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@depup/expo__cli@57.0.19-depup.1

The Expo CLI (with updated dependencies)

AI Security Review

scanned 22d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

This is a user-invoked Expo CLI republish. After install, running expo-internal can spawn host tools, use Expo credentials, post telemetry, and fetch npm tarballs. No automatic install-time hook was found, but the compiled tree is too large to fully prove there is no hidden payload.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

The user installs the package and runs the expo-internal binary, or imports the CLI entry.

Impact

If invoked, the CLI can run local tools, use Expo tokens, and talk to Expo and npm; no automatic install-time compromise was shown.

Mechanism

Dual-use Expo CLI republish with incomplete static coverage

AI rationale

Inspected source is a compiled Expo CLI republish with no install lifecycle and Expo-aligned network use, but it is still a full dual-use CLI that can spawn host tools, handle Expo credentials, and download npm tarballs. Because the tree is too large to cite and fully cover every high-similarity file, and the publisher recorded a failed smoke test after twenty-five dependency bumps, this is warned rather than marked clean.

Evidence

package.jsonbuild/bin/clibuild/src/utils/npm.jsbuild/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.jsbuild/src/api/rest/client.jsbuild/src/utils/telemetry/utils/constants.js

Network endpoints3

api.expo.devstaging-api.expo.devcdp.expo.dev/v1/batch

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 62.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with high false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

User-invoked Expo CLI can spawn host tools such as npm and xcodebuild and download npm tarballs.
The CLI attaches Expo access tokens to API calls and posts telemetry to cdp.expo.dev.
This is a dependency-bumped republish of @expo/cli whose metadata records twenty-five dependency updates and a failed smoke test.
The compiled tree is large and static coverage was incomplete, so a hidden payload in unreviewed files cannot be fully ruled out.

Evidence against

package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts.
The package does not depend on its own name, so there is no nested lifecycle chain.
Network hosts in source are Expo, GitHub, Apple, Android, Node, and npm documentation or APIs.
No Discord, Telegram, eval, Function constructor, or reviewer-facing injection text was found.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 401 file(s), 1.97 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.expo.dev, api.github.com, apps.apple.com, cdp.expo.dev, codeload.github.com, developer.android.com, developer.apple.com, docs.expo.dev, expo.dev, expo.fyi, expo.test, facebook.github.io, github.com, itunes.apple.com, nodejs.org, play.google.com, reactnative.directory, registry.npmjs.org, schemas.android.com, staging-api.expo.dev, staging.expo.dev, status.expo.dev, status.ngrok.com

Source & flagged code

16 flagged

internal/unstable-expo-updates-exports.jsView file

Lines 1-4javascript

1// WARN: Internal re-export, don't rely on this to be a public API or use it outside of `expo/expo`'s monorepo

2// NOTE for Expo Maintainers: Do not add to this file. We want to remove this

3module.exports = require('../build/src/expoUpdatesExports');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

internal/unstable-expo-updates-exports.jsView on unpkg · L2

build/src/utils/errors.jsView file

Lines 21-61javascript

21 get UnimplementedError () {

22 return UnimplementedError;

23 },

24 get logCmdError () {

25 return logCmdError;

26 }

27});

28function

build/src/start/platforms/android/adbReverse.jsView file

Lines 46-86javascript

46 }

47 var newObj = {

48 __proto__: null

49 };

50 var hasPropertyDescriptor = Object.defineProperty && Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;

51 for(

build/src/api/user/expoSsoLauncher.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 8

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

build/src/api/user/expoSsoLauncher.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

build/src/export/embed/exportServer.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @expo/cli@57.0.24 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4cG8vY2xp:57.0.24 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/export/embed/exportServer.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/doctor/apple/XcodePrerequisite.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/doctor/apple/XcodePrerequisite.jsView on unpkg

build/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @expo/cli@57.0.24 matchedPath = build/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4cG8vY2xp:57.0.24 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.jsView on unpkg

build/bin/cliView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @expo/cli@57.0.24 matchedPath = build/bin/cli matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4cG8vY2xp:57.0.24 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/bin/cliView on unpkg

build/src/prebuild/resolveOptions.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/prebuild/resolveOptions.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/android/emulator.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/platforms/android/emulator.jsView on unpkg

build/src/utils/npm.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @expo/cli@57.0.24 matchedPath = build/src/utils/npm.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4cG8vY2xp:57.0.24 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/utils/npm.jsView on unpkg

build/src/export/exportHermes.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @expo/cli@57.0.24 matchedPath = build/src/export/exportHermes.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4cG8vY2xp:57.0.24 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/export/exportHermes.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/ios/AppleDeviceManager.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/platforms/ios/AppleDeviceManager.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/ios/simctl.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/platforms/ios/simctl.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/server/AsyncWsTunnel.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/server/AsyncWsTunnel.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

