---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry/v/1.8.4"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry/v/1.8.4.md"
package: "@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry"
report_status: "published"
title: "@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "1.8.4"
---

# @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 25 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 1.8.4
- **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: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the inspected credential-handling code strips credentials across hostname-changing redirects. Scanner flags correspond to bundled CLI dependencies and user-invoked functionality; no concrete attack behavior was established.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 84.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-16T14:33:52.482Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-16T14:35:44.960Z
- **Download time:** 1282 ms
- **Static scan time:** 33657 ms
- **AI review time:** 77537 ms
- **Total time:** 112478 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 attack was identified in the inspected package behavior. The flagged dynamic code and credential handling appear in bundled terminal and registry tooling.

- **Trigger:** A user runs one of the package’s CLI commands; Maven extension use occurs during an explicit Maven analysis command.

- **Impact:** No unauthorized credential disclosure or install-time mutation was established.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-16T14:35:44.960Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** The CLI forwards its arguments to the bundled program. The registry helper strips authorization and cookie headers on cross-host redirects; the terminal code compiles terminal capability strings.

- **Rationale:** The manifest has no install lifecycle hook, and the inspected credential-handling code strips credentials across hostname-changing redirects. Scanner flags correspond to bundled CLI dependencies and user-invoked functionality; no concrete attack behavior was established.

- **Files touched:** package.json, bin/cli.js, dist/cli.js, dist/vendor.js, external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js, external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/cacache.js, external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/@npmcli/package-json/index.js, external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/make-fetch-happen.js, external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/pacote.js, external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/browserslist.js, external/blessed/lib/tput.js, .lpm-inspection-AHVUMW/0-8429ffbee965.txt

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 84.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The manifest exposes CLI binaries and declares no install lifecycle hook., The launcher starts the bundled CLI and forwards the caller’s arguments., The bundled registry client removes authorization and cookie headers when a redirect changes hostname., Flagged registry files contain bundled package, cache, and HTTP tooling; the browser-list file contains data and lookup code., The terminal capability code compiles terminal descriptions for display handling., The Maven extension is used by an explicit Maven command; its inspected artifact is a ZIP, with no install-time activation identified.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4.

- Review the evidence and your use of @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4 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. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/bin/cli.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L19: 
L20: const spawnPromise = spawn(
L21: constants.execPath,
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 4. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** external/blessed/lib/tput.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/external/blessed/lib/tput.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1152: if (this.options.stringify && code.indexOf('return ') === 0) {
L1153: return new Function('', code)();
L1154: }
```

### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/npm-cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/bin/npm-cli.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L4: void (async () => {
L5: const Module = require('node:module')
L6: const path = require('node:path')
```

### 6. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/external/%40socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: const require$$0$a = require('path')
L14: const require$$0$b = require('child_process')
L15: const require$$0$c = require('os')
...
L30: const require$$0$l = require('crypto')
L31: const require$$0$m = require('http')
L32: const require$$2$4 = require('https')
L33: const require$$0$n = require('dns')
L34: const require$$0$o = require('net')
...
L65: const hexify = char => {
L66: const h = char.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase()
L67: return `0x${h.length % 2 ? '0' : ''}${h}`
...
L233:
```

### 7. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

### 9. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/cli.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L22: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
L23: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L24: var fs$2 = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/fs');
...
L84: if (!result.ok) {
L85: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L86: }
...
L186: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L187: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L188: });
...
L1078: const {
L1079: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1080: defaultBranch,
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 11. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/external/%40socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: const require$$0$a = require('path')
L14: const require$$0$b = require('child_process')
L15: const require$$0$c = require('os')
...
L30: const require$$0$l = require('crypto')
L31: const require$$0$m = require('http')
L32: const require$$2$4 = require('https')
L33: const require$$0$n = require('dns')
L34: const require$$0$o = require('net')
...
L65: const hexify = char => {
L66: const h = char.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase()
L67: return `0x${h.length % 2 ? '0' : ''}${h}`
...
L233:
```

