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@newrelic/preflight@1.4.23

New Relic MCP server for observing AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, and more)

Static Scan Results

scanned 2h ago · by rust-scanner

Static analysis flagged 12 finding(s) at 72.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 146 file(s), 2.10 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.eu.newrelic.com, api.newrelic.com, aws.github.io, bit.ly, docs.windsurf.com, git-scm.com, github.com, hooks.slack.com, insights-collector.newrelic.com, newrelic.com, one.newrelic.com, otlp.nr-data.net, react.dev, redux-toolkit.js.org, redux.js.org, registry.npmjs.org, www.apple.com, www.w3.org

Source & flagged code

4 flagged

dist/install/schedule.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';

2import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, statSync, accessSync, constants, unlinkSync, mkdirSync, } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/install/schedule.jsView on unpkg · L1

3import { resolve, join, dirname } from 'node:path';

4import { homedir } from 'node:os';

5import { createLogger } from '../shared/index.js';

6import { errMsg } from './json-utils.js';

7const logger = createLogger('schedule');

8function escapeXml(s) {

9 return s

10 .replace(/&/g, '&')

11 .replace(/</g, '<')

12 .replace(/>/g, '>')

13 .replace(/"/g, '"')

14 .replace(/'/g, ''');

15}

16export function unescapeXml(s) {

17 return s

18 .replace(/</g, '<')

19 .replace(/>/g, '>')

20 .replace(/"/g, '"')

21 .replace(/'/g, "'")

dist/install/platform.jsView file

Lines 55-95javascript

55 */

56export function resolveWindowsHome() {

57 // USERPROFILE is passed through from Windows by default in WSL

58 // (e.g. C:\Users\alice).

59 const userProfile = process.env.USERPROFILE?.trim();

60 if (userProfile) {

dist/install/setup-wizard.jsView file

Lines 3-43javascript

3import { resolve, dirname } from 'node:path';

4import { normalizeDeveloperName, ConfigFileSchema, DEFAULT_STORAGE_PATH } from '../config.js';

5import { migrateStoragePath } from './migrate.js';

6import { runInstallCli, verifyBinaryOnPath, findRepoRoot } from './cli.js';

7import { writeJsonFile } from './json-utils.js';

dist/install/cli.jsView file

Lines 376-416javascript

376 }

377 catch (err) {

378 if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {

379 print('✗ git is not installed or not found on PATH.');

380 print(' Install git (https://git-scm.com) then retry: preflight update');

381 }

382 else {

Source & flagged code

4 flagged · loading source

dist/install/schedule.jsView file

1import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'; L2: import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, statSync, accessSync, constants, unlinkSync, mkdirSync, } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/install/schedule.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/install/platform.jsView file

75} L76: // Last resort: ask cmd.exe (requires WSL interop to be enabled). L77: // Pass the full command as one string after /c so cmd.exe expands %USERPROFILE%

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/install/platform.jsView on unpkg · L75

dist/install/setup-wizard.jsView file

23try { L24: entryPoint = realpathSync(process.argv[1] ?? process.cwd()); L25: } ... L70: function print(msg = '') { L71: process.stdout.write(msg + '\n'); L72: } ... L75: try { L76: parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync(CONFIG_PATH, 'utf-8')); L77: } ... L171: if (mode !== 'local') { L172: const envAccountId = process.env.NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID?.trim() ?? ''; L173: const existingAccountId = typeof existing.accountId === 'string' ? existing.accountId : '';

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

dist/install/setup-wizard.jsView on unpkg · L23

dist/install/cli.jsView file

396print(' To update, reinstall using your package manager, e.g.:'); L397: print(' npm install -g @newrelic/preflight@latest'); L398: print(' pnpm add -g @newrelic/preflight@latest'); ... L403: print('→ git pull'); L404: execFileSync('git', ['pull'], { cwd: repoRoot, stdio: 'inherit' }); L405: }

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

dist/install/cli.jsView on unpkg · L396

Findings

3 High4 Medium5 Low

HighChild Processdist/install/schedule.js

HighShelldist/install/platform.js

HighRuntime Package Installdist/install/cli.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumInstall Persistencedist/install/setup-wizard.js

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

4 flagged

dist/install/schedule.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';

2import { writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync, statSync, accessSync, constants, unlinkSync, mkdirSync, } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/install/schedule.jsView on unpkg · L1

3import { resolve, join, dirname } from 'node:path';

4import { homedir } from 'node:os';

5import { createLogger } from '../shared/index.js';

6import { errMsg } from './json-utils.js';

7const logger = createLogger('schedule');

8function escapeXml(s) {

9 return s

10 .replace(/&/g, '&')

11 .replace(/</g, '<')

12 .replace(/>/g, '>')

13 .replace(/"/g, '"')

14 .replace(/'/g, ''');

15}

16export function unescapeXml(s) {

17 return s

18 .replace(/</g, '<')

19 .replace(/>/g, '>')

20 .replace(/"/g, '"')

21 .replace(/'/g, "'")

dist/install/platform.jsView file

Lines 55-95javascript

55 */

56export function resolveWindowsHome() {

57 // USERPROFILE is passed through from Windows by default in WSL

58 // (e.g. C:\Users\alice).

59 const userProfile = process.env.USERPROFILE?.trim();

60 if (userProfile) {

dist/install/setup-wizard.jsView file

Lines 3-43javascript

3import { resolve, dirname } from 'node:path';

4import { normalizeDeveloperName, ConfigFileSchema, DEFAULT_STORAGE_PATH } from '../config.js';

5import { migrateStoragePath } from './migrate.js';

6import { runInstallCli, verifyBinaryOnPath, findRepoRoot } from './cli.js';

7import { writeJsonFile } from './json-utils.js';

dist/install/cli.jsView file

Lines 376-416javascript

376 }

377 catch (err) {

378 if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {

379 print('✗ git is not installed or not found on PATH.');

380 print(' Install git (https://git-scm.com) then retry: preflight update');

381 }

382 else {