@indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.141
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AI Security Review
scanned 7d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe postinstall chain can register and launch a Windows logon task without a separate user command to install the daemon. The source shows package-aligned daemon behavior, so this supports a warning rather than a malware block.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Installing the package through npm on Windows when no daemon version is recorded.
Impact
The package can establish background execution without a separate daemon-install command.
Mechanism
The postinstall helper starts the CLI with daemon install in stale-only mode; the Windows installer registers and runs a logon task.
AI rationale
The postinstall chain can register and launch a Windows logon task without a separate user command to install the daemon. The source shows package-aligned daemon behavior, so this supports a warning rather than a malware block.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjsdist/commands/mesh.jsdist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json defines a postinstall hook that runs the daemon helper.
- The helper invokes the CLI’s daemon installer with stale-only mode.
- The CLI routes stale-only mode to the daemon installation function.
- A missing recorded daemon version qualifies as stale.
- On Windows, daemon installation creates a scheduled task and then attempts to run it.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
17 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjs || true
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/mesh-daemon-if-stale.mjs || true
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/startup-registration.jsView file
18*/
L19: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L20: import { stringDerivedPackageRoot } from "./utils/hq-roots.js";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/startup-registration.jsView on unpkg · L18Findings
1 Critical9 High9 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/lib/capacity/collectors/claude-oauth.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processdist/startup-registration.js
HighShelldist/utils/staged-install.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/commands/rescue.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighCloud Metadata Accessdist/lib/lanes/machine-identity.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/lib/mesh/live/daemon/install.js
HighPayload In Excluded Dirassets/scaffold/.claude/hooks/validate-policy-frontmatter.sh
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedassets/scaffold/core/scripts/lib/codex-output-schema.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @indigoai-us/hq-cli@5.345.141.
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