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@factory/cli@0.251.0
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AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe inspected source shows ordinary native CLI setup, but the selected platform dependency is executable code and its source was unavailable in this snapshot. Manual review is needed to resolve that remaining source gap; no malicious behavior is established by the inspected files.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Package installation, or later invocation of the droid command.
Impact
The native binary's behavior remains unassessed, so this review cannot establish whether it has harmful effects.
Mechanism
The installer resolves or downloads the selected platform binary, may run it for version validation, and the launcher runs it with the supplied arguments.
AI rationale
The inspected source shows ordinary native CLI setup, but the selected platform dependency is executable code and its source was unavailable in this snapshot. Manual review is needed to resolve that remaining source gap; no malicious behavior is established by the inspected files.
Evidence
package.jsoninstall.jsplatform.jsbin/droid
Network endpoints1
registry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 82.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The manifest runs install.js after installation and declares platform-specific binary packages at the same version.
- When an optional binary is missing, the installer selects a platform package for this version and can fetch it from registry.npmjs.org.
- The installer extracts the binary into the local bin directory and runs it with --version during installation.
- The launcher resolves and executes the platform binary with the user's command arguments.
Evidence against
- The inspected installer behavior is consistent with setting up and optimizing this native CLI; it does not establish malicious activity.
- The platform binary source is not present in the inspected package snapshot, so its behavior could not be assessed.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
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@0.251.0.
See all versions of @factory/cli for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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