---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@pmate/cli/v/0.44.3"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@pmate/cli/v/0.44.3.md"
package: "@pmate/cli"
report_status: "published"
title: "@pmate/cli@0.44.3 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.44.3"
---

# @pmate/cli@0.44.3 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 18 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:** 0.44.3
- **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 flagged credential flows use user-configured credentials with the corresponding GitHub, OpenAI, or PMate service. The changed runtime template performs installation only on an explicit operation and disables dependency install scripts.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 94.0%
- **Started:** 2026-11-03T08:46:31.412Z
- **Finished:** 2026-11-03T08:47:33.895Z
- **Download time:** 1022 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2952 ms
- **AI review time:** 58508 ms
- **Total time:** 62483 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 was identified; reviewed credential handling and runtime setup match the package's CLI and agent-runtime features.

- **Trigger:** CLI commands run when invoked; runtime installation or repair requires an explicit runtime operation.

- **Impact:** No unsolicited credential transfer or other harmful impact was found.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-11-03T08:47:33.895Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Configured credentials are used with their related CLI or service, and the runtime installer fetches the project's repository with dependency scripts disabled.

- **Rationale:** The flagged credential flows use user-configured credentials with the corresponding GitHub, OpenAI, or PMate service. The changed runtime template performs installation only on an explicit operation and disables dependency install scripts.

- **Network endpoints:** github.com, issue-api.pmate.chat

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 94.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The manifest exposes a CLI entry point and declares no install lifecycle hook., The CLI runs its command handler only when invoked as the main module., The OpenAI client reads its key and optional base URL from the user's PMate configuration., The GitHub token helper resolves a token for a configured GitHub user through \`gh auth token\` and supplies it to GitHub CLI commands., The added runtime installer is explicitly invoked through runtime installation or repair, clones the project's GitHub repository, and installs dependencies with scripts disabled., The runtime API requires a logged-in identity before sending its bearer token to the PMate issue API.

- **Evidence against:** No install-time script is declared., The flagged GitHub credential flow uses the GitHub CLI and configured repository user., The OpenAI API endpoint is selected by the user's configuration., The new runtime setup is an explicit operation and uses the project's repository.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.44.3.

- Review the evidence and your use of @pmate/cli@0.44.3 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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/dist/index.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L21330: stdio: "inherit",
L21331: shell: true,
L21332: 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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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@0.44.3/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
```

### 18. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/templates/electron/agent-runtime.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@pmate/cli@0.44.3/dist/templates/electron/agent-runtime.cjs>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @pmate/cli@0.44.1
matchedIdentity = npm:QHBtYXRlL2NsaQ:0.44.1
similarity = 0.889
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

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

- **Dependencies:** 22
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 10
- **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:** 0.44.3
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-11-03T08:42:37.209Z
- **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:** 26
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,163,691 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@pmate/cli/v/0.44.3>)