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@karajan-family/code@4.49.2

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AI Security Review

scanned 10d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The npm postinstall automatically edits global Claude and Codex configuration to register this package's own MCP server without a consent check. The change is limited to its named integration, so the source supports a warning for agent-extension lifecycle risk rather than a confirmed control hijack.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

Installing the package through npm, which runs its postinstall hook.

Impact

The agent clients gain access to this package's MCP tools, and their user configuration files are modified without a prompt.

Mechanism

The hook adds or replaces the package's named MCP entry in the global Claude configuration and adds its marked server block to the Codex configuration.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.js~/.claude.json~/.codex/config.toml

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 96.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json runs scripts/postinstall.js during npm installation, and that script invokes its main routine automatically.
The hook writes this package's named karajan-mcp entry to the user's Claude and Codex configuration files without a consent check.
Both entries launch this package's own MCP server; the change is limited to its named integration, which narrows the scope but does not make the automatic setup consent-based.
The other reviewed agent-related locations concern a separately invoked trash-hook install, project skills and files, local RAG watching, read-only checks, or project guidelines.

Evidence against

The inspected setup does not show a broad rewrite of unrelated agent entries or a transfer of credentials to an outside recipient.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

Source & flagged code

25 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

scripts/dual-publish.mjsView file

17import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs"; L18: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L19: import { join, dirname, resolve } from "node:path";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

scripts/dual-publish.mjsView on unpkg · L17

src/review/card-verify.jsView file

17L18: const execAsync = promisify(exec); L19: export const VERIFY_TIMEOUT_MS = 4000;

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

src/review/card-verify.jsView on unpkg · L17

scripts/verify-pack.mjsView file

114// pattern lookalikes). L115: const { scanPaths, loadPrivacyList } = await import( L116: path.join(repoRoot, "src", "privacy", "scan.js")

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

scripts/verify-pack.mjsView on unpkg · L114

src/sonar/project-key.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/sonar/project-key.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/sonar/project-key.jsView on unpkg

83const explicit = String( L84: options.projectKey || process.env.KJ_SONAR_PROJECT_KEY || config?.sonarqube?.project_key || "" L85: ).trim(); ... L99: const remote = await runCommand("git", ["config", "--get", "remote.origin.url"]); L100: const remoteUrl = String(remote.stdout || "").trim(); L101: if (remote.exitCode !== 0 || !remoteUrl) {

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

src/sonar/project-key.jsView on unpkg · L83

scripts/install.jsView file

4import path from "node:path"; L5: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L6: import readline from "node:readline/promises"; L7: import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process"; L8: import { tomlPath } from "./toml-value.js"; ... L10: const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output }); L11: const REGISTRY_PATH = path.join(os.homedir(), ".karajan", "instances.json"); L12: const INSTALL_STATE_PATH = path.join(os.homedir(), ".karajan", "install-state.json"); L13: const AGENT_META = { L14: codex: { bin: "codex", installUrl: "https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli" }, L15: claude: { bin: "claude", installUrl: "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code" }, ... L120: if (cliValue !== undefined) return cliValue;

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

scripts/install.jsView on unpkg · L4

src/audit/circular-deps.jsView file

75package = @karajan-family/code; repositoryIdentity = karajan-code; dependency = madge L75: try { L76: ({ default: madge } = await import("madge")); L77: } catch (err) {

High

Copied Package Dependency Bridge

Package metadata claims a different repository identity while copied source loads a runtime dependency bridge.

src/audit/circular-deps.jsView on unpkg · L75

scripts/postinstall.jsView file

26await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(file), { recursive: true }); L27: await fs.writeFile(file, `${JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8"); L28: } L29: L30: const CLAUDE_JSON_PATH = path.join(os.homedir(), ".claude.json"); L31: ... L77: async function setupClaudeMcp(config, kjHome) { L78: config.mcpServers = config.mcpServers || {}; L79: // Keep every env key the user added to the entry; only the home is ours, L80: // and it is written under the current name (KJ_HOME is deprecated). L81: const { KJ_HOME: _stale, ...userEnv } = config.mcpServers["karajan-mcp"]?.env || {}; L82: config.mcpServers["karajan-mcp"] = {

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L26

src/audit/basal-cost.jsView file

76return new Promise((resolve) => { L77: execFile("npx", ["depcheck", "--json"], { cwd: projectDir, timeout: 30000 }, (err, stdout) => { L78: if (err && !stdout) {

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

src/audit/basal-cost.jsView on unpkg · L76

vendor/tree-sitter-grammars/python.wasmView file

•path = vendor/tree-sitter-grammars/python.wasm kind = wasm_module sizeBytes = 457883 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Wasm Module

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

vendor/tree-sitter-grammars/python.wasmView on unpkg

scripts/install-binary.shView file

•path = scripts/install-binary.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 7790 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

scripts/install-binary.shView on unpkg

bin/kj-tailView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 24

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

bin/kj-tailView on unpkg

src/cli/register-meta.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/cli/register-meta.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/cli/register-meta.jsView on unpkg

src/commands/board.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/commands/board.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/commands/board.jsView on unpkg

src/utils/update-check.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/utils/update-check.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/utils/update-check.jsView on unpkg

packages/ai-trash/src/git-snapshot.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = packages/ai-trash/src/git-snapshot.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

packages/ai-trash/src/git-snapshot.jsView on unpkg

src/commands/audit.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/commands/audit.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/commands/audit.jsView on unpkg

src/commands/go.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/commands/go.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/commands/go.jsView on unpkg

src/commands/install-tools.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/commands/install-tools.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/commands/install-tools.jsView on unpkg

src/hu/store.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/hu/store.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/hu/store.jsView on unpkg

src/sonar/scanner.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/sonar/scanner.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/sonar/scanner.jsView on unpkg

src/utils/tool-installer.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/utils/tool-installer.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/utils/tool-installer.jsView on unpkg

src/checks/mcp-health.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = karajan-code@4.49.3 matchedPath = src/checks/mcp-health.js matchedIdentity = npm:a2FyYWphbi1jb2Rl:4.49.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

src/checks/mcp-health.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

25 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

scripts/dual-publish.mjsView file

17import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs"; L18: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L19: import { join, dirname, resolve } from "node:path";

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

scripts/dual-publish.mjsView on unpkg · L17

Findings

1 Critical18 High8 Medium7 Low

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackscripts/postinstall.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processscripts/dual-publish.mjs

HighShellsrc/review/card-verify.js

HighCopied Package Dependency Bridgesrc/audit/circular-deps.js

HighRuntime Package Installsrc/audit/basal-cost.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbin/kj-tail

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritysrc/cli/register-meta.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritysrc/commands/board.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritysrc/utils/update-check.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritypackages/ai-trash/src/git-snapshot.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @karajan-family/code@4.49.2.

See all versions of @karajan-family/code for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @karajan-family/code@4.49.2 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-13 01:39:32.525Z (UTC).

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