registry / @pmate/cli / 0.44.9
@pmate/cli@0.44.9
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 19h ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged credential flow uses a supplied pMate token with pMate’s auth service, while the GitHub token use is for repository commands. The newly added runtime installer is reached through an explicit method, and the manifest has no install lifecycle scripts.
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 or an explicit Electron runtime method call.
Impact
Expected CLI service requests and user-requested runtime setup; no unrelated credential transfer or automatic harmful action found.
Mechanism
Uses pMate service endpoints and a supplied pMate session token; runtime installation clones the documented project repository when requested.
AI rationale
The flagged credential flow uses a supplied pMate token with pMate’s auth service, while the GitHub token use is for repository commands. The newly added runtime installer is reached through an explicit method, and the manifest has no install lifecycle scripts.
Evidence
~/.pmate/merry-runtimetemporary delegated session file (path formed under the OS temporary directory)
Network endpoints3
auth-api-v2.pmate.chatagent-api.pmate.chatgithub.com/parrot-mate/pmate-agents.git
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 86.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest identifies `dist/index.js` as the CLI entry point and package main, with no lifecycle scripts.
- The CLI’s managed session flow is conditional on `HEBO_MEMORY_TOKEN` and uses the pMate auth service.
- The added Electron runtime exposes installation through an explicit `runtime.install` method; install behavior is not an npm lifecycle hook.
Evidence against
- The CLI performs network requests and uses credentials for pMate services as part of its stated CLI purpose.
- The Electron runtime can clone and install its runtime repository when its install method is called.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
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@0.44.9.
See all versions of @pmate/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @pmate/cli@0.44.9 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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