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@devvit/cli@0.15.0
Reddit's Dev Platform CLI Tool
AI Security Review
scanned 16d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the flagged subprocess behavior is tied to explicit CLI commands operating on the selected project. The reviewed source did not establish credential theft, unrelated data transfer, or other concrete malicious behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs the CLI’s init, upload, or playtest command.
Impact
These actions affect the selected project and its child processes; inspected source did not establish an attack.
Mechanism
The CLI installs dependencies for a project being initialized and runs that project’s configured build or development command; its process helper is used to stop subprocesses.
AI rationale
The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the flagged subprocess behavior is tied to explicit CLI commands operating on the selected project. The reviewed source did not establish credential theft, unrelated data transfer, or other concrete malicious behavior.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes a CLI executable and lists no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The process helper stops subprocess trees during cleanup.
- Upload runs the project’s configured build command from the project directory.
- Dependency installation occurs as part of the explicit project initialization command.
- Playtest runs the project’s configured dev command when one is present.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/util/kill-process-tree.jsView file
1import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
L2: import { execaCommand } from 'execa';
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/util/kill-process-tree.jsView on unpkg · L1dist/commands/upload.jsView file
22import chalk from 'chalk';
L23: import { execaCommand } from 'execa';
L24: import { REDDIT_DESKTOP } from '../lib/config.js';
High
dist/lib/hooks/init/check-node-version.jsView file
8
Findings
1 Critical4 High5 Medium4 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/commands/playtest.js
HighChild Processdist/util/kill-process-tree.js
HighShelldist/commands/upload.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/commands/init.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/commands/init.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumDynamic Requiredist/lib/hooks/init/check-node-version.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperbin/devvit.cmd
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Low
Affected versions and remediation
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