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@pmate/cli@0.44.7
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 1d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package uses credentials with their corresponding services, and its agent-runtime download is part of an explicit runtime installation flow. The flagged source does not establish unrelated credential exfiltration or harmful automatic behavior.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
CLI commands run when explicitly invoked; importing the package does not call main.
Impact
The reviewed behavior is consistent with the package's stated CLI and runtime features; no malicious credential exfiltration or unrelated automatic action was established.
Mechanism
The CLI sends its pMate session token to the pMate auth API and invokes GitHub CLI with a token for the configured GitHub user. The Electron runtime can clone and install the project's agent runtime when its install operation is requested.
AI rationale
The package uses credentials with their corresponding services, and its agent-runtime download is part of an explicit runtime installation flow. The flagged source does not establish unrelated credential exfiltration or harmful automatic behavior.
Evidence
~/.pmate/session.json~/.pmate/merry-runtime
Network endpoints2
auth-api-v2.pmate.chatgithub.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes dist/index.js as both the CLI bin and package main; it declares no install lifecycle scripts.
- The CLI invokes main only when run directly, so importing the package does not start its command dispatcher.
- A delegated session token is sent to the pMate auth API, using AUTH_API_BASE_URL when configured or auth-api-v2.pmate.chat by default.
- GitHub credentials are obtained for a configured GitHub user and passed to GitHub CLI operations.
- The Electron runtime clones the project's own runtime repository as part of its runtime installation flow.
Evidence against
- No source evidence reviewed shows credentials being sent to an unrelated collector or unrelated service.
- The runtime source download and dependency installation appear within the runtime installation feature.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
Source & flagged code
11 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
3 Critical8 High3 Medium4 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/templates/electron/agent-runtime.cjs
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
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.44.7.
See all versions of @pmate/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @pmate/cli@0.44.7 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.
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