---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64/v/0.2.403"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64/v/0.2.403.md"
package: "@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64"
report_status: "under_review"
title: "@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403 npm security report"
verdict: "manual_review"
version: "0.2.403"
---

# @reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403 npm security report

> **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document.

## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 12 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Manual Review
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Under Review
- **Threat category:** Unknown
- **Selected version:** 0.2.403
- **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: manual review; recommendation: manual review. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The manifest has no lifecycle hook, and the inspected runtime excerpt does not establish an attack. The required native executable analysis is explicitly limited and cannot resolve code reachability or other behavior, so manual review is warranted.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Manual Review
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 96.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-18T18:37:23.119Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-18T18:38:57.870Z
- **Download time:** 25549 ms
- **Static scan time:** 612 ms
- **AI review time:** 68590 ms
- **Total time:** 94751 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 concrete attack was identified. The native executable contains bounded embedded source candidates, but its behavior and reachability remain unresolved.

- **Trigger:** Launching the native CLI; the inspected analysis does not establish which embedded code runs or under what feature activation.

- **Impact:** No victim effect was verified; the executable's behavior cannot be cleared from the available bounded analysis.

- **Evidence paths:** bin/reason.exe, .lpm-inspection-u78pjq/0-7e445bd133d6.txt

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-18T18:38:57.870Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The analysis exposes local runtime operation paths but does not establish their callers, actual sends, or the full executable behavior.

- **Rationale:** The manifest has no lifecycle hook, and the inspected runtime excerpt does not establish an attack. The required native executable analysis is explicitly limited and cannot resolve code reachability or other behavior, so manual review is warranted.

- **Files touched:** bin/reason.exe, bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Manual Review

- **Confidence:** 96.0%

- **Recommended action:** manual\_review

- **Intent class:** Unknown

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **AI review observations:** The manifest identifies a Windows ARM64 native CLI package and contains no lifecycle hook or JavaScript entrypoint., The flagged runtime includes .mcp.json among protected paths, but this excerpt does not establish how that protection is activated., The native executable analysis contains bounded embedded source candidates for local runtime operations, while explicitly stating that reachability and other native behavior remain unresolved.

- **Evidence against:** The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, so installation-time execution is not established.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403.

- Review the evidence and your use of @reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403 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. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403/bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L60: mux backend dial failed (${q})
L61: `)}),M.on("error",()=>O.destroy()),M.once("close",()=>O.destroy()),O.once("close",()=>M.destroy()),M.pipe(O),O.pipe(M)}let U=OH((M)=>{G.add(M),M.once("close",()=>G.delete(M)),M.on(...
L62: `).filter(Boolean);if(N===1)return[];throw Error(`ripgrep failed with exit code ${N}: ${H}`)}import{join as V0,dirname as kH}from"path";import{fileURLToPath as fH}from"url";import*...
```

### 2. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 3. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 4. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403/bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L55: \r
L56: `)}}),J.on("request",async(Q,Y)=>{Q.on("error",(G)=>{Z(`Client request error: ${G.message}`,{level:"error"})}),Y.on("error",(G)=>{Z(`Client response error: ${G.message}`,{level:"er...
L57: `)),$.end(MH(W))}function Z7($){return Buffer.from([5,$,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0])}function UH($){return new Promise((J)=>{let X=Buffer.alloc(0),Q=(W)=>{$.off("data",G),clearTimeout(Y),J(W)...
...
L60: mux backend dial failed (${q})
L61: `)}),M.on("error",()=>O.destroy()),M.once("close",()=>O.destroy()),O.once("close",()=>M.destroy()),M.pipe(O),O.pipe(M)}let U=OH((M)=>{G.add(M),M.once("close",()=>G.delete(M)),M.on(...
L62: `).filter(Boolean);if(N===1)return[];throw Error(`ripgrep failed with exit code ${N}: ${H}`)}import{join as V0,dirname as kH}from"path";import{fileURLToPath as fH}from"url";import*
```

### 5. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403/bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L47: \r
L48: Connection blocked by network allowlist`);return}if(W||Y.destroyed){Y.destroy();return}let P=jJ(B)??B;if($.mitmCA&&($.shouldTerminateTLS?.(P,C)??!0)){Y.write(`HTTP/1.1 200 Connecti...
L49: \r
...
L55: \r
L56: `)}}),J.on("request",async(Q,Y)=>{Q.on("error",(G)=>{Z(`Client request error: ${G.message}`,{level:"error"})}),Y.on("error",(G)=>{Z(`Client response error: ${G.message}`,{level:"er...
L57: `)),$.end(MH(W))}function Z7($){return Buffer.from([5,$,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0])}function UH($){return new Promise((J)=>{let X=Buffer.alloc(0),Q=(W)=>{$.off("data",G),clearTimeout(Y),J(W)...
...
L60: mux backend dial failed (${q})
L61: `)}),M.on("error",()=>O.destroy()),M.once("close",()=>O.destroy()),O.once("close",()=>M.destroy()),M.pipe(O),O.pipe(M)}let U=OH((M)=>{G.add(M),M.once("close",()
```

### 6. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 7. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 8. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/native/win32/prebuilds/win32-x64/win32-platform.node
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403/bin/native/win32/prebuilds/win32-x64/win32-platform.node>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = [redacted]-x64/win32-platform.node
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 8704
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 9. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 10. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 11. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403/bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs>)

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 = @reason-machines/cli-linux-x64-musl@0.2.398
matchedPath = bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:0.2.398
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 12. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64@0.2.403/bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs>)

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = 5acfd089ff5d8596
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = @reason-machines/cli-linux-x64-musl@0.2.267
matchedPath = bin/runtime/srt/sandbox-runtime.mjs
matchedIdentity = npm:[redacted]:0.2.267
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 2
summary = package final verdict is malicious
```

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

- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.2.403
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
- **Version published:** 2026-10-18T18:33:45.250Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-16T00:19:09.110Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-23T04:14:09.007Z
- **Known versions:** 106
- **Latest version:** 0.2.553
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Reason CLI native binary for win32-arm64
- **Maintainers:** svemyh
- **Supported OS:** win32
- **Supported CPU:** arm64
- **Artifact files:** 9
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 110,515,046 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@reason-machines/cli-win32-arm64/v/0.2.403>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/reason-machines/monorepo>)
- [Homepage](<https://reasonmachines.com/>)
