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@punks/cli@4.0.3
Harness Intelligence scaffolding CLI
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiStatic inspection found a normal CLI without install lifecycle hooks or a self-dependent release chain. The flagged compressed asset and child-process helper are package-aligned and do not establish an attack.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Running the hi command can check for updates; scaffolding, tool setup, and the timesheet helper require user-invoked commands.
Impact
No unconsented install-time mutation, exfiltration, or persistence was confirmed.
Mechanism
User-invoked scaffolding, update checking, and local git reporting.
AI rationale
Static inspection found a normal CLI without install lifecycle hooks or a self-dependent release chain. The flagged compressed asset and child-process helper are package-aligned and do not establish an attack.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 90.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes a Node CLI entrypoint.
- The bundled timesheet helper runs git fetch only when that helper is explicitly executed.
- A compressed baseline archive is shipped, but its expanded scaffold content is also present in the package.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, postinstall, or prepare lifecycle hook.
- There is no runtime dependency on @punks/cli itself.
- The CLI update path checks the npm registry and asks before running a global reinstall.
- No hidden evaluator, credential harvesting, or confirmed command-output exfiltration was found.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationProtestwareUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
10 flaggeddist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
L3: import { existsSync, readdirSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjsView on unpkg · L1dist/index.jsView file
151`)return yield*this.pushCount(1);else if(ch==="\r"&&this.charAt(1)===`
L152: `)return yield*this.pushCount(2);else return 0}*pushSpaces(allowTabs){let i=this.pos-1;let ch;do{ch=this.buffer[++i]}while(ch===" "||allowTabs&&ch==="\t");const n=i-this.pos;if(n>0...
L153: `)+1;while(nl!==0){this.onNewLine(this.offset+nl);nl=this.source.indexOf(`
...
L155: `)+1;while(nl!==0){this.onNewLine(this.offset+nl);nl=this.source.indexOf(`
L156: `,nl)+1}}return{type,offset:this.offset,indent:this.indent,source:this.source}}startBlockValue(parent){switch(this.type){case"alias":case"scalar":case"single-quoted-scalar":case"do...
L157: `+ind(d+1));return`[
High
Findings
7 High8 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/misc/timesheet/scripts/git-timesheet-evidence.mjs
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighObfuscated Payload Loaderdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline.tgz
MediumUnsafe Vm Contextdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumProtestware
MediumShips Build Helperdist/baseline/scaffold-baseline/skills/agnostic/frontend/agent-browser/templates/capture-workflow.sh
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @punks/cli@4.0.3.
See all versions of @punks/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @punks/cli@4.0.3 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.
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