registry / @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry / 1.12.2
@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.12.2
CLI for Socket.dev, includes Sentry error handling, otherwise identical to the regular `socket` package
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package is a Socket CLI with no declared install lifecycle scripts. The flagged credential flows support GitHub and npm operations, and shell alias changes are gated by confirmation; no unrelated exfiltration or automatic persistence was found.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
The CLI runs when a user invokes one of its commands; shell alias setup requires confirmation.
Impact
No malicious impact was identified in the reviewed paths.
Mechanism
The wrapper forwards the user's arguments and environment to the CLI. Reviewed credentials are used in requests to their relevant services, and shell profile changes occur only after confirmation.
AI rationale
The package is a Socket CLI with no declared install lifecycle scripts. The flagged credential flows support GitHub and npm operations, and shell alias changes are gated by confirmation; no unrelated exfiltration or automatic persistence was found.
Evidence
~/.bashrcconfigured bash and zsh rc files
Network endpoints2
GitHub API (repoApiUrl)npm registry (configured registry)
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The package exposes CLI commands through bin entry points.
- The wrapper launches the package CLI and forwards its arguments and environment.
- The CLI uses a GitHub token for a GitHub API request to retrieve a repository file.
- The npm registry code sends credentials with registry requests and limits them when a tarball is hosted elsewhere.
- Shell profile changes are behind a confirmation prompt in an alias setup flow.
Evidence against
- No install lifecycle scripts are declared in the manifest.
- The reviewed credential flows serve GitHub and npm requests relevant to CLI and registry operations; no unrelated credential collector was identified.
- The shell profile modification is conditional on user confirmation.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
Source & flagged code
18 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
19L20: const spawnPromise = spawn(
L21: constants.execPath,
High
dist/cli.jsView file
4516if (extension === '.ps1') {
L4517: throw new utils.InputError('This PowerShell Bazel launcher could not be resolved to a Node entry point. Pass a native .exe, a .cmd or .bat wrapper, or a JavaScript entry point with...
L4518: }
High
21Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/cli.js spawns dist/vendor.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L21: var spawn = require('../external/@[redacted]');
L22: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L23: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
...
L85: if (!result.ok) {
L86: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L87: }
...
L187: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L188: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L189: });
...
L1079: const {
L1080: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1081: defaultBranch,
Findings
2 Critical9 High8 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/vendor.js
HighChild Processbin/cli.js
HighShelldist/cli.js
HighEvalexternal/blessed/lib/tput.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/vendor.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/vendor.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/cli.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/vendor.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.12.2.
See all versions of @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.12.2 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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