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@lotics/cli@0.318.33
Lotics SDK and CLI for AI agents
AI Security Review
scanned 1d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged process execution is part of an explicit upgrade command, and the telemetry path is gated by LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1, disclosed in the README, and directed to the configured Lotics API. The package manifest declares no install-time hook that would run these behaviors automatically.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Telemetry requires LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1; the installer pipeline runs only when the user invokes the upgrade command.
Impact
No malicious impact was identified in the inspected source. Opted-in telemetry shares command metadata and printed failure messages with the configured Lotics service.
Mechanism
Telemetry spools session metadata and failure messages, then posts batches to the configured Lotics API. The upgrade action runs a fixed Lotics installer command.
AI rationale
The flagged process execution is part of an explicit upgrade command, and the telemetry path is gated by LOTICS_TELEMETRY=1, disclosed in the README, and directed to the configured Lotics API. The package manifest declares no install-time hook that would run these behaviors automatically.
Evidence
~/.lotics/telemetry-<host>.ndjson
Network endpoints3
api.lotics.airegistry.npmjs.orglotics.ai
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 96.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes a CLI binary and a separate client library; its only lifecycle script is prepublishOnly, which builds the package.
- Telemetry collection is disabled unless LOTICS_TELEMETRY is set to "1".
- Telemetry records command metadata and, on failure, the printed error message; arguments contribute a hash and shape rather than values.
- Telemetry posts to the configured Lotics API URL, which defaults to api.lotics.ai; the README discloses the collection and its opt-in setting.
- The upgrade command runs a fixed installer command only when the user invokes the upgrade action.
Evidence against
- No install or postinstall hook is declared.
- The source examined contains no confirmed credential forwarding to an unrelated host or unrequested account action.
- The update check contacts registry.npmjs.org only to retrieve the latest package version.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/src/cli.jsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @lotics/cli@0.318.32
matchedIdentity = npm:QGxvdGljcy9jbGk:0.318.32
similarity = 0.500
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
dist/src/cli.jsView on unpkg1791// src/cli_dispatch.ts
L1792: import { spawn as spawn2 } from "node:child_process";
L1793:
High
1827// docs/cli_reference.md
L1828: var cli_reference_default = "# @lotics/cli \u2014 CLI Command Reference\n\nPer-command syntax, flags, contracts, and gotchas for the public `lotics` CLI. Start at [AGENTS.md](../AG...
L1829:
High
Findings
1 Critical6 High3 Medium6 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/src/cli.js
HighChild Processdist/src/cli.js
HighShelldist/src/cli.js
HighHost Fingerprint Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/src/cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/src/cli.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumWildcard Dependency
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @lotics/cli@0.318.33.
See all versions of @lotics/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @lotics/cli@0.318.33 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.
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