--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli/v/3.17.3" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli/v/3.17.3.md" package: "@nalvietnam/avatar-cli" report_status: "under_review" title: "@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.17.3 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "3.17.3" --- # @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.17.3 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 16 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list - **Public report status:** Under Review - **Threat category:** None published - **Selected version:** 3.17.3 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner) 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. Static analysis flagged 16 finding(s) at 93.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 93.0% - **Started:** 2026-07-17T01:58:03.367Z - **Finished:** 2026-07-17T01:58:04.611Z - **Download time:** 1015 ms - **Static scan time:** 227 ms - **AI review time:** Not available - **Total time:** 1244 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 No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.17.3. - Review the evidence and your use of @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.17.3 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: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall.js ``` ### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** package.json - **Public source:** [View source]() Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```json scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall.js ``` ### 3. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs. ### 4. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 5. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L7: `),plain:t=>process.stdout.write(`${t} L8: `)}});var _t={};z(_t,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Jt,computeFileSha256:()=>Kn,copyDirRecursive:()=>Dn,downloadFile:()=>jn,ensureDir:()=>C,extractTarballToDir:()=>Hn,pathExists:()=>f,readJson... L9: `,n)}async function Dn(t,e,n=[]){await C(e);let r=await N.readdir(t,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Pe(t,o.name),a=Pe(e,o.name);if(o.isDire... ``` ### 6. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 7. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 8. Medium: Install Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: // @nalvietnam/avatar-cli — built with tsup L2: var pc=Object.defineProperty;var R=(t,e)=>()=>(t&&(e=t(t=0)),e);var z=(t,e)=>{for(var n in e)pc(t,n,{get:e[n],enumerable:!0})};var $t,fo,Te,qt=R(()=>{"use strict";$t=".claude/avata... L3: `),success:t=>process.stdout.write(`${p.green("\u2713")} ${t} ... L7: `),plain:t=>process.stdout.write(`${t} L8: `)}});var _t={};z(_t,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Jt,computeFileSha256:()=>Kn,copyDirRecursive:()=>Dn,downloadFile:()=>jn,ensureDir:()=>C,extractTarballToDir:()=>Hn,pathExists:()=>f,readJson... L9: `,n)}async function Dn(t,e,n=[]){await C(e);let r=await N.readdir(t,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Pe(t,o.name),a=Pe(e,o.name);if(o.isDire... L10: `).filter(l=>l.trim().length>0)):r(new Error(`tar list exit ${c}: ${a. ``` ### 9. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 10. High: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/index.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 L9: `,n)}async function Dn(t,e,n=[]){await C(e);let r=await N.readdir(t,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Pe(t,o.name),a=Pe(e,o.name);if(o.isDire... L10: `).filter(l=>l.trim().length>0)):r(new Error(`tar list exit ${c}: ${a.trim()}`))})});if(e.length>Ao)throw new Error(`Tarball c\xF3 ${e.length} entries, v\u01B0\u1EE3t gi\u1EDBi h\u... L11: `),r=No(n,Oo),o=No(n,Lo);if(r!==-1&&o!==-1&&r) Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: // @nalvietnam/avatar-cli — built with tsup L2: var pc=Object.defineProperty;var R=(t,e)=>()=>(t&&(e=t(t=0)),e);var z=(t,e)=>{for(var n in e)pc(t,n,{get:e[n],enumerable:!0})};var $t,fo,Te,qt=R(()=>{"use strict";$t=".claude/avata... L3: `),success:t=>process.stdout.write(`${p.green("\u2713")} ${t} ... L7: `),plain:t=>process.stdout.write(`${t} L8: `)}});var _t={};z(_t,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Jt,computeFileSha256:()=>Kn,copyDirRecursive:()=>Dn,downloadFile:()=>jn,ensureDir:()=>C,extractTarballToDir:()=>Hn,pathExists:()=>f,readJson... L9: `,n)}async function Dn(t,e,n=[]){await C(e);let r=await N.readdir(t,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Pe(t,o.name),a=Pe(e,o.name);if(o.isDire... L10: `).filter(l=>l.trim().length>0)):r(new Error(`tar list exit ${c}: ${a. ``` ### 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:** 80.0% 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. ### 16. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 93.0% - **Path:** dist/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.15.4 matchedIdentity = npm:QG5hbHZpZXRuYW0vYXZhdGFyLWNsaQ:3.15.4 similarity = 0.500 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes - **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepublishOnly - **Dependencies:** 14 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 7 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 14 ### Published dependency entries - @inquirer/prompts ^8.5.2 (Dependency) - @napi-rs/keyring ^1.1.0 (Dependency) - boxen ^8.0.0 (Dependency) - chalk ^5.3.0 (Dependency) - cli-highlight ^2.1.11 (Dependency) - cli-table3 ^0.6.3 (Dependency) - clipboardy ^5.3.1 (Dependency) - commander ^15.0.0 (Dependency) - diff ^9.0.0 (Dependency) - fast-glob ^3.3.2 (Dependency) - open ^11.0.0 (Dependency) - ora ^9.4.0 (Dependency) - simple-git ^3.22.0 (Dependency) - zod ^4.4.3 (Dependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** @nalvietnam/avatar-cli - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 3.17.3 - **Version published:** 2026-07-17T01:57:48.500Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T10:31:06.785Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-10-20T18:27:44.689Z - **Known versions:** 34 - **Latest version:** 3.41.0 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** AI harness CLI for NAL Vietnam engineering - **Maintainers:** namgaf, lukenals - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.17.0 - **Artifact files:** 40 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,082,140 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]()