@grovetech/defender@0.27.0
Active runtime protection for vibe-coded apps — drops in as Express middleware (web + AI layer), blocks prompt injection, PII leaks, and sensitive paths in real time. By Grovetech AI.
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe runtime SDK sends the machine hostname with telemetry to Grovetech whenever telemetry is enabled. An API key is required and telemetry can be disabled, but the identifying hostname makes this a warning-level telemetry concern.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
An application creates a Defender instance with an API key; telemetry is sent on events or heartbeat flushes.
Impact
The vendor receives the host’s machine name alongside telemetry. The API key is sent as a bearer credential to that endpoint.
Mechanism
The telemetry client posts the machine hostname, version, request count, and events to the configured endpoint, defaulting to Grovetech’s ingest endpoint.
AI rationale
The runtime SDK sends the machine hostname with telemetry to Grovetech whenever telemetry is enabled. An API key is required and telemetry can be disabled, but the identifying hostname makes this a warning-level telemetry concern.
Evidence
dist/esm/index.jsdist/esm/telemetry.js
Network endpoints1
grovetechai.com/api/defender/ingest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- With a Defender API key, the SDK sends telemetry to its configured endpoint, which defaults to Grovetech’s ingest service.
- The telemetry body includes the machine hostname, version, request count, and events.
- The SDK derives a hostname from the machine and passes it into the telemetry client.
Evidence against
- Without an API key, the SDK sets telemetry to dry-run mode and says no telemetry is uploaded.
- The SDK provides a `cfg.telemetry === false` option to disable telemetry.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
8 flaggedREADME.mdView file
•| AI input | "ignore previous instructions", DAN/jailbreak, token bombs |
High
Ai Reviewer Manipulation
Package text addresses the security reviewer or scanner and tries to influence the review outcome.
README.mdView on unpkgdist/esm/cli.jsView file
4// • `defender init [--dry-run] [--yes]` — autodetekuje framework, vloží
L5: // middleware do entry filu, přidá @grovetech/defender do package.json,
L6: // vytvoří/upraví .env.example a README.md, doinstaluje balíček.
...
L9: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L10: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L11: import { PII_PATTERNS } from "./patterns.js";
...
L25: const pkgPath = join(here, "..", "..", "package.json");
L26: const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf8"));
L27: if (pkg.version && /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/.test(pkg.version))
...
L36: const MAX_FILE_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
L37: const DEFAULT_INGEST = "https://grovetechai.com/api/defender/install-telemetry";
L38: function walk(root) {
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/esm/cli.jsView on unpkg · L4Findings
3 Critical6 High3 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/esm/cli.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/esm/cli.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cjs/rag.cjs
HighAi Reviewer ManipulationREADME.md
HighChild Processdist/esm/cli.js
HighShell
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/esm/cli.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/esm/cli.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cjs/agent-identity.cjs#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @grovetech/defender@0.27.0.
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