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@pmate/cli@0.44.1
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 2d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged credential and network behavior is consistent with the CLI’s service integrations: the OpenAI key comes from user configuration, while the role command targets pMate’s auth API. The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the entry point dispatches user-selected commands.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
A user runs the CLI and selects a command that uses the relevant service.
Impact
The inspected flows do not show credentials being sent to an unrelated collector or an automatic harmful action.
Mechanism
The inspected OpenAI integration takes its key and optional base URL from pMate configuration; the role command uses the pMate session token with the pMate auth API by default.
AI rationale
The flagged credential and network behavior is consistent with the CLI’s service integrations: the OpenAI key comes from user configuration, while the role command targets pMate’s auth API. The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the entry point dispatches user-selected commands.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 89.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes dist/index.js as the CLI and main entry point; the entry point dispatches based on explicit command-line arguments.
- The OpenAI client reads an API key from the user’s pMate config and uses its configured base URL when provided.
- The role handler sends its session token to the pMate auth API by default, with an explicit base-URL override.
- The manifest contains build and development scripts but no install lifecycle scripts.
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@0.44.1.
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