---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@codex-ultra/cxu"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@codex-ultra/cxu/v/0.2.120.md"
package: "@codex-ultra/cxu"
report_status: "published"
title: "@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.2.120"
---

# @codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as agent extension risk** — Allowed by default with warning: install-time first-party agent extension setup was detected.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only agent extension risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Agent extension lifecycle risk
- **Selected version:** 0.2.120
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **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.

LPM treats this as warn-only first-party agent extension lifecycle risk. The install hook copies a package-owned Pi provider extension into the package’s versioned server cache. This is automatic agent extension setup, but the inspected code does not establish a foreign configuration change or a confirmed attack.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-07T14:34:14.763Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-07T14:37:07.836Z
- **Download time:** 2063 ms
- **Static scan time:** 9396 ms
- **AI review time:** 161613 ms
- **Total time:** 173073 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 install hook copies a package-owned Pi provider extension into the package’s versioned server cache. This is automatic agent extension setup, but the inspected code does not establish a foreign configuration change or a confirmed attack.

- **Trigger:** Installing the npm package runs its postinstall hook.

- **Impact:** The extension becomes available to the package’s server runtime. The inspected code does not show credential theft or an unrelated recipient.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/postinstall.js, server-bundle/extensions/pi-relay/index.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-07T14:37:07.836Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Postinstall copies the bundled \`pi-relay\` extension into \`~/.cxu/server/v\<version\>/extensions/pi-relay\`; the extension registers a provider using configured settings.

- **Rationale:** Source inspection confirms automatic setup of a package-owned agent provider extension, which warrants a warning under the agent integration policy. The inspected CLI and workflow-path code do not establish unconsented foreign agent configuration mutation or credential exfiltration.

- **Files touched:** dist/postinstall.js, server-bundle/extensions/pi-relay/index.js

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 86.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for warning:** The package runs \`dist/postinstall.js\` automatically during installation., That postinstall copies the bundled \`pi-relay\` extension into the versioned \`~/.cxu\` server cache and calls the copy routine as part of server setup., The copied extension registers a \`Codex Ultra Relay\` provider using its configured base URL and API key., The CLI’s Codex entry detects the Codex binary and defines an installer; the inspected setup flow invokes installers from a CLI flow., The flagged index location builds a path for split-workflow data under Codex home, rather than showing an agent configuration write.

- **Evidence against:** The inspected source does not establish a write to a foreign agent configuration, credential theft, or an unrelated network recipient., The flagged node-pty similarity paths were not needed to establish the observed extension setup behavior.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120.

- Review the evidence and your use of @codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120 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](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node dist/postinstall.js
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/package.json>)

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node dist/postinstall.js
```

### 3. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/postinstall.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/postinstall.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{spawnSync as j}from"node:child_process";import{chmodSync as P,copyFileSync as f,cpSync as v,existsSync as s,mkdirSync as a,readdirSync as V,readFileSync as E,rmSync as g,sta...
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L34: `)}t.writeSync(ce,`]
L35: `),t.closeSync(ce),Vc("endDumpTypes"),qp("Dump types","beginDumpTypes","endDumpTypes")}function ee(){if(!c)return;t.writeFileSync(c,JSON.stringify(_))}e.dumpLegend=ee})(CA||(CA={})...
L36: `,mt=u;continue}u++}return w.assert(Xt!==void 0),k=vt,Xt}function Fe(ae){let Ue=u;if(u++,u>=g)return Q(p.Unexpected_end_of_text),"";let mt=ee(u);switch(u++,mt){case 48:if(u>=g||!$E...
```

### 6. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

### 7. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{createRequire as t0t}from"node:module";var $yt=Object.create;var{getPrototypeOf:Uyt,defineProperty:Hye,getOwnPropertyNames:qyt}=Object;var BMe=Object.prototype.hasOwnPropert...
L2: at `+PLe(P[ue],U)),U.nextPosition=U.curPosition;return U.curPosition=U.nextPosition=null,V+re.reverse().join("")}function NLe(h){var P=/\n    at [^(]+ \((.*):(\d+):(\d+)\)/.exec(h....
```

### 8. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 9. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 10. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 11. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L34: `)}t.writeSync(ce,`]
L35: `),t.closeSync(ce),Vc("endDumpTypes"),qp("Dump types","beginDumpTypes","endDumpTypes")}function ee(){if(!c)return;t.writeFileSync(c,JSON.stringify(_))}e.dumpLegend=ee})(CA||(CA={})...
L36: `,mt=u;continue}u++}return w.assert(Xt!==void 0),k=vt,Xt}function Fe(ae){let Ue=u;if(u++,u>=g)return Q(p.Unexpected_end_of_text),"";let mt=ee(u);switch(u++,mt){case 48:if(u>=g||!$E...
```

### 12. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index.js:
***************************************************************************** */var ILe={};((h)=>{var{defineProperty:P,getOwnPropertyDescriptor:j,getOwnPropertyNames:O}=Object,V=Ob...
`),t.closeSync(ce),Vc("endDumpTypes"),qp("Dump types","beginDumpTypes","endDumpTypes")}function ee(){if(!c)return;t.writeFileSync(c,JSON.stringify(_))}e.dumpLegend=ee})(CA||(CA={})...
`);return i}function Rc(e,t=!1){return IS(Kn(e),e,t)}function Yje(e){return e.pos}function ew(e,t){return p1(e,t,Yje,tc)}function co(e){let t=e.emitNode;return t&&t.flags||0}functi...
`;function y0(e){switch(e.newLine){case 0:return VBe;case 1:case void 0:retu
```

### 13. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L34: `)}t.writeSync(ce,`]
L35: `),t.closeSync(ce),Vc("endDumpTypes"),qp("Dump types","beginDumpTypes","endDumpTypes")}function ee(){if(!c)return;t.writeFileSync(c,JSON.stringify(_))}e.dumpLegend=ee})(CA||(CA={})...
L36: `,mt=u;continue}u++}return w.assert(Xt!==void 0),k=vt,Xt}function Fe(ae){let Ue=u;if(u++,u>=g)return Q(p.Unexpected_end_of_text),"";let mt=ee(u);switch(u++,mt){case 48:if(u>=g||!$E...
```

