---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@lifeaitools/clauth/v/2.15.14"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@lifeaitools/clauth/v/2.15.14.md"
package: "@lifeaitools/clauth"
report_status: "published"
title: "@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "2.15.14"
---

# @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — An install can create elevated logon persistence and alter the host without an explicit clauth command.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Install Hook Abuse
- **Selected version:** 2.15.14
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: malicious; recommendation: publish block. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Installing the package automatically establishes a Windows persistence task and installs extra system software. The watchdog launches the package daemon at logon and restarts it when unavailable.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 98.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-11T23:42:20.973Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-11T23:43:15.599Z
- **Download time:** 2268 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2505 ms
- **AI review time:** 49851 ms
- **Total time:** 54626 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Installing the package automatically establishes a Windows persistence task and installs extra system software. The watchdog launches the package daemon at logon and restarts it when unavailable.

- **Trigger:** npm postinstall on Windows

- **Impact:** An install can create elevated logon persistence and alter the host without an explicit clauth command.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, scripts/postinstall.js, cli/assets/watchdog.ps1

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-11T23:43:15.599Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Scheduled-task persistence, hidden process restart, and silent winget installation

- **Attack narrative:** The manifest invokes scripts/postinstall.js automatically. On Windows it copies a watchdog, registers a highest-privilege task at logon, and starts it. The watchdog hides and restarts the clauth daemon indefinitely. The same lifecycle hook can silently install rclone and PowerShell with winget. These are persistent host changes performed during installation rather than after an explicit setup command.

- **Rationale:** This is concrete install-hook abuse: an automatic lifecycle script establishes elevated persistence and installs system dependencies. The localhost-only check does not offset the unconsented host mutation.

- **Files touched:** scripts/postinstall.js, cli/assets/watchdog.ps1, %APPDATA%\\clauth\\watchdog.ps1, Windows Scheduled Task ClautWatchdog

- **Network endpoints:** http://127.0.0.1:52437/ping

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 98.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for block:** The package automatically runs a postinstall script., On Windows, postinstall copies a watchdog and registers a highest-privilege logon task., The installed watchdog continuously restarts the clauth daemon in a hidden window., Postinstall silently installs rclone and PowerShell through winget.

- **Evidence against:** The inspected network check in postinstall only contacts a localhost daemon., The scrub command reads local vault values to redact them from local transcript files; no external upload was found in that path.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14.

- Avoid installing @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
```

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. Critical: Critical Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** .clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.md
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/.clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.md>)

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```markdown
patternName = github_pat
severity = critical
line = 94
```

### 5. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** cli/watchdog-registry.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/watchdog-registry.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: import path from "path";
L4: import { spawnSync } from "child_process";
L5:
```

### 6. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** cli/fingerprint.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/fingerprint.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L15: // 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.
```

### 7. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 68.0%
- **Path:** cli/supervisor-ui.test.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/supervisor-ui.test.js>)

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L143: URL,
L144: URLSearchParams,
L145: encodeURIComponent,
...
L194: },
L195: async fetch(url, options) {
L196: const opts = options || {};
...
L277: assert.equal(writes[0].options.headers['X-Clauth-Write-Token'], 'wt-fresh');
L278: assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(writes[0].options.body), { action: 'restart' });
L279: });
```

### 8. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: 
L7: import http from "http";
L8: import crypto from "crypto";
...
L34: import ora from "ora";
L35: import { execFileSync, execSync as execSyncTop, spawn } from "child_process";
L36: import Conf from "conf";
...
L101: 
L102: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L103: const CLAUTH_ROOT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "../..");
L104: const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../package.json"), "utf8"));
L105: const VERSION = pkg.version;
...
L115: // throws "fatal: not a git repository" here, caught below -- but execSync'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. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: 
L7: import http from "http";
L8: import crypto from "crypto";
...
L34: import ora from "ora";
L35: import { execFileSync, execSync as execSyncTop, spawn } from "child_process";
L36: import Conf from "conf";
...
L101: 
L102: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L103: const CLAUTH_ROOT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "../..");
L104: const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../package.json"), "utf8"));
L105: const VERSION = pkg.version;
...
L115: // throws "fatal: not a git repository" here, caught below -- but execSync's
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 13. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** cli/http/components/system-component.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/http/components/system-component.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L147: const out = fs.openSync(LOG_FILE, "a");
L148: const childEnv = { ...process.env, __CLAUTH_DAEMON: "1" };
L149: delete childEnv.__CLAUTH_STAGED;  // Clear staged flag — child is live
L150: const child = spawn(process.execPath, childArgs, {
L151: detached: true,
...
L162: try {
L163: const resp = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${LIVE_PORT}/ping`);
L164: if (resp.ok) { promoted = true; break; }
```

### 14. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.js>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: 
L7: import http from "http";
L8: import crypto from "crypto";
...
L34: import ora from "ora";
L35: import { execFileSync, execSync as execSyncTop, spawn } from "child_process";
L36: import Conf from "conf";
...
L101: 
L102: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L103: const CLAUTH_ROOT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "../..");
L104: const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../package.json"), "utf8"));
L105: const VERSION = pkg.version;
...
L115: // throws "fatal: not a git repository" here, caught below -- but execSync's
```

### 15. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/install.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/install.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
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/install.js:
import { createInterface } from 'readline';
? join(process.env.USERPROFILE || '', '.claude', 'skills')
: join(process.env.HOME || '', '.claude', 'skills'));
// Prompt helpers — single shared readline to
headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${pat}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${pat}` },
method: 'GET', headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer test' }
if (!anon || !serviceRole) throw new Error('API keys not found in response');
```