16 flagged · loading source

internal/unstable-expo-updates-exports.jsView file

2// NOTE for Expo Maintainers: Do not add to this file. We want to remove this L3: module.exports = require('../build/src/expoUpdatesExports');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

internal/unstable-expo-updates-exports.jsView on unpkg · L2

build/src/utils/errors.jsView file

41} L42: function _child_process() { L43: const data = require("child_process"); ... L107: * L108: * @see https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/29083 L109: * @see https://github.com/facebook/metro/issues/834 ... L112: // Only enable special logging when running on macOS and are running into the `EMFILE` error L113: if ('code' in error && error.code === 'EMFILE' && process.platform === 'darwin') { L114: try {

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

build/src/utils/errors.jsView on unpkg · L41

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @expo/cli@57.0.24 matchedPath = build/src/utils/errors.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4cG8vY2xp:57.0.24 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/utils/errors.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/android/adbReverse.jsView file

66package = @depup/expo__cli; repositoryIdentity = expo; dependency = debug L66: } L67: const debug = require('debug')('expo:start:platforms:android:adbReverse'); L68: let removeExitHook = null;

High

Copied Package Dependency Bridge

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

build/src/start/platforms/android/adbReverse.jsView on unpkg · L66

build/src/api/user/expoSsoLauncher.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 8

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

build/src/api/user/expoSsoLauncher.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

build/src/export/embed/exportServer.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/export/embed/exportServer.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/doctor/apple/XcodePrerequisite.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/doctor/apple/XcodePrerequisite.jsView on unpkg

build/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.jsView on unpkg

build/bin/cliView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/bin/cliView on unpkg

build/src/prebuild/resolveOptions.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/prebuild/resolveOptions.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/android/emulator.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/platforms/android/emulator.jsView on unpkg

build/src/utils/npm.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/utils/npm.jsView on unpkg

build/src/export/exportHermes.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/export/exportHermes.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/ios/AppleDeviceManager.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/platforms/ios/AppleDeviceManager.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/platforms/ios/simctl.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/platforms/ios/simctl.jsView on unpkg

build/src/start/server/AsyncWsTunnel.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

build/src/start/server/AsyncWsTunnel.jsView on unpkg

Findings

15 High4 Medium4 Low

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybuild/src/utils/errors.js

HighCopied Package Dependency Bridgebuild/src/start/platforms/android/adbReverse.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbuild/src/api/user/expoSsoLauncher.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/export/embed/exportServer.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/start/doctor/apple/XcodePrerequisite.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/run/ios/XcodeBuild.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/utils/errors.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/bin/cli

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/prebuild/resolveOptions.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/start/platforms/android/emulator.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/utils/npm.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/export/exportHermes.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/start/platforms/ios/AppleDeviceManager.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/start/platforms/ios/simctl.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybuild/src/start/server/AsyncWsTunnel.js

MediumDynamic Requireinternal/unstable-expo-updates-exports.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @depup/expo__cli@57.0.19-depup.1.

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @depup/expo__cli@57.0.19-depup.1 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-16 19:17:06.898Z (UTC).

62%Suspicious

AI assessment confidence

IntentDangerous Capability

TypeUnknown

False-positive riskHigh

Review stagesource_first_review

Firewall policyMatched warn-list

Package metadata

npm

AuthorExpo

Maintainerschiefmikey

Version57.0.19-depup.1

Latest on npm57.0.28-depup.0

PublishedAug 28, 2026

LicenseMIT

Dependencies62

Integrityverified

Package size1.23 MB

Files799

Keywords@expo/clidepupupdated-dependenciessecuritylatestpatchedexpocli

LinksRepository Homepage Issues

Runtime surface

package.json

Entrypointsmain → main.jsexports mapbin → expo-internal

RuntimeNo engine / OS / CPU constraints

Artifact4.70 MB · 799 files2 signature(s)

Install lifecycleNo install hooks · other: build, clean, expo-module, lint +4

Behavioral surface

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocketHighEntropyStringsUrlStringsManifest: clean