---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli/v/3.34.4"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli/v/3.34.4.md"
package: "@nalvietnam/avatar-cli"
report_status: "published"
title: "@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "3.34.4"
---

# @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 19 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:** 3.34.4
- **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 bundle contains a real credential-forwarding capability to an unrestricted operator-configured endpoint, activated by the explicit doctor command and skipped with --no-probe. This warrants a warning for conditional credential exposure, not a publish block.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 94.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-07T09:44:45.089Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-07T09:45:25.609Z
- **Download time:** 2057 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1378 ms
- **AI review time:** 37083 ms
- **Total time:** 40520 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:** The doctor command can send a locally available identity token to an operator-configured telemetry URL.

- **Trigger:** A user runs the doctor command with its default probe enabled and has an identity token available.

- **Impact:** A URL configured to an unrelated host can receive the identity token.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/index.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-07T09:45:25.609Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Embedded Python reads the token through the package token reader and sends it as a bearer credential to AVATAR\_TELEMETRY\_URL or the default telemetry host. The configured URL is not restricted by a destination allowlist.

- **Rationale:** The bundle contains a real credential-forwarding capability to an unrestricted operator-configured endpoint, activated by the explicit doctor command and skipped with --no-probe. This warrants a warning for conditional credential exposure, not a publish block.

- **Files touched:** dist/index.js

- **Network endpoints:** https://telemetry.nal.vn/api/telemetry, AVATAR\_TELEMETRY\_URL

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 94.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** The doctor probe reads an existing identity token and chooses its recipient from an environment variable, with a package telemetry host as the default., The probe sends that token as a bearer credential to the chosen URL; its URL selection has no destination allowlist., The doctor command runs the probe by default; users can skip it with an explicit no-probe option., The package install hook runs a welcome screen, while the flagged credential probe is tied to the doctor command.

- **Evidence against:** The doctor probe is user-invoked and has a no-probe option., The postinstall entry imports only the welcome-screen module and silently ignores its failures. The install hook does not invoke the probe.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4.

- Review the evidence and your use of @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4 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](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/package.json>)

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](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/package.json>)

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](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L10: `),plain:e=>zo(`${e}
L11: `)}});var Fn={};Oe(Fn,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Xo,computeFileSha256:()=>Qo,copyDirRecursive:()=>Yo,downloadFile:()=>Jd,ensureDir:()=>R,extractTarballToDir:()=>zd,pathExists:()=>g,readJso...
L12: `,n)}async function Yo(e,t,n=[]){await R(t);let r=await pe.readdir(e,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Vs(e,o.name),s=Vs(t,o.name);if(o.isDir...
```

### 6. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L318: `),t&&process.stdout.write(`   D\u1EF1 ki\u1EBFn: ${w.cyan(t)}
L319: `),process.exit(0)}}function RD(e){e.command("mcp-run <tool-id>",{hidden:!0}).description("[internal] Spawn MCP v\u1EDBi secrets injected (M09)").action(Dn("mcp-run","Milestone 09"...
L320: `),0;t.spawnDetached(n.command,n.args)}catch(n){if(e.verbose){let r=n instanceof Error?n.message:String(n);t.stderr(`avatar notify: l\u1ED7i \u2014 ${r}
```

### 7. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 8. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 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](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: `)}function Ln(e,t){process.stderr.write(`${JSON.stringify({schema_version:1,command:e,error:t})}
L4: `)}var fe=m(()=>{"use strict"});function N(){return hh||process.env[q$]==="1"}function K$(e){hh=e}function J$(e){kh=e}function ce(e){if(!N())return;let t=kh[e];return t==null||t===...
L5: `),1}function J(e,t){if(e==null||e==="")throw new U({missingFlag:t.flag,command:t.command,hint:t.hint});return e}function z$(e){return e.options.some(n=>n.long===gh)||e.option(gh,W...
...
L10: `),plain:e=>zo(`${e}
L11: `)}});var Fn={};Oe(Fn,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Xo,computeFileSha256:()=>Qo,copyDirRecursive:()=>Yo,downloadFile:()=>Jd,ensureDir:()=>R,extractTarballToDir:()=>zd,pathExists:()=>g,readJso...
L12: `,n)}async function Yo(e,t,n=[]){await R(t);let r=await pe.readdir(e,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o
```

### 11. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.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.
dist/index.js:
`),1}function J(e,t){if(e==null||e==="")throw new U({missingFlag:t.flag,command:t.command,hint:t.hint});return e}function z$(e){return e.options.some(n=>n.long===gh)||e.option(gh,W...
`)}});var Fn={};Oe(Fn,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Xo,computeFileSha256:()=>Qo,copyDirRecursive:()=>Yo,downloadFile:()=>Jd,ensureDir:()=>R,extractTarballToDir:()=>zd,pathExists:()=>g,readJso...
`).filter(c=>c.trim().length>0)):r(new Error(`tar list exit ${a}: ${s.trim()}`))})});if(t.length>Lh)throw new Error(`Tarball c\xF3 ${t.length} entries, v\u01B0\u1EE3t gi\u1EDBi h\u...
`);let i=lu(o);throw i==="name-exists"?new uu(t):i==="no-permission"?new Rr(
```

