@grovetech/defender@0.30.0
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 package’s runtime telemetry sends the machine hostname to its own service, which is identifying information under the review rules and warrants a warning. The transmission is tied to Defender telemetry, has an opt-out, and no credential exfiltration or unrelated destination was found.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
An application calls defender() with an API key; telemetry is enabled by default and may send on its heartbeat or when events are flushed.
Impact
The publisher receives a machine-identifying hostname along with telemetry. No credential theft or unrelated collector was identified.
Mechanism
The SDK reads the OS hostname, includes it in telemetry configuration, and POSTs it with event data and the Defender API key.
AI rationale
The package’s runtime telemetry sends the machine hostname to its own service, which is identifying information under the review rules and warrants a warning. The transmission is tied to Defender telemetry, has an opt-out, and no credential exfiltration or unrelated destination was found.
Evidence
dist/esm/index.jsdist/cjs/telemetry.cjsdist/esm/index.d.ts
Network endpoints1
grovetechai.com/api/defender/ingest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 94.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The SDK reads the machine hostname by default and passes it into its telemetry configuration.
- Telemetry sends the hostname with version, request count and events to the configured endpoint; the default is https://grovetechai.com/api/defender/ingest.
- A heartbeat is enabled by default at 15-minute intervals, so telemetry can be sent even when no events have been recorded.
Evidence against
- The telemetry endpoint is the package publisher’s service, and the API key is the Defender service key.
- Telemetry can be disabled with telemetry: false; without an API key, telemetry is not uploaded.
- The reviewed code describes telemetry as security events and does not show it sending credentials from other services.
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
This report applies to @grovetech/defender@0.30.0.
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