---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@gabrielhicks/solv/v/5.8.37"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@gabrielhicks/solv/v/5.8.37.md"
package: "@gabrielhicks/solv"
report_status: "published"
title: "@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "5.8.37"
---

# @gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — Remote endpoint operators can execute arbitrary commands as the invoking user, including accessing validator keys and altering the host.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Remote Code Execution
- **Selected version:** 5.8.37
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

An explicit key-upload CLI option obtains a command array from a remote endpoint and executes it locally through a shell. The response is neither authenticated nor constrained by the package.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Started:** 2026-07-30T16:58:54.147Z
- **Finished:** 2026-07-30T16:59:28.495Z
- **Download time:** 1040 ms
- **Static scan time:** 996 ms
- **AI review time:** 32311 ms
- **Total time:** 34348 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** An explicit key-upload CLI option obtains a command array from a remote endpoint and executes it locally through a shell. The response is neither authenticated nor constrained by the package.

- **Trigger:** User runs \`solv scp upload --vs\`.

- **Impact:** Remote endpoint operators can execute arbitrary commands as the invoking user, including accessing validator keys and altering the host.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/index.js, dist/index.js.map

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-07-30T16:59:28.495Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Remote response-driven shell command execution.

- **Attack narrative:** The \`scp upload --vs\` path calls \`https://verify.validators.solutions/solv-migrate\`, parses a server-provided \`cmds\` array, and passes every element to \`spawnSync\` with shell execution enabled and output suppressed. There is no signature, allowlist, prompt, or command display. An endpoint response can therefore run arbitrary local commands when the user invokes an ostensibly key-upload-related operation.

- **Rationale:** This is a concrete remote-code-execution backdoor pattern, not merely normal CLI process launching. Lack of an install hook limits automatic exposure but does not remove the dangerous reachable behavior.

- **Files touched:** dist/index.js

- **Network endpoints:** https://verify.validators.solutions/solv-migrate

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 97.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** dist/index.js source map: \`scp upload --vs\` fetches verify.validators.solutions then shell-executes every returned command., Remote commands run with \`shell: true\` and \`stdio: ignore\`, with no validation or user display., The same CLI handles validator keypair upload/export, making its remote execution path high impact.

- **Evidence against:** package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook., The remote-command path requires explicit \`solv scp upload --vs\` selection.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 6797
matchedText = password...b3c"
```

### 3. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 4. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 5. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: var uT=Object.defineProperty;var E=(_,e)=>uT(_,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0}),pT=(_=>typeof require<"u"?require:typeof Proxy<"u"?new Proxy(_,{get:(e,t)=>(typeof require<"u"?requ...
L3: Please set DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL in .env`);let t={content:_,username:"\u{1FA84} Solv Notifier"};return(await ea(e.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,{method:"POST",body:JSON.stringify(t),headers:{"...
L4: Account: ${s.pubkey}
...
L5797: at the NOTICE level to the logger.  E.g. for a typical fd_log
L5798: `;return{filePath:_,body:e}},"modDiff"),vt=ha;var Ht=E(async(_,e,t=!1)=>{let o=_.NETWORK===O.TESTNET,i=e||(o?le:w_),n=t||_.MOD,{filePath:s,body:r}=vt();n?(H("git -C /home/solv/fire...
L5799: exec agave-validator \\
...
L6155: 
L6156: $ solv jupiter --help`))},"jupiterAPISetup"),En=DS;import{spa
```

### 6. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. Critical: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution with blocking evidence.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: var uT=Object.defineProperty;var E=(_,e)=>uT(_,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0}),pT=(_=>typeof require<"u"?require:typeof Proxy<"u"?new Proxy(_,{get:(e,t)=>(typeof require<"u"?requ...
L3: Please set DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL in .env`);let t={content:_,username:"\u{1FA84} Solv Notifier"};return(await ea(e.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,{method:"POST",body:JSON.stringify(t),headers:{"...
```

### 8. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: var uT=Object.defineProperty;var E=(_,e)=>uT(_,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0}),pT=(_=>typeof require<"u"?require:typeof Proxy<"u"?new Proxy(_,{get:(e,t)=>(typeof require<"u"?requ...
L3: Please set DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL in .env`);let t={content:_,username:"\u{1FA84} Solv Notifier"};return(await ea(e.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,{method:"POST",body:JSON.stringify(t),headers:{"...
L4: Account: ${s.pubkey}
```

