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@markus-global/cli@0.12.1
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AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no install lifecycle hooks, and the flagged shell and browser behavior is tied to the user-invoked updater or opening the local UI. Runtime telemetry is disclosed as anonymous, excludes code and personal data, and can be changed in Settings.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Telemetry starts with the Markus server; updates run after an explicit update command.
Impact
No harmful impact identified in the reviewed behavior.
Mechanism
The server reports aggregate usage statistics to Markus. The updater fetches release archives from the publisher’s GitHub repository.
AI rationale
The package has no install lifecycle hooks, and the flagged shell and browser behavior is tied to the user-invoked updater or opening the local UI. Runtime telemetry is disclosed as anonymous, excludes code and personal data, and can be changed in Settings.
Network endpoints2
markus.globalgithub.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook; its scripts are build, development, and cleanup commands.
- Runtime telemetry sends aggregate agent, task, tool-call, team, and plan statistics to Markus’s service. The UI says usage data is anonymous, excludes code, prompts, and personal data, and can be changed in Settings.
- The updater downloads release archives from the package publisher’s GitHub releases when the user runs the update command.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTelemetryUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
13 flaggeddist/utils/browser.jsView file
4*/
L5: import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
L6: import { get as httpGet } from 'node:http';
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/utils/browser.jsView on unpkg · L44*/
L5: import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
L6: import { get as httpGet } from 'node:http';
L7: import { platform } from 'node:os';
L8: export function openBrowser(url) {
L9: if (process.env['NO_BROWSER'])
L10: return;
High
Same File Env Network Execution
A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.
dist/utils/browser.jsView on unpkg · L4dist/commands/update.jsView file
40stdio: 'inherit',
L41: shell: true,
L42: });
High
Shell
Findings
7 High7 Medium7 Low
HighChild Processdist/utils/browser.js
HighShelldist/commands/update.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/utils/browser.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/markus-browser-extension.zip
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/web-ui/assets/DeliverableShareModal-7JeMgA4i.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/web-ui/assets/chunk-AQP2D5EJ-CqpVUue3.js
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/commands/start.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/web-ui/assets/viz-global-C_AyN6D9.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Compressed Blobdist/markus-browser-extension.zip
Medium
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @markus-global/cli@0.12.1.
See all versions of @markus-global/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @markus-global/cli@0.12.1 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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