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@pmate/cli@0.29.7
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe scanner findings map to an administrative CLI with explicit command dispatch, fixed PMate endpoints, and a static SDK import. There are no install lifecycle hooks or source evidence of covert credential collection, third-party credential redirection, or automatic execution.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
A user invokes a PMate administrative command.
Impact
Authorized users can manage PMate resources; no automatic credential theft or install-time mutation was found.
Mechanism
User-invoked PMate API and SSH administration.
AI rationale
The scanner findings map to an administrative CLI with explicit command dispatch, fixed PMate endpoints, and a static SDK import. There are no install lifecycle hooks or source evidence of covert credential collection, third-party credential redirection, or automatic execution.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The bundle uses a Function-created dynamic import, but its specifier is a fixed PMate SDK path.
- Some explicitly selected CLI commands can run SSH administrative actions, including remote nginx configuration removal.
- PMate session tokens are sent as Bearer authentication to the package's PMate auth API.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The entrypoint runs only when invoked as the pmate CLI; importing it does not call main.
- No source evidence shows harvesting unrelated environment credentials or silently redirecting third-party API keys.
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);
...
L5816: flush(true);
L5817: output.end();
L5818: } catch (error) {
...
L7692: static async toWire(msg, transport) {
L7693: if (transport === "websocket") {
L7694: 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 · L9090Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js
L90: function 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);
...
L5816: flush(true);
L5817: output.end();
L5818: } catch (error) {
...
L7692: static async toWire(msg, transport) {
L7693: if (transport === "websocket") {
L7694: const normalized2 = await _Msg.normalizeForWire(msg);
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L90Findings
2 Critical6 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighEvaldist/index.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.29.7.
See all versions of @pmate/cli for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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