registry / Credential exfiltration / @exla/rudder / 3.5.6

@exla/rudder@3.5.6

A TUI for managing coding agents: run Claude Code, Codex and opencode side by side, each in its own isolated jj workspace.

AI Security Review

scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Cloud snapshots can include local credentials and are sent to RUDDER_CLOUD_URL, which accepts custom HTTPS hosts without a host allowlist. The package-aligned default and user-invoked cloud commands limit this to conditional credential exposure, so a warning is appropriate.

Static reason

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

Trigger

A user invokes a cloud launch, workspace attach, or handoff while RUDDER_CLOUD_URL points to a custom host.

Impact

The configured recipient may receive saved provider credentials and other included local files without a separate confirmation for that recipient.

Mechanism

Snapshot creation includes credentials by default on some paths and stages credentials when enabled on others. The CLI accepts HTTPS control-plane URLs without restricting their host and posts the snapshot archive there.

AI rationale

Evidence

dist/cloud.js

Network endpoints1

rudder-cloud-control.fly.dev

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json runs scripts/postinstall.mjs. That hook calls the workspace-engine setup helper; the helper uses an existing jj binary or installs Rudder's managed version.
Cloud snapshots include local credentials by default and can stage a Claude Keychain credential. The archive is sent to the configured control plane; RUDDER_CLOUD_URL accepts HTTPS URLs without a host allowlist. The default is Rudder Cloud, and a saved Rudder login token is reused only when its saved URL matches.
The inspected agent and usage paths read local conversation or model data, compare local and cloud credential status, or send a Codex usage token to ChatGPT's usage endpoint. The board serves quota results locally and restricts requests to loopback.
The flagged runtime operations perform text formatting and secret redaction, run a supplied command with supplied arguments, rebroadcast board updates, or upload clipboard files during an interactive cloud workspace session.
The improvement scheduler is installed through an explicit command, and its default autonomy is propose rather than unattended release. Other reviewed runtime paths include local session collection, backend selection, user-started runs, update checks, feedback submission, and checksum-pinned workspace-engine setup.

Source & flagged code

21 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-58json

2 "name": "@exla/rudder",

3 "version": "3.5.6",

4 "description": "A TUI for managing coding agents: run Claude Code, Codex and opencode side by side, each in its own isolated jj workspace.",

5 "keywords": [

6 "tui",

7 "coding-agents",

8 "claude-code",

9 "codex",

10 "opencode",

11 "ai-agents",

12 "jujutsu",

13 "terminal",

14 "cli"

15 ],

16 "license": "Elastic-2.0",

17 "homepage": "https://rudder.exla.ai",

18 "repository": {

19 "type": "git",

20 "url": "git+https://github.com/exla-ai/rudder.git"

21 },

22 "type": "module",

23 "bin": {

High

Unverified Remote Native Payload Install

Install-time source downloads a native archive from a fixed external host without transport verification, extracts it, and installs an executable payload.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L1

24 "rudder": "dist/index.js"

25 },

26 "scripts": {

27 "clean": "node -e \"require('fs').rmSync('dist',{recursive:true,force:true})\"",

28 "build": "npm run clean && tsc -p tsconfig.json && npm run build-board && npm run build-native && npm run copy-native && npm run chmod-cli",

29 "build-board": "esbuild src/board/ui/index.tsx --bundle --minify --format=esm --jsx=automatic --jsx-import-source=preact --outfile=dist/board/board.js && esbuild src/board/ui/board.css --bundle --minify --outfile=dist/board/board.css",

30 "build-native": "cargo build --release --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml",

31 "check": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit",

32 "test": "tsc -p tsconfig.json && npm run chmod-cli && node --test tests/*.test.mjs",

33 "test:tui": "node --test tests/tui/*.test.mjs",

34 "test:worker-scroll": "cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml top_origin_scroll_region_history_scrolls_like_terminal_scrollback && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml worker_wheel && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml wheel_scroll && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml worker_page && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml codex_alternate_screen_page_key",

