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@depup/expo__cli@57.0.27-depup.1

⚠ Under review

The Expo CLI (with updated dependencies)

AI Security Review

scanned 12d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Inspection of the package manifest, CLI entry, and sampled command and telemetry modules did not establish a concrete attack. A clean decision still cannot be finalized because the required citation list is longer than the citation limit.

Static reason

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

Trigger

No install-time or import-time attack trigger was confirmed. The CLI runs when a user invokes the bin.

Impact

No confirmed compromise, data theft, or unauthorized mutation was established from the inspected files.

Mechanism

Observed behavior is ordinary CLI startup, local developer-tool processes, and telemetry to an Expo host. Remaining required files could not all be cited.

AI rationale

The inspected manifest and sampled CLI modules show user-invoked Expo tooling without an install hook or a concrete attack. The review cannot be closed as clean because fifteen required paths exceed the eight-citation limit.

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Manual Review at 62.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.

AI review observations

package.json scripts are limited to build, clean, lint, typecheck, and test, with no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
The bin file main.js only loads the CLI when that entrypoint is executed.
Sampled command execution starts local developer tools such as xcodebuild with arguments supplied by the running command.
Telemetry is sent to the Expo batch endpoint https://cdp.expo.dev/v1/batch.
A clean verdict would need citations for 15 distinct paths, but this report allows at most 8 citations, so coverage cannot be completed.

Evidence against

Searches found no eval, Function constructor, install hook, or AI-agent config writes.
The sampled process launches are tied to explicit CLI commands such as building for iOS.

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 = 7

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 = 7

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@57.0.27-depup.1.

See version security history for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @depup/expo__cli@57.0.27-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: 2026-09-26 16:15:39.676Z (UTC).

62%Manual Review

AI assessment confidence

IntentUnknown

TypeUnknown

False-positive riskMedium

Review stagesource_first_review

Firewall policyNo policy match

Package metadata

npm

AuthorExpo

Maintainerschiefmikey

Version57.0.27-depup.1

Latest on npm57.0.28-depup.0

PublishedSep 26, 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