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@nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.38.1
AI harness CLI for NAL Vietnam engineering
AI Security Review
scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe static flags are explained by CLI features for authentication, AI provider setup, and an explicit diagnostic check. Source inspection found no covert transfer to an unrelated recipient, automatic broad agent configuration change, or other confirmed attack behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Package installation runs the welcome-screen hook; authentication, provider setup, and the diagnostic probe require their respective CLI commands.
Impact
No harmful effect was established; the reviewed paths perform local provider setup, service authentication, and an optional diagnostic request.
Mechanism
The inspected provider flow targets the selected service, the workspace marker code only checks for files, and the doctor probe can be skipped with --no-probe.
AI rationale
The static flags are explained by CLI features for authentication, AI provider setup, and an explicit diagnostic check. Source inspection found no covert transfer to an unrelated recipient, automatic broad agent configuration change, or other confirmed attack behavior.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/postinstall.jsdist/index.js
Network endpoints3
api.anthropic.comtelemetry.nal.vnqpdbkewtpkkbcrptnlos.supabase.co
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 92.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest maps the CLI command and runs a postinstall hook; the hook only imports a welcome screen unless CI or an opt-out flag is set.
- The flagged Claude integration checks workspace marker files and identifies workspace roots; it does not write agent settings.
- Anthropic Direct setup prompts for a key, validates it through api.anthropic.com, and stores it as Anthropic provider configuration in workspace settings.
- Google sign-in is an explicit CLI command that starts a device flow, presents a URL and code, waits for browser confirmation, and uses HTTPS hosts allowlisted for the service.
- The doctor diagnostic reads an ID token through the local pack token reader and sends it to telemetry.nal.vn; it runs through the explicit doctor command and supports --no-probe.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
8 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/index.jsView file
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L11: `)}});var Gr={};ct(Gr,{atomicSwapDir:()=>Cs,computeFileSha256:()=>Ts,copyDirRecursive:()=>Ps,downloadFile:()=>uf,ensureDir:()=>S,extractTarballToDir:()=>pf,pathExists:()=>k,readJso...
L12: `,n)}async function Ps(e,t,n=[]){await S(t);let r=await Ae.readdir(e,{withFileTypes:!0});for(let o of r){if(n.includes(o.name))continue;let i=Gc(e,o.name),s=Gc(t,o.name);if(o.isDir...
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
Findings
7 High4 Medium6 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighShelldist/index.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @nalvietnam/avatar-cli@3.38.1.
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