@factiii/runner@0.18.1

Factiii Runner, run Board AI agents on a machine you control. Pairs with the Factiii web/mobile clients over WebRTC.

AI Security Review

scanned 19d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Inspected source supports a first-party agent extension installation and automatic update capability, which the supplied policy classifies as warning-only. Scanner claims of malicious credential redirection and install abuse were not substantiated by the inspected activation and credential paths.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

Starting the paired runner and invoking workspace setup or operations that ensure the workspace is ready.

Impact

Agent hooks, skills, and MCP integration persist at user scope and can change during subsequent runner setup after upgrades.

Mechanism

The runner copies its shipped plugin to its local plugin directory and invokes agent CLI marketplace, installation, and update commands.

AI rationale

Evidence

dist/cli.jsplugin/factiii/bin/report-state.sh.claude/skills/deploy.agents/skills/deploy

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 93.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The manifest has no npm installation lifecycle hook; prepublishOnly builds publishing artifacts.
The bundled tmux save script writes session layouts to local backup files.
Runner workspace setup installs the Factiii plugin at Claude user scope and adds it to Codex.
Setup also updates installed plugins automatically from the locally rendered package plugin, without a separate plugin consent prompt.
Deployment approval and execution create a workspace Claude skill link; the board MCP uses the runner pairing token with its configured server.
The plugin status hook exits when no workspace Redis socket is found.

Evidence against

No inspected source established covert credential theft or malicious installation behavior.
Plugin files come from the shipped Factiii integration rather than an unrelated remote payload.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell

Source & flagged code

14 flagged

dist/cli.jsView file

38* Constructs the CommanderError class L39: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit L40: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error ... L964: var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter; L965: var childProcess = require("node:child_process"); L966: var path28 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process3.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process3.stderr.write(str), ... L1049: * @returns {Command[]} L1050: * @private L1051: */

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

38Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js L38: * Constructs the CommanderError class L39: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit L40: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error ... L964: var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter; L965: var childProcess = require("node:child_process"); L966: var path28 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process3.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process3.stderr.write(str), ... L1049: * @returns {Command[]} L1050: * @private L1051: */

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

964var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter; L965: var childProcess = require("node:child_process"); L966: var path28 = require("node:path");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L964

1796} L1797: const execArgv = process3.execArgv ?? []; L1798: if (execArgv.includes("-e") || execArgv.includes("--eval") || execArgv.includes("-p") || execArgv.includes("--print")) {

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L1796

32674var RETRY_MAX_MS = 15e3; L32675: var dynamicImport = new Function("s", "return import(s)"); L32676: var importFs = new Function("s", "return import(s)");

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L32674

•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. dist/cli.js: headers["Authorization"] = "Basic " + authBuf.toString("base64"); fs20.writeFileSync(syncFile, "", "utf8"); var execString = "var http = require('http'), https = require('https'), fs = require('fs');var doRequest = http" + (ssl ? "s" : "") + ".request;var options = " + JSON.stringify(opt... delete opts.headers.authorization; if (opts.auth && !options.headers.authorization) { options.headers.authorization = "Basic " + Buffer.from(opts.auth).toString("base64"); content: `Claude ${e.claude_code_version ?? ""} (${e.model ?? "unknown"})` "- Persistent agent memory in your state dir (~/.claude or ~/.codex) that survives across s

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

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

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg

38Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/cli.js spawns index/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L38: * Constructs the CommanderError class L39: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit L40: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error ... L964: var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter; L965: var childProcess = require("node:child_process"); L966: var path28 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process3.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process3.stderr.write(str), ... L1049: * @returns {Command[]} L1050: * @private L1051: */

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

38Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> dist/cli.js L38: * Constructs the CommanderError class L39: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit L40: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error ... L964: var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter; L965: var childProcess = require("node:child_process"); L966: var path28 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process3.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process3.stderr.write(str), ... L1049: * @returns {Command[]} L1050: * @private L1051: */

High

Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

27627patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 27627

Medium

Secret Pattern

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L27627

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

vendor/frpc-linux-amd64View file

•path = vendor/frpc-linux-amd64 kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 16453816 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

vendor/frpc-linux-amd64View on unpkg

plugin/factiii/bin/report-state.shView file

•path = plugin/factiii/bin/report-state.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 1931 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

plugin/factiii/bin/report-state.shView on unpkg

index/index.jsView file

•path = index/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 4657995 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

index/index.jsView on unpkg

vendor/tmux-resurrect/scripts/save.shView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @ayorcodes/claudespace@1.0.11 matchedPath = libexec/claudespace.dist/claudespace/assets/tmux-plugins/resurrect/scripts/save.sh matchedIdentity = npm:QGF5b3Jjb2Rlcy9jbGF1ZGVzcGFjZQ:1.0.11 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.

vendor/tmux-resurrect/scripts/save.shView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

14 flagged · loading source

dist/cli.jsView file

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

Findings

2 Critical7 High8 Medium6 Low

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/cli.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/cli.js

HighChild Processdist/cli.js

HighShelldist/cli.js

HighEvaldist/cli.js

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cli.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js

HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/cli.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityvendor/tmux-resurrect/scripts/save.sh

MediumSecret Patterndist/cli.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Native Binaryvendor/frpc-linux-amd64

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @factiii/runner@0.18.1.

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Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-03 22:47:06.445Z (UTC).

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