### 16. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** scripts/bootstrap.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/scripts/bootstrap.cjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: 'use strict';
L4: const { execSync, spawnSync } = require('child_process');
L5: const { join } = require('path');
L6: const ROOT = join(__dirname, '..');
L7: 
...
L17: if (!check('git')) {
L18: console.error('  x git not found. Install from https://git-scm.com');
L19: process.exit(1);
...
L50: 
L51: var platform = process.platform;
L52: var installCmd = null;
...
L70: if (installCmd) {
```

### 17. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> cli/index.js -> cli/commands/serve.js
L6: 
L7: import http from "http";
L8: import crypto from "crypto";
...
L34: import ora from "ora";
L35: import { execFileSync, execSync as execSyncTop, spawn } from "child_process";
L36: import Conf from "conf";
...
L101: 
L102: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L103: const CLAUTH_ROOT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "../..");
L104: const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../package.json"), "utf8"));
L105: const VERSION = pkg.version;
...
L115: // throws "fatal: not a git repository" here, caught below -- but execSync's
```

### 18. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> cli/index.js -> cli/commands/serve.js
L6: 
L7: import http from "http";
L8: import crypto from "crypto";
...
L34: import ora from "ora";
L35: import { execFileSync, execSync as execSyncTop, spawn } from "child_process";
L36: import Conf from "conf";
...
L101: 
L102: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L103: const CLAUTH_ROOT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "../..");
L104: const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../package.json"), "utf8"));
L105: const VERSION = pkg.version;
...
L115: // throws "fatal: not a git repository" here, caught below -- but execSync's
```

### 19. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.bin -> cli/index.js -> cli/commands/serve.js
L6: 
L7: import http from "http";
L8: import crypto from "crypto";
...
L34: import ora from "ora";
L35: import { execFileSync, execSync as execSyncTop, spawn } from "child_process";
L36: import Conf from "conf";
...
L101: 
L102: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L103: const CLAUTH_ROOT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "../..");
L104: const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../package.json"), "utf8"));
L105: const VERSION = pkg.version;
...
L115: // throws "fatal: not a git repository" here, caught below -- but execSync's
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 22. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** scripts/bin/bootstrap-win.exe
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/scripts/bin/bootstrap-win.exe>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

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

### 23. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** install.sh
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/install.sh>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```shell
path = install.sh
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 1342
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 24. 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.

### 25. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** cli/dashboard/dashboard.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/dashboard/dashboard.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 5
```

### 26. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/agent-pool.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/agent-pool.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/commands/agent-pool.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 27. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/doctor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/doctor.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/commands/doctor.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 28. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/install.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/install.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/commands/install.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 29. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/http/components/tunnel-component.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/http/components/tunnel-component.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/http/components/tunnel-component.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 30. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/mcp/providers/clauth-core-provider.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/mcp/providers/clauth-core-provider.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/mcp/providers/clauth-core-provider.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 31. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/studio-debug.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/studio-debug.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/studio-debug.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 32. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** scripts/bootstrap.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/scripts/bootstrap.cjs>)

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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = scripts/bootstrap.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 33. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/npm.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/npm.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/commands/npm.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 34. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/serve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/serve.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/commands/serve.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 35. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/watchdog.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/watchdog.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/commands/watchdog.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 36. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/fingerprint.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/fingerprint.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/fingerprint.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 37. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** cli/http/components/system-component.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/http/components/system-component.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 = @lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.12
matchedPath = cli/http/components/system-component.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxpZmVhaXRvb2xzL2NsYXV0aA:2.15.12
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 38. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** .clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.md
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/.clauth-skill/references/keys-guide.md>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```markdown
patternName = github_pat
severity = critical
line = 94
```

### 39. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** cli/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/index.js>)

Hardcoded password in cli/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 309
```

### 40. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** cli/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/index.js>)

Hardcoded password in cli/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 447
```

### 41. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** cli/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/index.js>)

Hardcoded password in cli/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 448
```

### 42. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** cli/commands/scrub.test.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@lifeaitools/clauth@2.15.14/cli/commands/scrub.test.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = github_pat
severity = critical
line = 18
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 11
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 11

### Published dependency entries
- @lifeaitools/clauth-surface-sdk ^0.1.0 (Dependency)
- @vscode/ripgrep ^1.15.9 (Dependency)
- chalk ^5.3.0 (Dependency)
- commander ^12.1.0 (Dependency)
- conf ^13.0.0 (Dependency)
- fast-glob ^3.3.2 (Dependency)
- inquirer ^10.1.0 (Dependency)
- node-fetch ^3.3.2 (Dependency)
- ora ^8.1.0 (Dependency)
- pm2 ^7.0.3 (Dependency)
- typescript ^5.9.3 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @lifeaitools/clauth
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 2.15.14
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-09-11T23:41:24.936Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-09T23:39:15.406Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-07T21:06:48.838Z
- **Known versions:** 23
- **Latest version:** 2.16.11
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Hardware-bound credential vault for the LIFEAI infrastructure stack
- **Author:** Dave Ladouceur
- **Keywords:** lifeai, credentials, vault, cli, prt
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 131
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 136,684,619 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@lifeaitools/clauth/v/2.15.14>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/LIFEAI/clauth.git>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/LIFEAI/clauth>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/LIFEAI/clauth/issues>)