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@taskless/cli@0.13.3
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AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiInspected authentication routes device-code requests through the Taskless API base, and the launcher removes its temporary npm configuration after using it with scripts disabled. Optional platform-specific binary dependencies remain unverified, so manual review is warranted without treating the unresolved source as proof of an attack.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A platform-specific optional dependency is selected during installation or runtime.
Impact
Their behavior could not be assessed; no attack behavior is confirmed.
Mechanism
The manifest declares optional platform binaries whose source was not available for inspection.
AI rationale
Inspected authentication routes device-code requests through the Taskless API base, and the launcher removes its temporary npm configuration after using it with scripts disabled. Optional platform-specific binary dependencies remain unverified, so manual review is warranted without treating the unresolved source as proof of an attack.
Evidence
package.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 78.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The manifest exposes the CLI entrypoint and declares platform-specific optional binaries.
- Inspected authentication code sends device-code requests through the Taskless API base; it defaults to app.taskless.io and can be changed through local configuration or an environment variable.
- The inspected tsx dependency manifest and loader identify a TypeScript execution loader.
- Some optional platform-specific executable dependencies could not be source-verified in the supplied snapshot.
Evidence against
- The reviewed excerpts show no fixed unrelated credential recipient or confirmed attack behavior.
- The launcher temporarily copies npm configuration for its package install, removes it afterward, and runs npm with lifecycle scripts disabled.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEvalFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsTelemetryUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @taskless/cli@0.13.2
matchedIdentity = npm:QHRhc2tsZXNzL2NsaQ:0.13.2
similarity = 0.929
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg10import { AsyncLocalStorage as tm } from "node:async_hooks";
L11: import { execFile as Jt, spawn as pt } from "node:child_process";
L12: import { RULES_DIRECTORY as te, TASKLESS_DIRECTORY as Gu, ENGINES as qe, ENGINE_LAYOUTS as Et, RULE_TESTS_DIRECTORY as ye, isKnownEngine as Yt } from "./layout.js";
High
•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index.js:
import { createReadStream as Mg, globSync as ua, readdirSync as Ug, existsSync as $n, readFileSync as Du, rmSync as Mu, mkdtempSync as Bg, writeFileSync as Vg } from "node:fs";
import { readFile as C, mkdir as J, writeFile as D, rm as se, readdir as Y, stat as be, mkdtemp as fa, copyFile as Vu, glob as qu, access as Wu, readlink as Kg, chmod as Hg, rename...
import em, { createInterface as ls } from "node:readline";
this.flushPromise = null, this.shutdownPromise = null, this.promiseQueue = new vw(), this._events = new Rw(), this._isInitialized = !1, _w(t, "You must pass your PostHog project's ...
throw this.beginBackoff(
Findings
1 Critical3 High1 Medium7 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/index.js
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowTelemetry
LowUrl Strings
LowAi Review Evidencepackage.json
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @taskless/cli@0.13.3.
See all versions of @taskless/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @taskless/cli@0.13.3 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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