### 14. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/postinstall.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/postinstall.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{spawnSync as j}from"node:child_process";import{chmodSync as P,copyFileSync as f,cpSync as v,existsSync as s,mkdirSync as a,readdirSync as V,readFileSync as E,rmSync as g,sta...
```

### 15. High: Copied Package Dependency Bridge
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 83.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

Package metadata claims a different repository identity while copied source loads a runtime dependency bridge.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
package = @codex-ultra/cxu; repositoryIdentity = codex-ultra; dependency = web-tree-sitter
L496: `).length;fe.push({name:xe,calls:[...new Set(Z)],line:Oe})}let he=/(?:export\s+)?(?:const|let|var)\s+([A-Za-z0-9_$]+)\s*=\s*(?:async\s*)?(?:\([^)]*\)|[A-Za-z0-9_$]+)\s*=>\s*\{([^}]...
L497: `).length;fe.push({name:xe,calls:[...new Set(Z)],line:Oe})}return{filePath:P,classes:j,imports:O,functions:fe}}async function kvt(h,P){let j=await lA(h);if(!j)return yZ(P,h);try{le...
L498: `)}function Evt(h){let P=["# Architecture Skeleton (Python Stub)","from __future__ import annotations","from typing import Any, Optional",""],j=new Map,O=new Map;for(let V of h.nod...
```

### 16. Critical: Ai Agent Control Hijack
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Install-time code directly mutates a foreign AI-agent control surface:
L27: `;function vn(Cr,sr){an[Cr]+=sr}}function Te(K){switch(K){case 3:return"│";case 12:return"─";case 5:return"╯";case 9:return"╰";case 6:return"╮";case 10:return"╭";case 7:return"┤";c...
L28: (original error: ${be.message||be})`)}if(s=ie,o.length=0,c===void 0)c=mi(Q,"legend.json");if(!t.existsSync(Q))t.mkdirSync(Q,{recursive:!0});let le=s==="build"?`.${process.pid}-${++...
L29: `+[{name:"process_name",args:{name:"tsc"},...ye},{name:"thread_name",args:{name:"Main"},...ye},{name:"TracingStartedInBrowser",...ye,cat:"disabled-by-default-devtools.timeline"}].m...
...
L34: `)}t.writeSync(ce,`]
L35: `),t.closeSync(ce),Vc("endDumpTypes"),qp("Dump types","beginDumpTypes","endDumpTypes")}function ee(){if(!c)return;t.writeFileSy
```

### 17. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js
L34: `)}t.writeSync(ce,`]
L35: `),t.closeSync(ce),Vc("endDumpTypes"),qp("Dump types","beginDumpTypes","endDumpTypes")}function ee(){if(!c)return;t.writeFileSync(c,JSON.stringify(_))}e.dumpLegend=ee})(CA||(CA={})...
L36: `,mt=u;continue}u++}return w.assert(Xt!==void 0),k=vt,Xt}function Fe(ae){let Ue=u;if(u++,u>=g)return Q(p.Unexpected_end_of_text),"";let mt=ee(u);switch(u++,mt){case 48:if(u>=g||!$E...
```

### 18. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 19. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 20. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** server-bundle/node-pty/prebuilds/win32-x64/pty.node
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/server-bundle/node-pty/prebuilds/win32-x64/pty.node>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = server-bundle/node-pty/prebuilds/win32-x64/pty.node
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 303104
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 21. Medium: Ships Wasm Module
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** wasm/tree-sitter.wasm
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/wasm/tree-sitter.wasm>)

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = wasm/tree-sitter.wasm
kind = wasm_module
sizeBytes = 205488
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 22. Medium: Oversized Source File
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** web-dist/assets/main-jbmvpmq3.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/web-dist/assets/main-jbmvpmq3.js>)

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
path = web-dist/assets/main-jbmvpmq3.js
kind = oversized_source_file
sizeBytes = 9518566
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 23. 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.

### 24. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/dist/index.js>)

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_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1
```

### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** server-bundle/node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/server-bundle/node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js>)

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 = agent-tower@0.7.0
matchedPath = node_modules/@shitiandmw/node-pty/lib/unixTerminal.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YWdlbnQtdG93ZXI:0.7.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** server-bundle/node-pty/lib/windowsPtyAgent.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@codex-ultra/cxu@0.2.120/server-bundle/node-pty/lib/windowsPtyAgent.js>)

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 = agent-tower@0.7.0
matchedPath = node_modules/@shitiandmw/node-pty/lib/windowsPtyAgent.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YWdlbnQtdG93ZXI:0.7.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 2
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 3
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 2

### Published dependency entries
- tree-sitter-wasms ^0.1.13 (Dependency)
- web-tree-sitter 0.25.10 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @codex-ultra/cxu
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.2.120
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-07T11:19:12.469Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-12T14:31:36.090Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-07T14:37:07.836Z
- **Known versions:** 32
- **Latest version:** 0.2.120
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** codex-ultra workbench launcher: server compiled locally with Bun + web UI (cxu starts it all).
- **Maintainers:** layola
- **Keywords:** codex, vm-tools, ast, tree-sitter, typescript, cross-platform
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 162
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 67,204,203 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@codex-ultra/cxu/v/0.2.120>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/layola13/codex-ultra>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/layola13/codex-ultra#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/layola13/codex-ultra/issues>)