---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@inkeep/open-knowledge/v/0.59.2"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@inkeep/open-knowledge/v/0.59.2.md"
package: "@inkeep/open-knowledge"
report_status: "under_review"
title: "@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.59.2"
---

# @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 29 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Under Review
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 0.59.2
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner)

Static analysis flagged 29 finding(s) at 97.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-21T17:10:59.752Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-21T17:11:10.856Z
- **Download time:** 2057 ms
- **Static scan time:** 9046 ms
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** 11104 ms

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Public findings

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. Critical: Critical Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs>)

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = private_key_rsa
severity = critical
line = 39
matchedText = -----END...----
```

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{o as e,t}from"./chunk-DTipWd-i.mjs";import{n}from"./wrapper-BcpqREsI.mjs";import{Blob as r,Buffer as i}from"buffer";import{TextDecoder as a,TextEncoder as o}from"util";impor...
L2: `+t+`at`)}else typeof r==`object`&&r.message&&r.stack?n+=r.stack.replace(/\n    at/gm,`
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 5. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-D8tv8KWc.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-D8tv8KWc.mjs>)

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{t as e}from"./chunk-DXB73IDG-q-dGnwlc.mjs";function t(){let e=[{prop:`Function`,target:globalThis,violationType:`function_constructor`,strategy:`throw`,reason:`Function cons...
L2:
```

### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/native/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/native/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L5: 
L6: const { readFileSync } = require('fs')
L7: let nativeBinding = null
```

### 7. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 68.0%
- **Path:** dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs>)

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{o as e,t}from"./chunk-DTipWd-i.mjs";import{n}from"./wrapper-BcpqREsI.mjs";import{Blob as r,Buffer as i}from"buffer";import{TextDecoder as a,TextEncoder as o}from"util";impor...
L2: `+t+`at`)}else typeof r==`object`&&r.message&&r.stack?n+=r.stack.replace(/\n    at/gm,`
...
L38: Y3FblSokcA==
L39: -----END CERTIFICATE-----`,key:`-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
L40: [redacted]
...
L67: \r
L68: `);var qu=class e{reject=null;resolve=null;listeners={onSignalAbort:this.onSignalAbort.bind(this)};isChunkedTransfer=!1;isProperLastChunkReceived=!1;previousChunk=null;nodeRequest=...
L69: 
...
L71: `),o+=a,i&&!i.disableErrorCapturing&&i.errorCapture===Ls.tryAndCatch&&(o+=`} catch(e) { $happy_dom.dispatchError(e); }`),o+=`})`;let s=null;try{s=r[Fe](o,{filename:r.location.href}...
L72: `);let o=a;s
```

### 8. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{o as e,t}from"./chunk-DTipWd-i.mjs";import{n}from"./wrapper-BcpqREsI.mjs";import{Blob as r,Buffer as i}from"buffer";import{TextDecoder as a,TextEncoder as o}from"util";impor...
L2: `+t+`at`)}else typeof r==`object`&&r.message&&r.stack?n+=r.stack.replace(/\n    at/gm,`
...
L38: Y3FblSokcA==
L39: -----END CERTIFICATE-----`,key:`-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
L40: [redacted]
...
L67: \r
L68: `);var qu=class e{reject=null;resolve=null;listeners={onSignalAbort:this.onSignalAbort.bind(this)};isChunkedTransfer=!1;isProperLastChunkReceived=!1;previousChunk=null;nodeRequest=...
L69: 
...
L71: `),o+=a,i&&!i.disableErrorCapturing&&i.errorCapture===Ls.tryAndCatch&&(o+=`} catch(e) { $happy_dom.dispatchError(e); }`),o+=`})`;let s=null;try{s=r[Fe](o,{filename:r.location.href}...
L72: `);let o=a;s
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 12. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/src-CdACXXNe.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/src-CdACXXNe.mjs>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{o as e}from"./chunk-DTipWd-i.mjs";import{J as t,mt as n,q as r}from"./sleep-DJmaHWQF.mjs";import{Dc as i,Ec as a,bo as o,ct as s,jc as c,lt as l}from"./src-BYmSbamD.mjs";imp...
L2: `);_.addBuffer(Buffer.from(E,`utf8`),`README.md`),_.end();let D=fe(r);return _.outputStream.pipe(D),await new Promise((e,t)=>{D.on(`close`,e),D.on(`error`,t)}),i?.info({bundlePath:...
L3: `),i=n.split(`
...
L7: `)?`
L8: `:``;V(e,`${JSON.stringify(r,null,2)}${i}`)}catch{let r=Ze(n,t.contentDir);r!==n&&V(e,r)}}function tt(e,t){let n=z(e,`utf-8`),r=Ze(n,t.contentDir);r!==n&&V(e,r)}function nt(e){try{...
L9: `)}\n`:null}catch{return null}}function Dt(e){let t=F(e,`.git`,`ok`);if(!L(t))return null;let n=ce(`git`,[`-C`,t,`log`,`--oneline`,`-50`],d({encoding:`utf-8`,timeout:2e3}));return ...
```

### 13. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/public/assets/dist-CZ9DVRS12.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/public/assets/dist-CZ9DVRS12.js>)

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L155: contains invisible/control Unicode U+FEFF (zero width no-break space)
`,this.pos),this.lineEndPos=e),e===-1?this.atEnd?this.buffer.substring(this.pos):null:(this.buffer[e-1]===`\r`&&--e,this.buffer.substring(this.pos,e))}hasChars(e){return this.pos+e<=this.buffer.length}setNext(e){return this.buffer=this.buff
```

