@grovetech/defender@0.28.1
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 package’s runtime telemetry sends the machine hostname to its vendor’s service by default when an API key is configured. Because the README does not disclose this identifying field, this is suspicious telemetry rather than a clean result.
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 and telemetry events or requests are flushed.
Impact
The vendor’s telemetry service receives an identifying machine hostname alongside runtime events.
Mechanism
The SDK obtains the OS hostname by default and includes it in telemetry POSTs to the configured endpoint; telemetry can be turned off with `telemetry: false`.
AI rationale
The package’s runtime telemetry sends the machine hostname to its vendor’s service by default when an API key is configured. Because the README does not disclose this identifying field, this is suspicious telemetry rather than a clean result.
Evidence
dist/esm/index.jsdist/esm/telemetry.jsREADME.md
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
- The SDK defaults telemetry to Grovetech’s ingest endpoint and uses a configured API key or the corresponding environment variable.
- The SDK derives a hostname from the machine and includes it in telemetry payloads sent to the configured endpoint.
- The README describes runtime protections and reporting violations to telemetry, but does not disclose that the machine hostname is sent.
Evidence against
- The package’s stated purpose is runtime protection, and telemetry reports violations for its dashboard.
- Telemetry can be disabled with `telemetry: false`; without an API key, uploads are disabled.
- The CLI telemetry payload is event data, and its endpoint is Grovetech’s install telemetry service.
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/proxy.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
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