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@p4code/cli@0.4.4

AI Security Review

scanned 19h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

When the CLI runs, it derives a persistent telemetry identifier from Codex or Claude account data and sends telemetry to PostHog by default. No install-time execution was found.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

Running the p4c CLI or its server runtime with telemetry enabled.

Impact

A third party can correlate CLI activity and platform metadata with a stable account-derived identifier.

Mechanism

Default telemetry hashes local AI account identifiers and posts event batches.

Rationale

The package has a concrete default-on account-derived telemetry export, but the inspected source shows no install hook, raw credential theft, or stealth payload execution. This is an unresolved privacy risk rather than sufficient evidence of malware.

Evidence

dist/bin.mjs~/.codex/auth.json~/.claude.json~/.p4/telemetry/anonymous-id

Network endpoints1

us.i.posthog.com

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The CLI reads the Codex authentication file and extracts its account identifier.
Telemetry is enabled by default and uses a PostHog host.
The derived identifier and runtime metadata are posted to that host.

Evidence against

package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall script.
The transmitted value is a SHA-256 hash of an account identifier, not the authentication token itself.
The network activity occurs when the CLI runtime is used, not during package installation.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationProtestwareUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

Source & flagged code

17 flagged

dist/client/assets/index-uMqzU6Kp.jsView file

483?|[ L484: \v\f\u2028\u2029])`),t));else if(c===`posix`)if(!i&&(u===`graph`||u===`print`)){if(r===`strict`)throw Error(`POSIX class "${u}" requires min target ES2024 or non-strict accuracy`)... L485: `)),e}var ZK=Symbol(`no-token`),QK=Symbol(`multiple-tokens`);function $K(e){let t=v2e(e);if(t!=null)return t;let n=ZK,r=[],i=[],a,o=()=>{if(i.length===0||a==null){i=[],a=void 0;ret...

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/client/assets/index-uMqzU6Kp.jsView on unpkg · L483

dist/bin.mjsView file

13import * as NodeOS from "node:os"; L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net"; L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data"; ... L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L240: //#endregion L241: //#region package.json L242: var version = "0.4.4"; ... L375: /** L376: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })` L377: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the

Critical

Sensitive Archive Exfiltration

Source archives sensitive local configuration and publishes encoded chunks through an authenticated package-registry request.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L13

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L13

13Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os"; L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net"; L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data"; ... L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L240: //#endregion L241: //#region package.json L242: var version = "0.4.4"; ... L375: /** L376: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })` L377: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L13

363const POSIX_PATH_DELIMITER = ":"; L364: const WINDOWS_SHELL_CANDIDATES = ["pwsh.exe", "powershell.exe"]; L365: function canExecuteFile(filePath) {

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L363

•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. dist/bin.mjs: import * as NodeReadline from "node:readline"; }).pipe(Effect.flatMap((encoded) => fs.writeFileString(cachePath, encoded)), Effect.ignore); var EnvironmentAuthorizationError = class extends Schema$1.TaggedErrorClass()("EnvironmentAuthorizationError", { baseUrl: Schema$1.String authorization: Schema$1.optionalKey(Schema$1.String), httpBaseUrl: TrimmedNonEmptyString, wsBaseUrl: TrimmedNonEmptyString, httpBaseUrl: Schema$1.NullOr(Schema$1.String),

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L13

21import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L3682: name: TrimmedNonEmptyString, L3683: baseUrl: Schema$1.String L3684: });

High

Remote Agent Bridge

Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L21

13Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin.mjs L13: import * as NodeOS from "node:os"; L14: import * as NodeNet from "node:net"; L15: import * as Data from "effect/Data"; ... L21: import * as NodePath from "node:path"; L22: import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process"; L23: import * as NodeFS from "node:fs"; ... L240: //#endregion L241: //#region package.json L242: var version = "0.4.4"; ... L375: /** L376: * Escapes a single argument for `cmd.exe` shell mode (`spawn(..., { shell: true })` L377: * on Windows). Node joins the command and arguments with spaces and hands the

High

Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg · L13

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 9

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

•path = dist/bin.mjs kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 5326644 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Source File

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

•path = dist/bin.mjs kind = oversized_cli_entrypoint sizeBytes = 5326644 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Oversized Cli Entrypoint

Package contains an oversized executable-looking CLI entrypoint.

dist/bin.mjsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/sass-DXrisJhu.jsView file

Lines 1-2javascript

1var e=[Object.freeze(JSON.parse(`{"displayName":"Sass","fileTypes":["sass"],"foldingStartMarker":"/\\\\*|^#|^\\\\*|^\\\\b|\\\\*#?region|^\\\\.","foldingStopMarker":"\\\\*/|\\\\*#?endregion|^\\\\s*$","name":"sass","patterns":[{"begin":"^(

dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0 matchedPath = dist/chunk-HOUHSVGY-msG2U0fQ.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.36.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0 matchedPath = dist/chunk-PUDLZKDR-7CuClQq1.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.36.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/client/assets/chunk-JQJVKLGR-oHxUxbQ4.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.36.0 matchedPath = dist/chunk-Q4XR5HBZ-DE_erWE4.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.36.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/client/assets/chunk-WRU74C26-C2Rb3ATV.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.jsView file

•matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = @inkeep/open-knowledge@0.31.0 matchedPath = dist/public/assets/diagram-G4DWMVQ6-Ba38EFwg.js matchedIdentity = npm:QGlua2VlcC9vcGVuLWtub3dsZWRnZQ:0.31.0 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 48 summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/client/assets/diagram-Q27KOJAE-Dp_H6G_V.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

17 flagged · loading source

dist/client/assets/index-uMqzU6Kp.jsView file

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/client/assets/index-uMqzU6Kp.jsView on unpkg · L483

dist/bin.mjsView file

Critical

Sensitive Archive Exfiltration

Source archives sensitive local configuration and publishes encoded chunks through an authenticated package-registry request.

dist/bin.mjs

Findings

3 Critical11 High7 Medium3 Low

CriticalSensitive Archive Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/bin.mjs

HighChild Processdist/client/assets/index-uMqzU6Kp.js

HighShelldist/bin.mjs

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/bin.mjs

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

HighRemote Agent Bridgedist/bin.mjs

HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/bin.mjs

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/bin.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/chunk-4I5QYGJK-CYvb6li-.js

High