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@pmate/cli@0.28.3
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe scanner findings map to a bundled administrative CLI with user-invoked network and remote-management features. Direct inspection found no concrete malicious chain or automatic execution beyond a prepare build hook.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
User invokes pmate commands such as login, agent call, service deploy, or host apply.
Impact
No hidden install-time execution, unsolicited credential exfiltration, or broad AI-agent control-surface mutation found.
Mechanism
User-directed API, SDK, and SSH administration operations.
AI rationale
The scanner findings map to a bundled administrative CLI with user-invoked network and remote-management features. Direct inspection found no concrete malicious chain or automatic execution beyond a prepare build hook.
Evidence
package.jsondist/index.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 93.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
Evidence against
- package.json exposes only a prepare build hook; no preinstall/install/postinstall hook.
- dist/index.js runs main only when invoked as the pmate CLI.
- Dynamic import is fixed to @pmate/chat-sdk/runtime.
- Credentials are used for explicit PMate login/API requests and stored mode 0600.
- SSH/profile writes occur only under explicit host apply command.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
9 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
90function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return import_node_path4.default.join(import_node_os3.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs3.readFileSync)(sessionPath, "utf8");
L179: const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
L180: const store = normalizeStore(parsed);
...
L6200: flush(true);
L6201: output.end();
L6202: } catch (error) {
...
L8542: static async toWire(msg, transport) {
L8543: if (transport === "websocket") {
L8544: const normalized2 = await _Msg.normalizeForWire(msg);
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L9090function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return import_node_path4.default.join(import_node_os3.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs3.readFileSync)(sessionPath, "utf8");
L179: const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
L180: const store = normalizeStore(parsed);
...
L6200: flush(true);
L6201: output.end();
L6202: } catch (error) {
...
L8542: static async toWire(msg, transport) {
L8543: if (transport === "websocket") {
L8544: const normalized2 = await _Msg.normalizeForWire(msg);
Critical
Command Output Exfiltration
Source executes local commands and sends command output to an external endpoint.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L90Findings
3 Critical4 High5 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighEvaldist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/index.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencedist/index.js
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.28.3.
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