### 12. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/vendor.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: var os$3 = require('node:os');
L9: var require$$2$4 = require('node:https');
L10: var require$$1$7 = require('node:http');
...
L32: var node_buffer = require$$0$b;
L33: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L34: var require$$1$a = require('node:path/win32');
...
L46: var require$$12$1 = require$$6$4;
L47: var require$$0$o = require('node:dns');
L48: var require$$0$p = require('node:net');
...
L941: var _a$1, _b$1, _c$1;
L942: const minNodeVersion$1 = process && process.env && process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION ? Number(process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION) : 12;
L943: const nodeVersion$1 = (_b$1 = (_a$1 = process === null || process === void 0 ? void 0 : process.versions) === null || _a$1 === void 0 ? void 0 : _a$1.node) !== null && _b$1 !== voi...
```

### 13. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/cli.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/cli.js spawns dist/vendor.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L22: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
L23: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L24: var fs$2 = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/fs');
...
L84: if (!result.ok) {
L85: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L86: }
...
L186: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L187: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L188: });
...
L1078: const {
L1079: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1080: defaultBranch,
```

### 14. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/vendor.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/cli.js -> dist/vendor.js
L8: var os$3 = require('node:os');
L9: var require$$2$4 = require('node:https');
L10: var require$$1$7 = require('node:http');
...
L32: var node_buffer = require$$0$b;
L33: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L34: var require$$1$a = require('node:path/win32');
...
L46: var require$$12$1 = require$$6$4;
L47: var require$$0$o = require('node:dns');
L48: var require$$0$p = require('node:net');
...
L941: var _a$1, _b$1, _c$1;
L942: const minNodeVersion$1 = process && process.env && process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION ? Number(process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION) : 12;
L943: const nodeVersion$1 = (_b$1 = (_a$1 = process === null || process === void 0 ? void 0 : process.versions) === null || _a$1 === void 0 ?
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/vendor.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/cli.js -> dist/vendor.js
L8: var os$3 = require('node:os');
L9: var require$$2$4 = require('node:https');
L10: var require$$1$7 = require('node:http');
...
L32: var node_buffer = require$$0$b;
L33: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L34: var require$$1$a = require('node:path/win32');
...
L46: var require$$12$1 = require$$6$4;
L47: var require$$0$o = require('node:dns');
L48: var require$$0$p = require('node:net');
...
L941: var _a$1, _b$1, _c$1;
L942: const minNodeVersion$1 = process && process.env && process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION ? Number(process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION) : 12;
L943: const nodeVersion$1 = (_b$1 = (_a$1 = process === null || process === void 0 ? void 0 : process.versions) === nu
```

### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/cli.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.exports -> dist/cli.js
L22: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
L23: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L24: var fs$2 = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/fs');
...
L84: if (!result.ok) {
L85: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L86: }
...
L186: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L187: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L188: });
...
L1078: const {
L1079: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1080: defaultBranch,
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 19. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/socket-completion.bash
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/socket-completion.bash>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```shell
path = dist/socket-completion.bash
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 8951
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 20. Medium: Ships Compressed Blob
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar>)

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
kind = compressed_blob
sizeBytes = 27474
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 21. High: Ships High Entropy Blob
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar>)

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
kind = high_entropy_blob
sizeBytes = 27474
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 22. Medium: Oversized Source File
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/vendor.js>)

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
path = dist/vendor.js
kind = oversized_source_file
sizeBytes = 6912520
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 23. Low: Nested Archive Needs Inspection
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar>)

Package ships a nested archive or MCP bundle that was inventoried but not recursively analyzed.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection
sizeBytes = 27474
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 24. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

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

### 25. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry@1.8.4/dist/vendor.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 9
```

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

- **Dependencies:** 3
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 104
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 3

### Published dependency entries
- @sentry/node 11.8.0 (Dependency)
- @socketsecurity/socket-patch 2.0.0 (Dependency)
- form-data 4.0.6 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** @socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.8.4
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-16T14:28:47.098Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T08:39:49.013Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-03T13:08:57.595Z
- **Known versions:** 49
- **Latest version:** 1.13.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** CLI for Socket.dev, includes Sentry error handling, otherwise identical to the regular \`socket\` package
- **Author:** Socket Inc
- **Maintainers:** socket-bot, feross
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.20.8, pnpm: \>=10.33.0
- **Artifact files:** 1017
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 23,095,076 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@socketsecurity/cli-with-sentry/v/1.8.4>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-cli>)
