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@lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.25: AI-agent control-surface risk | LPM Firewall

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@lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.25

Hardware-bound credential vault for the LIFEAI infrastructure stack

AI Security Review

scanned 3h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

LPM flags this version as an AI-agent control-surface risk. Installing the package on Windows automatically persists a hidden elevated watchdog and mutates Windows Terminal profiles that launch Claude and Codex. It also silently installs system dependencies.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm install on Windows

Impact

Creates a logon-triggered elevated process and alters a shared terminal control surface for AI coding tools without an explicit CLI command.

Mechanism

postinstall persistence, system package installation, and AI-agent launcher profile injection

Policy narrative

The package’s postinstall runs automatically on Windows. It writes a watchdog script, registers it as an elevated logon scheduled task that runs hidden with ExecutionPolicy Bypass, starts it, and silently installs rclone and PowerShell if absent. The same lifecycle handler invokes codevelop install-terminal, which writes Claude and Codex launcher profiles into the user’s Windows Terminal settings. These persistent, unconsented lifecycle mutations affect both system execution and an external AI-agent launch surface.

Rationale

This is concrete unconsented postinstall persistence plus mutation of a foreign AI-agent control surface. The absence of observed remote exfiltration does not mitigate the lifecycle attack behavior.

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jscli/commands/codevelop.jscli/assets/codevelop/windows-terminal.profiles.jsoncli/assets/watchdog.ps1%APPDATA%\clauth\watchdog.ps1%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json

Source & flagged code

23 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

.clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.mdView file

94patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 94 matchedText = ghp[redacted]

Critical

Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

.clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.mdView on unpkg · L94

94patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 94 matchedText = ghp[redacted]

Critical

Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in .clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.md

.clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.mdView on unpkg · L94

cli/watchdog-registry.jsView file

3import path from "path"; L4: import { spawnSync } from "child_process"; L5:

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

cli/watchdog-registry.jsView on unpkg · L3

cli/fingerprint.jsView file

15// Cache path — avoids re-querying WMI/CIM on every daemon start. L16: // This eliminates the spawnSync cmd.exe ETIMEDOUT crash that occurs L17: // when PowerShell/WMI is slow on first call after boot.

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

cli/fingerprint.jsView on unpkg · L15

cli/commands/serve.jsView file

•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. cli/commands/serve.js: import { appendFile, readdir, readFile, writeFile, rm, mkdir, stat, rename, cp } from "node:fs/promises"; headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${currentKey}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" }, headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${currentKey}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" }, headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${newKey}` }, headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${newKey}` }, "Authorization": `Bearer ${currentKey}`, headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${newKey}` }, headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${newKey}` },

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

cli/commands/serve.jsView on unpkg

•Manifest-reachable source resolves another installed package, overwrites its runtime code, and injects package-defined remote behavior. cli/commands/serve.js: import { appendFile, readdir, readFile, writeFile, rm, mkdir, stat, rename, cp } from "node:fs/promises"; const listResp = await fetch("https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/user/tokens", { const createResp = await fetch("https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/user/tokens", { const verifyResp = await fetch("https://api.cloudflare.[redacted]", { await fetch(`https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/user/tokens/${currentToken.id}`, { const createResp = await fetch("https://registry.npmjs.org/-/npm/v1/tokens", { const listResp = await fetch("https://registry.npmjs.org/-/npm/v1/tokens", { await fetch(`https://registry.npmjs.org/-/npm/v1/tokens/

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

cli/commands/serve.jsView on unpkg

cli/index.jsView file

946try { L947: const r = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:52437/chitchat/${id}`, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(3000) }); L948: if (!r.ok) { ... L958: // Find claude binary (same candidates as daemon) L959: const { execSync: es, spawn } = await import("child_process"); L960: let claudeBin = null; L961: for (const c of [ L962: process.env.CLAUDE_BIN, L963: path.join(process.env.APPDATA || '', 'npm', 'claude.cmd'),

High

Same File Env Network Execution

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

cli/index.jsView on unpkg · L946

838try { L839: execSync("npm install -g @lifeaitools/clauth@latest", { stdio: "inherit" }); L840: console.log(chalk.green("\n Updated successfully.\n"));

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

cli/index.jsView on unpkg · L838

318patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 318 matchedText = { type: ..." },

Medium

Secret Pattern

Hardcoded password in cli/index.js

cli/index.jsView on unpkg · L318

456patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 456 matchedText = { type: ..." },

cli/commands/install.jsView file

21import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'; L22: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L23: import Conf from 'conf'; ... L27: L28: const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)); L29: const ROOT = join(__dirname, '..', '..'); L30: const MGMT = 'https://api.supabase.com/v1'; L31: const SKILLS_DIR = process.env.CLAUTH_SKILLS_DIR || L32: (process.platform === 'win32' L33: ? join(process.env.USERPROFILE || '', '.claude', 'skills') ... L43: if (!_rl) { L44: _rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

cli/commands/install.jsView on unpkg · L21

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.23 matchedPath = cli/commands/install.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:1.30.23 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.

cli/commands/install.jsView on unpkg

scripts/bin/bootstrap-win.exeView file

•path = scripts/bin/bootstrap-win.exe kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 37672227 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

scripts/bin/bootstrap-win.exeView on unpkg

install.shView file

•path = install.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 1391 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

install.shView on unpkg

cli/commands/agent-pool.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.23 matchedPath = cli/commands/agent-pool.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:1.30.23 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.

cli/commands/agent-pool.jsView on unpkg

cli/commands/codevelop.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.23 matchedPath = cli/commands/codevelop.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:1.30.23 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.

cli/commands/codevelop.jsView on unpkg

cli/commands/doctor.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.23 matchedPath = cli/commands/doctor.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:1.30.23 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.

cli/commands/doctor.jsView on unpkg

cli/studio-debug.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @lifeaitools/clauth@1.30.23 matchedPath = cli/studio-debug.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:1.30.23 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.

cli/studio-debug.jsView on unpkg

cli/commands/scrub.test.jsView file

17patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 17 matchedText = const GH...hars

Critical

Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in cli/commands/scrub.test.js

cli/commands/scrub.test.jsView on unpkg · L17