### 12. Critical: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.js>)

Source executes local commands and sends command output to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: // @nalvietnam/avatar-cli — built with tsup
L2: var U$=Object.defineProperty;var m=(e,t)=>()=>(e&&(t=e(e=0)),t);var Oe=(e,t)=>{for(var n in t)U$(e,n,{get:t[n],enumerable:!0})};function F(e){let t={schema_version:1,...e};t.schema...
L3: `)}function Ln(e,t){process.stderr.write(`${JSON.stringify({schema_version:1,command:e,error:t})}
...
L10: `),plain:e=>zo(`${e}
L11: `)}});var Fn={};Oe(Fn,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Xo,computeFileSha256:()=>Qo,copyDirRecursive:()=>Yo,downloadFile:()=>Jd,ensureDir:()=>R,extractTarballToDir:()=>zd,pathExists:()=>g,readJso...
L12: `,n)}async function Yo(e,t,n=[]){await R(t);let r=await pe.readdir(e,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Vs(e,o.name),s=Vs(t,o.name);if(o.isDir...
L13: `).filter(c=>c.trim().length>0)):r(new Error(`tar
```

### 13. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.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 -> bin/avatar.js -> dist/index.js
L1: // @nalvietnam/avatar-cli — built with tsup
L2: var U$=Object.defineProperty;var m=(e,t)=>()=>(e&&(t=e(e=0)),t);var Oe=(e,t)=>{for(var n in t)U$(e,n,{get:t[n],enumerable:!0})};function F(e){let t={schema_version:1,...e};t.schema...
L3: `)}function Ln(e,t){process.stderr.write(`${JSON.stringify({schema_version:1,command:e,error:t})}
...
L10: `),plain:e=>zo(`${e}
L11: `)}});var Fn={};Oe(Fn,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Xo,computeFileSha256:()=>Qo,copyDirRecursive:()=>Yo,downloadFile:()=>Jd,ensureDir:()=>R,extractTarballToDir:()=>zd,pathExists:()=>g,readJso...
L12: `,n)}async function Yo(e,t,n=[]){await R(t);let r=await pe.readdir(e,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Vs(e,o.name),s=Vs(t,o.na
```

### 14. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> bin/avatar.js -> dist/index.js
L1: // @nalvietnam/avatar-cli — built with tsup
L2: var U$=Object.defineProperty;var m=(e,t)=>()=>(e&&(t=e(e=0)),t);var Oe=(e,t)=>{for(var n in t)U$(e,n,{get:t[n],enumerable:!0})};function F(e){let t={schema_version:1,...e};t.schema...
L3: `)}function Ln(e,t){process.stderr.write(`${JSON.stringify({schema_version:1,command:e,error:t})}
...
L10: `),plain:e=>zo(`${e}
L11: `)}});var Fn={};Oe(Fn,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Xo,computeFileSha256:()=>Qo,copyDirRecursive:()=>Yo,downloadFile:()=>Jd,ensureDir:()=>R,extractTarballToDir:()=>zd,pathExists:()=>g,readJso...
L12: `,n)}async function Yo(e,t,n=[]){await R(t);let r=await pe.readdir(e,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;le
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 17. 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.

### 18. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 19. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.34.4/dist/index.js>)

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@3.33.0
matchedIdentity = npm:QG5hbHZpZXRuYW0vYXZhdGFyLWNsaQ:3.33.0
similarity = 0.750
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, prepare, 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:** 3.34.4
- **Version published:** 2026-10-07T06:26:38.340Z
- **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:** 46
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 4,233,892 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@nalvietnam/avatar-cli/v/3.34.4>)