registry / AI-agent control-surface risk / @fathnakbar/devops-cli
@fathnakbar/devops-cli
DevOps multi-server deployment, Portainer stack orchestration, and environment management CLI
This report shows the evidence for @fathnakbar/devops-cli@1.0.3. 1 of 4 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 1.0.4, is flagged. See all versions.
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe automatic post-install hook writes to global AI-agent skill locations without an explicit user command. This meets the blocking policy for unconsented install-time mutation of foreign AI-agent control surfaces.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
npm installation triggers the post-install hook.
Impact
It changes the control instructions available to installed coding agents across the user account.
Mechanism
Automatic global AI-agent skill installation.
Policy narrative
The manifest runs scripts/postinstall.js during installation. That script creates global .agents and .claude skill directories under the user home directory and writes SKILL.md into each. This is an unconsented install-time mutation of broad, foreign AI-agent control surfaces. The CLI's Portainer API behavior is user-configured and does not establish a separate exfiltration path, but it does not mitigate the automatic agent-control mutation.
AI rationale
The automatic post-install hook writes to global AI-agent skill locations without an explicit user command. This meets the blocking policy for unconsented install-time mutation of foreign AI-agent control surfaces.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jsdist/index.js~/.agents/skills/devops/SKILL.md~/.claude/skills/devops/SKILL.md
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI identified this as a dangerous AI-agent capability at 99.0% confidence with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for policy risk
- The package runs a post-install script automatically.
- The install script creates global skill directories for two unrelated AI-agent ecosystems.
- The script writes a skill file into both global agent locations without user action.
Evidence against
- The install script contains no network request or credential collection.
- Runtime network calls target a user-configured Portainer server, not a hard-coded collection endpoint.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/index.jsView file
2420if (typeof node_buffer.Buffer === "function") {
L2421: return node_buffer.Buffer.from(src, "base64");
L2422: } else if (typeof atob === "function") {
...
L4882: yield* this.next(token);
L4883: yield* this.end(forceDoc, endOffset);
L4884: }
L4885: *next(token) {
L4886: if (node_process.env.LOG_STREAM)
L4887: console.dir(token, { depth: null });
...
L7004: ];
L7005: function findComposeFile(customPath, cwd = process.cwd()) {
L7006: if (customPath) {
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L24202420Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js
L2420: if (typeof node_buffer.Buffer === "function") {
L2421: return node_buffer.Buffer.from(src, "base64");
L2422: } else if (typeof atob === "function") {
...
L4882: yield* this.next(token);
L4883: yield* this.end(forceDoc, endOffset);
L4884: }
L4885: *next(token) {
L4886: if (node_process.env.LOG_STREAM)
L4887: console.dir(token, { depth: null });
...
L7004: ];
L7005: function findComposeFile(customPath, cwd = process.cwd()) {
L7006: if (customPath) {
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L24202420Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js
L2420: if (typeof node_buffer.Buffer === "function") {
L2421: return node_buffer.Buffer.from(src, "base64");
L2422: } else if (typeof atob === "function") {
...
L4882: yield* this.next(token);
L4883: yield* this.end(forceDoc, endOffset);
L4884: }
L4885: *next(token) {
L4886: if (node_process.env.LOG_STREAM)
L4887: console.dir(token, { depth: null });
...
L7004: ];
L7005: function findComposeFile(customPath, cwd = process.cwd()) {
L7006: if (customPath) {
High
Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L2420scripts/postinstall.jsView file
2L3: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
L4: import { join } from "node:path";
...
L116: const targetDirs = [
L117: join(homedir(), ".agents", "skills", "devops"),
L118: join(homedir(), ".claude", "skills", "devops"),
L119: ];
...
L123: if (!existsSync(dir)) {
L124: mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
L125: }
L126: const filePath = join(dir, "SKILL.md");
L127: writeFileSync(filePath, DEVOPS_SKILL_CONTENT.trim() + "\n", "utf-8");
Critical
Ai Agent Control Hijack
Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.
scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L2Findings
3 Critical2 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackscripts/postinstall.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @fathnakbar/devops-cli@1.0.3.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing @fathnakbar/devops-cli@1.0.3. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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