@ubnt/cawcut@0.7.0

CawCut developer CLI — auth, generate, app run, task status

AI Security Review

scanned 10d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package can modify AI-agent skill directories automatically during global installation and, when skills are missing, during CLI startup. The source confines this behavior to named CawCut skills, so it is a warning-level agent extension lifecycle risk rather than a confirmed broad control hijack.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

A global npm install, or a CLI invocation when no CawCut skills are installed.

Impact

Agent skill directories are modified with package-provided skills; the inspected source establishes first-party extension setup, not a broader agent control takeover.

Mechanism

The package runs npx skills with confirmation bypassed to install named skills from cawcut/skill for its default supported agents.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsondist/postinstall.jsdist/lib/is-global-install.jsdist/lib/skills-install.jsdist/lib/skills-agents.jsdist/lib/bootstrap-skills.jsdist/index.jsconfig/release-surface.json~/.cursor/skills~/.claude/skills~/.codex/skills~/.agents/skills

Network endpoints1

cawcut/skill

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The postinstall hook launches skill setup for detected global installs; the manifest registers that hook.
Skill setup runs npx skills with confirmation bypassed, installs globally, and defaults to Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex.
The package also checks for missing skills during CLI startup and can install them during a normal invocation.
The selected repository and skill names are CawCut-specific, and the code checks a bounded set of agent skill directories.

Evidence against

The setup installs named first-party CawCut skills rather than selecting arbitrary agent content.
The postinstall path skips nonglobal installs and supports CI and an explicit environment skip.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

Source & flagged code

6 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-40json

2 "name": "@ubnt/cawcut",

3 "version": "0.7.0",

4 "description": "CawCut developer CLI \u2014 auth, generate, app run, task status",

5 "type": "module",

6 "bin": {

7 "cawcut": "dist/index.js"

8 },

9 "main": "dist/index.js",

10 "files": [

11 "dist",

12 "config",

13 "assets"

14 ],

15 "scripts": {

16 "build:ts": "node scripts/build.mjs",

17 "build": "npm run build:ts",

18 "build:internal": "node scripts/build.mjs --profile internal",

19 "prepare": "npm run build",

20 "postinstall": "node dist/postinstall.js",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L20

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L20

21 "reinstall:global": "npm uninstall -g @ubnt/cawcut && npm install -g . --foreground-scripts --allow-scripts=@ubnt/cawcut",

22 "test": "vitest run",

23 "verify:package": "node scripts/verify-npm-package.mjs",

24 "release:check": "npm run test && npm run build && npm run verify:package",

25 "prepublishOnly": "node scripts/assert-release-ci.mjs && npm run release:check"

26 },

27 "dependencies": {

28 "commander": "^13.1.0"

29 },

30 "devDependencies": {

31 "@types/node": "^22.15.0",

32 "typescript": "^5.8.3",

33 "vitest": "^3.1.4"

34 },

35 "engines": {

36 "node": ">=20"

37 },

38 "license": "MIT"

39}

dist/lib/vn-media.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { createHash } from "node:crypto";

2import { execFile } from "node:child_process";

3import { copyFile, mkdir, open, readFile, stat } from "node:fs/promises";

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/lib/vn-media.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/lib/skills-agents.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { existsSync } from "node:fs";

2import { homedir } from "node:os";

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

dist/lib/skills-agents.jsView on unpkg · L1

3import { join } from "node:path";

dist/lib/vn-pack.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 2

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/lib/vn-pack.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/lib/is-global-install.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @ubnt/cawcut@0.1.5 matchedPath = dist/lib/is-global-install.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHVibnQvY2F3Y3V0:0.1.5 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/lib/is-global-install.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

6 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node dist/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node dist/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/lib/vn-media.jsView file

1import { createHash } from "node:crypto"; L2: import { execFile } from "node:child_process"; L3: import { copyFile, mkdir, open, readFile, stat } from "node:fs/promises"; ... L419: async function probeWithPlatformTool(filePath) { L420: if (process.platform === "darwin") { L421: try { L422: const { stdout } = await execFileAsync("/usr/bin/afinfo", [filePath], { timeout: 10_000 }); L423: const match = stdout.match(/estimated duration:\s*([\d.]+)\s*sec/i);

Low

Weak Crypto

Findings

1 Critical3 High4 Medium6 Low

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackdist/lib/skills-agents.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/lib/vn-pack.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/lib/is-global-install.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowWeak Cryptodist/lib/vn-media.js

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @ubnt/cawcut@0.7.0.

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Evidence last updated: 2026-10-12 21:11:29.443Z (UTC).

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