@datadog/ai-setup-cli@2.0.30
Interactive tool for Datadog setup
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package's setup and authentication behavior is consistent with its purpose, but its default runtime telemetry can transmit a user's email and account identifiers without a disclosed telemetry opt-out. This is a privacy risk, not evidence of credential theft or malicious code execution.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Automatically when the CLI starts and when onboarding events occur; authenticated runs add user context.
Impact
Identifying account information is reported to the vendor during normal runtime without a telemetry opt-out found in the inspected sources.
Mechanism
The telemetry path combines runtime and event fields with global user context, builds a signup payload containing the user's email, and posts events to Datadog logs intake and the signup endpoint.
AI rationale
The package's setup and authentication behavior is consistent with its purpose, but its default runtime telemetry can transmit a user's email and account identifiers without a disclosed telemetry opt-out. This is a privacy risk, not evidence of credential theft or malicious code execution.
Evidence
dist/cli.jsdist/utils/send-log.jsdist/utils/onboarding-events-schema.jsdist/utils/send-to-intake.jsdist/utils/onboarding-events.js
Network endpoints2
http-intake.logs.${site}app.${site}/api/ui/signup/event
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The CLI sends an `app_enter` telemetry event during startup.
- After authentication, telemetry context can include the Datadog user's ID, email, and name; the signup event builder forwards that email as `signupEmail`.
- Telemetry is sent to Datadog logs intake and the site's signup-event endpoint.
Evidence against
- The package is an interactive Datadog setup CLI, and its normal authentication and onboarding flows match that purpose.
- The README says headless use authorizes source-code upload and automatic command execution.
- No install lifecycle scripts are declared.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedbin/cli.cjsView file
15// is touched. If the version is too old we exit cleanly with a clear message.
L16: // If the version is fine we hand off to dist/cli.js via dynamic import().
L17: //
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
bin/cli.cjsView on unpkg · L15dist/lib/execute/execute.test.jsView file
1// Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed under the MIT License.
L2: // This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/) Copyright 2026-Present Datadog, Inc.
L3: import test from 'ava';
...
L409: mkdirSync(join(dir, 'web'));
L410: writeFileSync(join(dir, 'web', 'package.json'), '{"name":"web"}\n'); // node app
L411: applyPlan(composeDatadogPlan(['apm']), dir);
...
L564: t.regex(sh, /install_script_agent7\.sh/); // recognized_install_pattern
L565: t.regex(sh, /systemctl enable/); // agent_runs_as_service
L566: t.regex(sh, /\$\{DD_API_KEY\}/); // secrets_not_inlined
...
L637: });
L638: const env = readFileSync(join(dir, '.env'), 'utf-8');
L639: t.regex(env, new RegExp(`DD_API_KEY=${REAL_KEY}`), 'real key written (sanct
Medium
Install Persistence
Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.
Findings
1 High7 Medium4 Low
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/config.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumDynamic Requirebin/cli.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencedist/lib/execute/execute.test.js
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/cli.js
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/utils/send-log.js
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/utils/send-log.js
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @datadog/ai-setup-cli@2.0.30.
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