registry / AI-agent capability abuse / @factiii/runner / 0.9.1

@factiii/runner@0.9.1

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

AI Security Review

scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Source supports a dangerous remote AI-agent runner, not a covert malicious package. Flag as a warning because of the high-impact capability, while the scanner's install-time and exfiltration claims are not substantiated.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.

Trigger

User runs setup/connect and then start after browser pairing.

Impact

A paired account/client can cause configured AI-agent work and terminal interaction within authorized board scope.

Mechanism

Paired WebRTC/Socket.IO control plane launches and relays agent terminal sessions.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonREADME.mddist/cli.js~/.factiii-runner/config.json

Network endpoints1

api.factiii.com

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

Runs a long-lived remote AI-agent runner on the user's machine.
Starts Codex or Claude sessions; Claude is invoked with auto permission mode.
Connects to the configured server using a stored runner token.
Remote actions are scope-checked, but the package exposes high-impact agent and terminal capability.

Evidence against

No preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook; only prepublishOnly is present.
Pairing and daemon start require explicit CLI commands.
The default endpoint is the package-aligned Factiii API, and no unrelated exfiltration endpoint was found.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetwork

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

Manifest

WildcardDependency

scanned 1 file(s), 1.00 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.factiii.com, api.github.com, developer.mozilla.org, github.com, graph.microsoft.com, host.docker.internal, login.microsoftonline.com, raw.githubusercontent.com, socket.io, stackoverflow.com

Source & flagged code

14 flagged

dist/cli.jsView file

38Source sends the broad process environment to a literal external destination. 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 path15 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process2.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process2.stderr.write(str), ... L1049: * @returns {Command[]} L1050: * @private L1051: */

Critical

Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

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 path15 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process2.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process2.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 path15 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process2.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process2.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 path15 = require("node:path");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L964

•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"); fs13.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"); var import_readline = __toESM(require("readline")); const rl = import_readline.default.createInterface({

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

•Manifest-reachable source resolves another installed package, overwrites its runtime code, and injects package-defined remote behavior. dist/cli.js: // node_modules/commander/lib/error.js "node_modules/commander/lib/error.js"(exports2) { // node_modules/commander/lib/argument.js "node_modules/commander/lib/argument.js"(exports2) { // node_modules/commander/lib/help.js "node_modules/commander/lib/help.js"(exports2) { // node_modules/commander/lib/option.js "node_modules/commander/lib/option.js"(exports2) {

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

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 path15 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process2.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process2.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 path15 = require("node:path"); ... L1013: this._outputConfiguration = { L1014: writeOut: (str) => process2.stdout.write(str), L1015: writeErr: (str) => process2.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

13778patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 13778 matchedText = url2.pas...ic";

Medium

Secret Pattern

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L13778

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

index/index.jsView file

8332try { L8333: render = new Function(argument, "_", source); L8334: } catch (e) {

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

index/index.jsView on unpkg · L8332

41737if (e) return e.href; L41738: F(`Invalid absolute docBaseUrl: "${t}".`); L41739: } ... L87860: * L87861: * This can be used by clients to improve the LLM's understanding of available tools, resources, etc. It can be thought of like a "hint" to the model. For example, this information ... L87862: */

High

Remote Agent Bridge

Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint.

index/index.jsView on unpkg · L41737

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 2

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

index/index.jsView on unpkg

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

Source & flagged code

14 flagged · loading source

dist/cli.jsView file

Critical

Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L38

Findings

3 Critical8 High6 Medium6 Low

CriticalHardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltrationdist/cli.js

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/cli.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/cli.js

HighChild Processdist/cli.js

HighEvalindex/index.js

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cli.js

HighEntrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwritedist/cli.js

HighRemote Agent Bridgeindex/index.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js

HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/cli.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedindex/index.js

MediumSecret Patterndist/cli.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @factiii/runner@0.9.1.

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Evidence last updated: 2026-08-14 15:37:53.311Z (UTC).

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