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@factory/cli@0.204.0
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AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall behavior is a transparent, package-local native-binary bootstrap. The only token use is restricted to npmjs.org requests, and no concrete malicious behavior was found.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Package installation runs the declared postinstall hook.
Impact
No credential harvesting, foreign configuration mutation, or unbounded credential forwarding was identified.
Mechanism
The hook resolves or downloads a platform package and replaces this package's command shim with a link to the local binary.
AI rationale
The postinstall behavior is a transparent, package-local native-binary bootstrap. The only token use is restricted to npmjs.org requests, and no concrete malicious behavior was found.
Network endpoints1
registry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 90.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest runs install.js after installation and declares same-vendor platform-specific optional packages.
- The installer sends an npm token only when the selected request host includes npmjs.org.
- The installer modifies only its own droid shim, with backup and restore handling.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
7 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node install.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg9scripts.postinstall = node install.js
Install-time code downloads an unverified remote native executable, stages it locally, activates an executable path, and exposes it to process execution.
L9: *
L10: * Based on esbuild's approach: https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/pull/1621
L11: * and Sentry's guide: https://sentry.engineering/blog/publishing-binaries-on-npm
L12: *
...
L19: const path = require('path');
L20: const https = require('https');
L21: const zlib = require('zlib');
...
L27: getBinaryName,
L28: getBinaryPath,
L29: detectAVX2Support,
...
L50:
L51: function validateBinaryVersion(binaryPath) {
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 · L9•scripts.postinstall = node install.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
Findings
6 High4 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processinstall.js
HighShellinstall.js
HighSame File Env Network Executioninstall.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighUnverified Remote Native Payload Installpackage.json
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedinstall.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @factory/cli@0.204.0.
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