### 14. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/js-exec-VXN6TZ7U-BrugyKqi.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/js-exec-VXN6TZ7U-BrugyKqi.mjs>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/js-exec-VXN6TZ7U-BrugyKqi.mjs spawns dist/chunk-5QMZ5MUS-D8tv8KWc.mjs; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L28: Available modules:
L29: fs, path, child_process, process, console,
L30: os, url, assert, util, events, buffer, stream,
...
L43: child_process:
L44: execSync(cmd)       throws on non-zero exit, returns stdout
L45: spawnSync(cmd, args) returns { stdout, stderr, status }
...
L49: 
L50: os: platform(), arch(), homedir(), tmpdir(), type(), hostname(),
L51: EOL, cpus(), endianness()
L52: 
L53: url: URL, URLSearchParams, parse(), format()
L54:
```

### 15. Medium: Protestware
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 90.0%

Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review.

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 17. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 19. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/native/native-config.linux-arm64-musl.node
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/native/native-config.linux-arm64-musl.node>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/native/native-config.linux-arm64-musl.node
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 788152
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 20. 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.

### 21. Low: Copyleft License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest declares a copyleft-style license.

### 22. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/dist-bundle-CFfKBclM.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/dist-bundle-CFfKBclM.mjs>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_trace_path_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 3
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/native/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/native/index.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.31.0
matchedPath = dist/native/index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.31.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/js-exec-VXN6TZ7U-BrugyKqi.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/js-exec-VXN6TZ7U-BrugyKqi.mjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.24.0
matchedPath = dist/js-exec-M6UR76J5-Cu6NIWHE.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.24.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/open-browser-BzjgGdJv.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/open-browser-BzjgGdJv.mjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.30.0
matchedPath = dist/open-browser-B0EHWyOL.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.30.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-JQJVKLGR-CNWh3cm8.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/chunk-JQJVKLGR-CNWh3cm8.mjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0
matchedPath = dist/chunk-PUDLZKDR-7CuClQq1.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.36.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/chunk-WRU74C26-Bfn8sWKa.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/chunk-WRU74C26-Bfn8sWKa.mjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0
matchedPath = dist/chunk-Q4XR5HBZ-DE_erWE4.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.36.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 28. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs>)

RSA private key in dist/lib-DuDqLKFD.mjs

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = private_key_rsa
severity = critical
line = 39
matchedText = -----END...----
```

### 29. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/public/assets/chunk-ZUYEQ4TG-DLAN927O.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@inkeep/open-knowledge@0.59.2/dist/public/assets/chunk-ZUYEQ4TG-DLAN927O.js>)

Google API key in dist/public/assets/chunk-ZUYEQ4TG-DLAN927O.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
matchedText = var e={V...AZZX
```

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

- **Dependencies:** 20
- **Optional dependencies:** 1
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 10
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 21

### Published dependency entries
- @inquirer/checkbox ^5.0.11 (Dependency)
- @inquirer/password ^5.0.11 (Dependency)
- @inquirer/select ^5.2.0 (Dependency)
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.28.0 (Dependency)
- @napi-rs/keyring ^1.3.0 (Dependency)
- @octokit/auth-oauth-device ^8.0.3 (Dependency)
- @octokit/request ^10.0.8 (Dependency)
- @octokit/rest ^22.0.1 (Dependency)
- cli-boxes ^4.0.1 (Dependency)
- commander ^14.0.0 (Dependency)
- jsonc-parser ^3.3.1 (Dependency)
- picocolors ^1.1.1 (Dependency)
- pino ^10.3.1 (Dependency)
- simple-git ^3.36.0 (Dependency)
- sirv ^3.0.1 (Dependency)
- smol-toml ^1.6.1 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.7.1 (Dependency)
- yazl ^3.3.1 (Dependency)
- yjs ^13.6.30 (Dependency)
- zod ^4.3.6 (Dependency)
- @parcel/watcher ^2.5.6 (OptionalDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @inkeep/open-knowledge
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.59.2
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Version published:** 2026-08-21T17:10:31.727Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T22:50:11.296Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-22T02:41:11.827Z
- **Known versions:** 54
- **Latest version:** 0.61.3
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Local-first, agent-friendly Markdown knowledge base with a cross-platform CLI and web editor
- **Maintainers:** abraham-inkeep, nick-inkeep, robert-inkeep, sarah-inkeep, andrew-inkeep, omar-inkeep, miles-inkeep
- **Keywords:** knowledge-base, markdown, local-first, mcp, ai, cli
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24
- **Artifact files:** 1333
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 60,420,534 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@inkeep/open-knowledge/v/0.59.2>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge>)
- [Homepage](<https://openknowledge.ai/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge/issues>)
