---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@pmate/cli/v/0.42.3"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@pmate/cli/v/0.42.3.md"
package: "@pmate/cli"
report_status: "published"
title: "@pmate/cli@0.42.3 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.42.3"
---

# @pmate/cli@0.42.3 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 17 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 0.42.3
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The scanner’s GitHub credential lead resolves to a token requested from the user’s GitHub CLI and passed to GitHub CLI commands. The OpenAI client uses the configured key and base URL, and no install hook or automatic import-time execution was found.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 93.0%
- **Started:** 2026-11-01T13:18:05.295Z
- **Finished:** 2026-11-01T13:19:05.777Z
- **Download time:** 510 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2862 ms
- **AI review time:** 57109 ms
- **Total time:** 60482 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No attack identified; the flagged credential and network behavior is consistent with user-requested CLI integrations.

- **Trigger:** Explicit CLI commands invoke the relevant integrations; importing the entrypoint does not run the CLI main function.

- **Impact:** No unauthorized credential transfer or other harmful behavior was identified.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-11-01T13:19:05.777Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** GitHub credentials are obtained through GitHub CLI, and the OpenAI client uses the key and optional endpoint configured by the user.

- **Rationale:** The scanner’s GitHub credential lead resolves to a token requested from the user’s GitHub CLI and passed to GitHub CLI commands. The OpenAI client uses the configured key and base URL, and no install hook or automatic import-time execution was found.

- **Network endpoints:** auth-api-v2.pmate.chat, agent-api.pmate.chat, apps-api.pmate.chat, api.notion.com

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 93.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** package.json has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook., The GitHub token flow resolves a token through \`gh auth token\` and passes it to GitHub CLI., The OpenAI client uses the key and optional base URL from the user’s config., The CLI’s main function runs only when the file is the entry script.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.42.3.

- Review the evidence and your use of @pmate/cli@0.42.3 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L9292: // [redacted].ts
L9293: var import_node_child_process = require("child_process");
L9294: var import_node_path6 = __toESM(require("path"));
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L21293: stdio: "inherit",
L21294: shell: true,
L21295: env: { ...process.env, ...env ?? {} }
```

### 4. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L16844: async function loadChatSdk() {
L16845: const dynamicImport = new Function("specifier", "return import(specifier)");
L16846: return await dynamicImport("@pmate/chat-sdk/runtime");
```

### 5. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 6. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 7. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L16844: async function loadChatSdk() {
L16845: const dynamicImport = new Function("specifier", "return import(specifier)");
L16846: return await dynamicImport("@pmate/chat-sdk/runtime");
...
L16856: const singular = args.type === "function" ? "Function" : "Worker";
L16857: const baseUrl2 = (args.baseUrl || process.env.PMATE_AGENT_API_BASE_URL || "https://agent-api.pmate.chat").replace(/\/+$/, "");
L16858: const token = readRequiredSession({ preferredApp: DEFAULT_APP_ID }).token;
```

### 9. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L90: function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return process.env.PMATE_SESSION_FILE?.trim() || import_node_path5.default.join(import_node_os4.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs4.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);
```

### 10. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index.js:
(0, import_node_fs4.writeFileSync)(sessionPath, JSON.stringify(store, null, 2), {
function ensureWsProtocol(baseUrl2) {
if (/^wss?:\/\//i.test(baseUrl2))
return baseUrl2;
if (/^https:\/\//i.test(baseUrl2))
return baseUrl2.replace(/^https:/i, "wss:");
if (/^http:\/\//i.test(baseUrl2))
return baseUrl2.replace(/^http:/i, "ws:");
```

### 11. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L90: function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return process.env.PMATE_SESSION_FILE?.trim() || import_node_path5.default.join(import_node_os4.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs4.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);
```

### 12. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js
L90: function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return process.env.PMATE_SESSION_FILE?.trim() || import_node_path5.default.join(import_node_os4.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs4.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);
```

### 13. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js
L90: function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return process.env.PMATE_SESSION_FILE?.trim() || import_node_path5.default.join(import_node_os4.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs4.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);
```

### 14. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 15. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 16. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.42.3/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = @pmate/cli@0.42.2
matchedPath = dist/index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:QHBtYXRlL2NsaQ:0.42.2
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 22
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 9
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 22

### Published dependency entries
- @alicloud/alidns20150109 ^4.0.0 (Dependency)
- @alicloud/cdn20180510 ^8.0.0 (Dependency)
- @alicloud/fc20230330 ^4.7.4 (Dependency)
- @alicloud/openapi-client ^0.4.15 (Dependency)
- @alicloud/sts20150401 ^1.2.0 (Dependency)
- @linear/sdk ^70.0.0 (Dependency)
- @pmate/chat-sdk ^0.2.0 (Dependency)
- @pmate/hub-sdk ^0.4.1 (Dependency)
- @types/ali-oss ^6.16.13 (Dependency)
- ajv ^8.17.1 (Dependency)
- ali-oss ^6.23.0 (Dependency)
- chalk ^4.1.2 (Dependency)
- dotenv ^16.6.1 (Dependency)
- json5 2.2.3 (Dependency)
- jsqr ^1.4.0 (Dependency)
- openai ^6.16.0 (Dependency)
- playwright ^1.58.2 (Dependency)
- png-to-ico ^3.0.1 (Dependency)
- pngjs ^7.0.0 (Dependency)
- sharp ^0.34.5 (Dependency)
- tslib ^2.8.1 (Dependency)
- yaml ^2.8.2 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @pmate/cli
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.42.3
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-11-01T13:12:45.135Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T23:06:50.894Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T10:26:23.494Z
- **Known versions:** 68
- **Latest version:** 0.46.2
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** CLI utilities for the pMate project
- **Maintainers:** ramroll
- **Keywords:** cli, typescript, pmate
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 23
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,135,011 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@pmate/cli/v/0.42.3>)