35 "copy-native": "node scripts/copy-native.mjs",

36 "chmod-cli": "node -e \"require('fs').chmodSync('dist/index.js',0o755)\"",

37 "prepack": "npm run build",

38 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L38

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L38

39 "start": "node dist/index.js",

40 "test:tui:report": "rm -rf .tui-report tui-report.html && node --test --test-reporter=spec --test-reporter-destination=stdout --test-reporter=tui-integration-tests/reporter --test-reporter-destination=tui-report.html tests/tui/*.test.mjs",

41 "mutate:tui": "node tests/tui/mutate.mjs"

42 },

43 "files": [

44 "dist/",

45 "assets/",

46 "scripts/copy-native.mjs",

47 "scripts/postinstall.mjs",

48 "README.md",

49 "package.json"

50 ],

51 "publishConfig": {

52 "access": "public"

53 },

54 "engines": {

55 "node": ">=22"

56 },

57 "devDependencies": {

58 "@types/node": "^22.15.3",

dist/util.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

2import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";

3import fs from "node:fs";

4import fsp from "node:fs/promises";

dist/improve/schedule.jsView file

Lines 1-27javascript

1import os from "node:os";

2import path from "node:path";

3import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";

4import { ensureDir, pathExists, runCommand, shortenHome } from

dist/cloud.jsView file

•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. dist/cloud.js: "~/.claude/.credentials.json", "~/.claude/settings.json", "~/.claude/hooks", "~/.claude/CLAUDE.md", "~/.claude.json", "~/.codex/auth.json", "~/.codex/config.toml", "~/.codex/AGENTS.md",

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

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

dist/cloud.jsView on unpkg

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/cloud.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/cloud.jsView on unpkg

dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-nativeView file

•path = dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-native kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 5245888 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-nativeView on unpkg

dist/improve/collect.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 7

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/improve/collect.jsView on unpkg

dist/usage.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/usage.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/usage.jsView on unpkg

dist/backends.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/backends.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/backends.jsView on unpkg

dist/board/daemon.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/board/daemon.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/board/daemon.jsView on unpkg

dist/handoff.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/handoff.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/handoff.jsView on unpkg

dist/run-manager.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/run-manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/run-manager.jsView on unpkg

dist/task-summary.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/task-summary.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/task-summary.jsView on unpkg

dist/version-check.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/version-check.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/version-check.jsView on unpkg

dist/feedback.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/feedback.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/feedback.jsView on unpkg

dist/improve/state.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/improve/state.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/improve/state.jsView on unpkg

dist/jj-binary.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @exla/rudder@3.5.4 matchedPath = dist/jj-binary.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGV4bGEvcnVkZGVy:3.5.4 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.

dist/jj-binary.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

21 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

1scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs Install-time code downloads an unverified remote native archive, stages it locally, activates an executable path, and exposes it to process execution. L1: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L2: import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto"; ... L10: // ~/.rudder/bin/jj/<version>/ and puts that directory on PATH for itself and L11: // everything it starts: the native dashboard, workers and agents all inherit L12: // it. A jj the user installed (brew, cargo, a distro package) always wins. ... L15: // (`git worktree add --orphan`), and stock macOS and Debian 12 ship git 2.39, L16: // so every isolated agent would fail to start on exactly the machines that have L17: // nothing installed. 0.40.0 is also what the cloud worker

High

Unverified Remote Native Payload Install

Install-time source downloads a native archive from a fixed external host without transport verification, extracts it, and installs an executable payload.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L1

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

Findings

17 High6 Medium5 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cloud.js

HighUnverified Remote Native Payload Installpackage.json

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/improve/schedule.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/improve/collect.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/cloud.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/usage.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/util.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/backends.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/board/daemon.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/handoff.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @exla/rudder@3.5.6.

See all versions of @exla/rudder for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @exla/rudder@3.5.6 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: 2026-10-20 04:35:53.962Z (UTC).

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@exla/rudder@3.5.6

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