain"; ... L22: import { registerDefaultPackages } from "@/lib/tools/default-packages"; L23: if (process.env.NEXT_PHASE !== "phase-production-build") { L24: registerDefaultPackages(); ... L95: try { L96: const res = await fetch(`${auth.url}/rest/api/3/myself`, { L97: headers: { L98: Authorization: "Basic " + Buffer.from(`${auth.email}:${auth.apiToken}`).toString("base64"), L99: Accept: "application/json", ... L195: try { ``` ### 15. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/next/dist/compiled/@vercel/nft/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: (()=>{var __webpack_modules__={4816:(e,t,s)=>{"use strict";e.exports=t;const r=s(9896);const o=s(6928);const a=s(1825);const c=s(1916);const u=s(7650);const d=s(4434).EventEmitter;... ``` ### 16. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/next/dist/next-devtools/server/launch-editor.js\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text L50: const _picocolors = require("../../lib/picocolors"); L51: const _child_process = /*#__PURE__*/ _interop_require_default._(require("child_process")); L52: const _fs = /*#__PURE__*/ _interop_require_default._(require("fs")); ... L177: // Explicit config always wins L178: if (process.env.REACT_EDITOR) { L179: return _shellquote.default.parse(process.env.REACT_EDITOR); ... L184: try { L185: if (process.platform === "darwin") { L186: const output = _child_process.default.execSync("ps x").toString(); ... L259: // L260: // https://developer.apple.[redacted]ASLR_classes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH1g-BBCIAHJF:~:... L261: return input.replaceAll(/[\\"]/g, (original)=>`\\${original}`);\n}\nfunction launchEditor(fileName, line1, column1) {\n if (!_fs.default.existsSync(fileName)) {\ ``` ### 17. Critical: Remote Response Code Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 98.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/next/dist/compiled/jest-worker/threadChild.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source passes code obtained from a remote response into a dynamic execution sink. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: (()=>{"use strict";var __webpack_modules__={994:(e,r)=>{Object.defineProperty(r,"__esModule",{value:true});r.PARENT_MESSAGE_SETUP_ERROR=r.PARENT_MESSAGE_OK=r.PARENT_MESSAGE_CUSTOM=... ``` ### 18. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** scripts/service-install.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.bin -> scripts/jarela-bin.mjs -> scripts/service-install.mjs L18: L19: import { spawnSync, execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L20: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, rmSync, chmodSync } from "node:fs"; ... L45: for (const k of PROXY_ENV_KEYS) { L46: const v = process.env[k]; L47: if (v && v.length > 0) out[k] = v; ... L59: if (env && env.length > 0) { L60: return env.startsWith("~") ? env.replace(/^~/, homedir()) : env; L61: } ... L93: if (!existsSync(kc)) continue; L94: let stdout; L95: try { ``` ### 19. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 20. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 21. Medium: Ships Native Binary - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64/lib/libvips-cpp.so.8.18.3 - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships native binary artifacts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = .next/standalone/node_modules/@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64/lib/libvips-cpp.so.8.18.3 kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 18195640 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 22. Medium: Ships Build Helper - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** scripts/installed-launcher.ps1 - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = scripts/installed-launcher.ps1 kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 9857 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 23. High: Payload In Excluded Dir - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/.next/server/chunks/8825.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript path = .next/standalone/.next/server/chunks/8825.js kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 6071179 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 24. Medium: Oversized Source File - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/.next/server/chunks/8825.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript path = .next/standalone/.next/server/chunks/8825.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 6071179 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 25. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 100.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 26. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/@keyv/serialize/dist/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 87 ``` ### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** scripts/update.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @circuitwall/jarela@1.41.5 matchedPath = scripts/update.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:QGNpcmN1aXR3YWxsL2phcmVsYQ:1.41.5 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 28. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/@langchain/core/dist/utils/async\_caller.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @circuitwall/jarela@1.41.5 matchedPath = .next/standalone/node_modules/@langchain/core/dist/utils/async_caller.cjs matchedIdentity = npm:QGNpcmN1aXR3YWxsL2phcmVsYQ:1.41.5 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 29. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** .next/standalone/node\_modules/@langchain/core/dist/utils/async\_caller.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @circuitwall/jarela@1.41.5 matchedPath = .next/standalone/node_modules/@langchain/core/dist/utils/async_caller.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGNpcmN1aXR3YWxsL2phcmVsYQ:1.41.5 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepare, prepublishOnly - **Dependencies:** 36 - **Optional dependencies:** 1 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 18 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 37 ### Published dependency entries - @anthropic-ai/sdk ^0.122.0 (Dependency) - @circuitwall/atlassian-langchain ^1.0.0 (Dependency) - @circuitwall/github-langchain ^1.0.0 (Dependency) - @circuitwall/icloud-langchain ^0.1.1 (Dependency) - @circuitwall/jira-align-langchain ^1.0.0 (Dependency) - @circuitwall/ms-todo-langchain ^0.1.0 (Dependency) - @langchain/cohere ^1.0.5 (Dependency) - @langchain/core ^1.2.9 (Dependency) - @langchain/deepseek ^1.1.10 (Dependency) - @langchain/google-genai ^2.3.0 (Dependency) - @langchain/langgraph ^1.4.13 (Dependency) - @langchain/langgraph-checkpoint ^1.1.5 (Dependency) - @langchain/mcp-adapters ^1.1.4 (Dependency) - @tailwindcss/postcss ^4.3.0 (Dependency) - @whiskeysockets/baileys ^7.0.0-rc13 (Dependency) - autoprefixer ^10.5.0 (Dependency) - cron-parser ^5.10.0 (Dependency) - cross-spawn ^7.0.6 (Dependency) - highlight.js ^11.12.0 (Dependency) - lucide-react ^1.35.0 (Dependency) - next ^16.3.3 (Dependency) - openai ^7.8.0 (Dependency) - postcss ^8.5.26 (Dependency) - qrcode ^1.5.4 (Dependency) - react ^19.2.8 (Dependency) - react-dom ^19.2.8 (Dependency) - react-markdown ^10.1.0 (Dependency) - rehype-highlight ^7.0.2 (Dependency) - rehype-raw ^7.0.0 (Dependency) - rehype-sanitize ^6.0.0 (Dependency) - remark-gfm ^4.0.1 (Dependency) - simple-icons ^16.23.0 (Dependency) - tailwindcss ^4.3.0 (Dependency) - undici ^8.3.0 (Dependency) - ws ^8.21.3 (Dependency) - zod ^4.5.1 (Dependency) - @napi-rs/keyring ^1.3.0 (OptionalDependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @circuitwall/jarela - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 1.29.4 - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Version published:** 2026-08-30T09:00:13.694Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-08-04T09:27:37.488Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-02T00:20:05.774Z - **Known versions:** 36 - **Latest version:** 1.42.3 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Jarela — local chat interface for LangGraph agents (multi-provider, single-process, SQLite-backed). - **Author:** Andrew Ge Wu - **Maintainers:** andrew-ge-wu - **Keywords:** langgraph, llm, chat, agents, mcp, anthropic, openai, google-genai, cohere, deepseek, self-hosted, local-first - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22 - **Artifact files:** 5953 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 236,204,741 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()