--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@mnemonik/cli/v/7.161.0" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@mnemonik/cli/v/7.161.0.md" package: "@mnemonik/cli" report_status: "published" title: "@mnemonik/cli@7.161.0 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "7.161.0" --- # @mnemonik/cli@7.161.0 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 15 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Credential Exfiltration - **Selected version:** 7.161.0 - **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: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. The package has no install hook, and the flagged scanner eval is tied to embedded Emscripten module exports rather than a remote response. However, readiness reporting forwards a saved CLI bearer token to an unrestricted environment-configured origin, leaving conditional credential exposure risk. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 88.0% - **Started:** 2026-10-28T00:09:09.771Z - **Finished:** 2026-10-28T00:10:42.408Z - **Download time:** 770 ms - **Static scan time:** 24175 ms - **AI review time:** 67691 ms - **Total time:** 92637 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:** Installation readiness reporting can send a saved CLI access token to an API origin selected through an environment variable. The default origin is the Mnemonik API, so the unresolved risk is conditional on configuring an untrusted origin. - **Trigger:** Running the installer when a saved CLI bearer token is available and readiness reporting runs. - **Impact:** An untrusted configured endpoint could receive the bearer token and readiness data. - **Evidence paths:** dist/install/journey.js, dist/installSession.js - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-10-28T00:10:42.408Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The reporter places the saved token in a bearer authorization header and sends it to the API origin; the environment override is not restricted to approved hosts. - **Rationale:** The package has no install hook, and the flagged scanner eval is tied to embedded Emscripten module exports rather than a remote response. However, readiness reporting forwards a saved CLI bearer token to an unrestricted environment-configured origin, leaving conditional credential exposure risk. - **Network endpoints:** https://api.mnemonik.dev ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 88.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** package.json has no install lifecycle scripts., The installer reads a saved CLI OAuth access token and uses it for readiness reporting., During installation, the readiness reporter sends the bearer token to the configured API origin., The API origin defaults to the Mnemonik API, but MNEMONIK\_API\_RESOURCE can replace it without a host allowlist., The separate hook transport takes its server and token as inputs; its code does not establish that it obtains the saved CLI token., The scanner eval match constructs functions from strings exposed by embedded Emscripten module exports. - **Evidence against:** The token transfer is part of installation readiness reporting to the package's default Mnemonik API; the source does not establish publisher-controlled collection or malicious intent., The scanner eval finding is in embedded Emscripten code and does not show remote response execution. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @mnemonik/cli@7.161.0. - Review the evidence and your use of @mnemonik/cli@7.161.0 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. ## Public findings ### 1. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/diagnostics.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L923: import { createHash, createPublicKey, randomUUID, timingSafeEqual, verify as verifySignature } from "node:crypto"; L924: import { execFile, execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L925: function windowsCommand(file) { ``` ### 2. High: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 80.0% - **Path:** dist/diagnostics.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic code evaluation. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L5256: var func = `(${args}) => { ${body} };`; L5257: ASM_CONSTS[start] = eval(func); L5258: } ``` ### 3. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/diagnostics.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic require/import behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import { createRequire as __createRequire } from "node:module"; const require = __createRequire(import.meta.url); L2: var __create = Object.create; ``` ### 4. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 5. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 6. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 7. High: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/install/journey.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L7349: // packages/shared/dist/apiOrigin.js L7350: function apiOrigin(env = process.env) { L7351: return new URL(env.MNEMONIK_API_RESOURCE || "https://api.mnemonik.dev").origin; L7352: } ... L7357: import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto"; L7358: import { execFile as nodeExecFile } from "node:child_process"; L7359: import fs2 from "node:fs"; ``` ### 8. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** dist/runtime/signers.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L463: } L464: var execute, quote, RELEASE_MINISIGN_PUBLIC_KEY, identityArgs, groupArgs, ADMINISTRATOR_RID, currentIdentity, receipts, ttl, fresh, identityPending, aclArgs, hookOptions, hookExecu... L465: var init_runtimeSigners = __esm({ ... L468: execute = (file, args, input) => { L469: const result = promisify(execFile)(file, args); L470: if (input === void 0) L471: return result; L472: return new Promise((resolve6, reject2) => { L473: void result.then(resolve6, reject2); L474: result.child.stdin?.on("error", reject2); L475: result.child.stdin?.end(input); L476: }); ``` ### 9. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** dist/install/journey.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L394: // WTF! L395: // https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore L396: // changes in [2.22.1](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore/2.22.1) ... L558: var parentOf = (path) => { L559: if (path.charCodeAt(0) === SLASH_CODE || path.indexOf(DOUBLE_SLASH) >= 0) { L560: const slices = path.split(SLASH).filter(Boolean); ... L705: const rules = this._literalRules || (this._literalRules = this._rules.filter( L706: ({ body: body2 }) => body2[body2.length - (body2[body2.length - 1] === SLASH ? 2 : 1)] === "*" L707: )); ... L887: // Detect `process` so that it can run in browsers. L888: typeof process !== "undefined" && process.platform === "win32" L889: ) { ``` ### 10. Critical: Remote Response Code Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 98.0% - **Path:** dist/scanner/service.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source passes code obtained from a remote response into a dynamic execution sink. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L394: // WTF! L395: // https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore L396: // changes in [2.22.1](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore/2.22.1) ... L558: var parentOf = (path) => { L559: if (path.charCodeAt(0) === SLASH_CODE || path.indexOf(DOUBLE_SLASH) >= 0) { L560: const slices = path.split(SLASH).filter(Boolean); ... L705: const rules = this._literalRules || (this._literalRules = this._rules.filter( L706: ({ body: body2 }) => body2[body2.length - (body2[body2.length - 1] === SLASH ? 2 : 1)] === "*" L707: )); ... L887: // Detect `process` so that it can run in browsers. L888: typeof process !== "undefined" && process.platform === "win32" L889: ) { ``` ### 11. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 72.0% - **Path:** dist/auth/credentials.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/auth/credentials.js spawns dist/auth/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L394: // WTF! L395: // https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore L396: // changes in [2.22.1](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore/2.22.1) ... L558: var parentOf = (path) => { L559: if (path.charCodeAt(0) === SLASH_CODE || path.indexOf(DOUBLE_SLASH) >= 0) { L560: const slices = path.split(SLASH).filter(Boolean); ... L705: const rules = this._literalRules || (this._literalRules = this._rules.filter( L706: ({ body: body2 }) => body2[body2.length - (body2[body2.length - 1] === SLASH ? 2 : 1)] === "*" L707: )); ... L887: // Detect `process` so that it can run in browsers. L888: typeof process !== "undefined" && process.platform === "win32" L889: ) { ``` ### 12. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 13. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 14. 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. ### 15. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 0 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 1 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0 ## Package metadata - **Package:** @mnemonik/cli - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 7.161.0 - **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE - **Version published:** 2026-10-28T00:06:26.471Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-09-09T08:37:24.300Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-02T23:28:26.592Z - **Known versions:** 169 - **Latest version:** 7.174.5 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Mnemonik installer and local project helper - **Maintainers:** daemonhunt - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24 - **Artifact files:** 228 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 10,543,724 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()