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@pmate/cli@0.42.5
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe reported credential indicators are explained by service-specific CLI integrations: the OpenAI key comes from user configuration, and GitHub tokens are obtained for `gh` commands. There is no install hook, fixed unofficial OpenAI gateway, or import-time CLI startup in the reviewed source.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
User runs a CLI command that needs an integration; importing the package alone does not start the CLI.
Impact
No evidence of automatic credential exfiltration or unauthorized actions was found.
Mechanism
Integration credentials are read from user configuration or retrieved for the corresponding service; the inspected OpenAI client accepts a configured base URL.
AI rationale
The reported credential indicators are explained by service-specific CLI integrations: the OpenAI key comes from user configuration, and GitHub tokens are obtained for `gh` commands. There is no install hook, fixed unofficial OpenAI gateway, or import-time CLI startup in the reviewed source.
Evidence
~/.pmate/config.yaml
Network endpoints2
hub.pmate.chatagent-api.pmate.chat
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest has no install, preinstall, or postinstall hook.
- The OpenAI key is read from the user’s ~/.pmate/config.yaml configuration.
- The OpenAI client uses an optional base URL from that same configuration; no fixed foreign gateway is set in the inspected code.
- The CLI starts only when the file is run as the main module, so importing it does not launch the command handler.
- GitHub tokens are retrieved through `gh auth token` for the GitHub command flow.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
10 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
90function 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);
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 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);
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 Critical8 High3 Medium4 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighShelldist/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
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.42.5.
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