### 9. Critical: Wallet Drain
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

Source uses private key material to transfer cryptocurrency funds.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: var uT=Object.defineProperty;var E=(_,e)=>uT(_,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0}),pT=(_=>typeof require<"u"?require:typeof Proxy<"u"?new Proxy(_,{get:(e,t)=>(typeof require<"u"?requ...
L3: Please set DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL in .env`);let t={content:_,username:"\u{1FA84} Solv Notifier"};return(await ea(e.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,{method:"POST",body:JSON.stringify(t),headers:{"...
L4: Account: ${s.pubkey}
...
L5797: at the NOTICE level to the logger.  E.g. for a typical fd_log
L5798: `;return{filePath:_,body:e}},"modDiff"),vt=ha;var Ht=E(async(_,e,t=!1)=>{let o=_.NETWORK===O.TESTNET,i=e||(o?le:w_),n=t||_.MOD,{filePath:s,body:r}=vt();n?(H("git -C /home/solv/fire...
L5799: exec agave-validator \\
...
L6155: 
L6156: $ solv jupiter --help`))},"jupiterAPISetup"),En=DS;import{spa
```

### 10. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: var uT=Object.defineProperty;var E=(_,e)=>uT(_,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0}),pT=(_=>typeof require<"u"?require:typeof Proxy<"u"?new Proxy(_,{get:(e,t)=>(typeof require<"u"?requ...
L3: Please set DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL in .env`);let t={content:_,username:"\u{1FA84} Solv Notifier"};return(await ea(e.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,{method:"POST",body:JSON.stringify(t),headers:{"...
L4: Account: ${s.pubkey}
...
L5797: at the NOTICE level to the logger.  E.g. for a typical fd_log
L5798: `;return{filePath:_,body:e}},"modDiff"),vt=ha;var Ht=E(async(_,e,t=!1)=>{let o=_.NETWORK===O.TESTNET,i=e||(o?le:w_),n=t||_.MOD,{filePath:s,body:r}=vt();n?(H("git -C /home/solv/fire...
L5799: exec agave-validator \\
...
L6155: 
L6156: $ solv jupiter --help`))},"jupiterAPISetup"),En=DS;import{spa
```

### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js
L1: #!/usr/bin/env node
L2: var uT=Object.defineProperty;var E=(_,e)=>uT(_,"name",{value:e,configurable:!0}),pT=(_=>typeof require<"u"?require:typeof Proxy<"u"?new Proxy(_,{get:(e,t)=>(typeof require<"u"?requ...
L3: Please set DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL in .env`);let t={content:_,username:"\u{1FA84} Solv Notifier"};return(await ea(e.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,{method:"POST",body:JSON.stringify(t),headers:{"...
L4: Account: ${s.pubkey}
```

### 12. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 13. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 14. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli/monitoring/scripts/output\_validator\_measurements.py
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/cli/monitoring/scripts/output_validator_measurements.py>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```python
path = dist/cli/monitoring/scripts/output_validator_measurements.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 172
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 15. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 16. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@gabrielhicks/solv@5.8.37/dist/index.js>)

Hardcoded password in dist/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 6824
matchedText = `;if(jR(...en(`
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 21
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 22
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 21

### Published dependency entries
- @jup-ag/api 6.0.27 (Dependency)
- @metaplex-foundation/mpl-token-metadata 3.2.1 (Dependency)
- @metaplex-foundation/umi 0.9.2 (Dependency)
- @metaplex-foundation/umi-bundle-defaults 0.9.2 (Dependency)
- @skeet-framework/utils 1.3.11 (Dependency)
- @solana/spl-stake-pool 1.1.5 (Dependency)
- @solana/spl-token 0.4.8 (Dependency)
- @solana/web3.js 1.98.4 (Dependency)
- bigint-buffer 1.1.5 (Dependency)
- bn.js 5.2.1 (Dependency)
- bs58 6.0.0 (Dependency)
- chalk 5.3.0 (Dependency)
- chalk-pipe 6.1.0 (Dependency)
- cli-progress 3.12.0 (Dependency)
- cli-spinner 0.2.10 (Dependency)
- cli-table3 0.6.5 (Dependency)
- commander 12.1.0 (Dependency)
- dotenv 16.4.5 (Dependency)
- inquirer 10.2.0 (Dependency)
- node-fetch 3.3.2 (Dependency)
- prompt 1.3.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @gabrielhicks/solv
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 5.8.37
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Version published:** 2026-07-30T16:33:58.862Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T22:52:35.179Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-07-30T16:59:28.495Z
- **Known versions:** 3
- **Latest version:** 5.8.37
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Solana Validator CLI SOLV
- **Author:** ELSOUL LABO B.V.
- **Keywords:** solana, validator, cli, validator-tool, Node.js, web3
- **Artifact files:** 24
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,700,691 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@gabrielhicks/solv/v/5.8.37>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/gabrielhicks/solv>)