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@uipath/solution-tool@1.201.0

Create, pack, publish, and deploy UiPath Automation Solutions.

AI Security Review

scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package has no lifecycle hook, credential redirection, or covert endpoint in the inspected sources. Its explicit AI-agent instruction-file creation is a real capability that warrants a warning under the stated policy.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Trigger

A user runs the solution init command.

Impact

The new workspace contains persistent instructions that an AI coding agent may follow.

Mechanism

Creates AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md from a packaged template.

AI rationale

Evidence

dist/packager-tool-a24ypjcj.jsdist/packager-tool-67ssxgph.jsdist/templates/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.mdCLAUDE.md

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The explicit solution init command loads an AGENTS.md template and passes it to the initializer.
The initializer writes AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md into the newly created solution directory.
The packaged template gives persistent instructions to AI coding agents.

Evidence against

package.json contains no install lifecycle script.
The writes occur only after the user invokes solution init, and target the new solution directory.
Network requests use the configured UiPath authority and authenticated product APIs; no unofficial credential gateway was found.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 31 file(s), 3.32 MB of source, external domains: alpha.uipath.com, cloud.uipath.com, feross.org, fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com, github.com, govcloud.uipath.us, npm.pkg.github.com, purl.org, schemas.microsoft.com, schemas.openxmlformats.org, timestamp.digicert.com, www.w3.org

Source & flagged code

7 flagged

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView file

Lines 718-759javascript

718 }

719 });

720 similar.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));

721 if (searchingOptions) {

722 similar = similar.map((candidate) => `--${candidate}`);

723 }

724 if (similar.length > 1) {

725 return `

726(Did you mean one of ${similar.join(", ")}?)`;

727 }

728 if (similar.length === 1) {

729 return `

730(Did you mean ${similar[0]}?)`;

731 }

732 return "";

733 }

734 exports.suggestSimilar = suggestSimilar;

735});

736

737// ../../node_modules/commander/lib/command.js

738var require_command = __commonJS((exports) => {

739 var EventEmitter = __require("node:events").EventEmitter;

740 var childProcess = __require("node:child_process");

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView on unpkg · L738

741 var path = __require("node:path");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView on unpkg · L739

742 var fs = __require("node:fs");

743 var process2 = __require("node:process");

744 var { Argument, humanReadableArgName } = require_argument();

745 var { CommanderError } = require_error();

746 var { Help, stripColor } = require_help();

747 var { Option, DualOptions } = require_option();

748 var { suggestSimilar } = require_suggestSimilar();

749

750 class Command extends EventEmitter {

751 constructor(name) {

752 super();

753 this.commands = [];

754 this.options = [];

755 this.parent = null;

756 this._allowUnknownOption = false;

757 this._allowExcessArguments = false;

758 this.registeredArguments = [];

759 this._args = this.registeredArguments;

Lines 1179-1219javascript

1179 getOptionValueSource(key) {

1180 return this._optionValueSources[key];

1181 }

1182 getOptionValueSourceWithGlobals(key) {

1183 let source;

1184 this._getCommandAndAncestors().forEach((cmd)

Lines 3264-3304javascript

3264 crypto.getRandomValues(bytes);

3265 hex = "";

3266 for (const byte of bytes) {

3267 hex += byte.toString(16).padStart(2,

dist/packager-tool-a24ypjcj.jsView file

•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. dist/packager-tool-a24ypjcj.js: async function deleteSolutionOnStudioWeb(baseUrl, organizationName, tenantId, accessToken, solutionId) { const url = `${baseUrl}/${organizationName}/studio_/backend/api/Solution/${encodeURIComponent(solutionId)}`; Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`, if (loginStatus.loginStatus !== "Logged in" || !loginStatus.accessToken || !loginStatus.baseUrl || !loginStatus.organizationName || !loginStatus.tenantId) { const [deleteError] = await catchError(deleteSolutionOnStudioWeb(loginStatus.baseUrl, loginStatus.organizationName, loginStatus.tenantId, loginStatus.accessToken, solutionId)); const [writeError] = aw

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

dist/packager-tool-a24ypjcj.jsView on unpkg

dist/packager-tool-svrx74p5.jsView file

53Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/packager-tool-svrx74p5.js spawns dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L53: import { promisify } from "node:util"; L54: import childProcess from "node:child_process"; L55: import { promisify as promisify2 } from "node:util"; ... L185: ]; L186: executePowerShell.encodeCommand = (command) => Buffer2.from(command, "utf16le").toString("base64"); L187: executePowerShell.escapeArgument = (value) => `'${String(value).replaceAll("'", "''")}'`; ... L224: const command = String.raw`(Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice").ProgId`; L225: const { stdout } = await executePowerShell(command, { powerShellPath: psPath }); L226: return stdout.tr

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

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

dist/packager-tool-svrx74p5.jsView on unpkg · L53

dist/index-w03qc9m8.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/index-w03qc9m8.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

7 flagged · loading source

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView file

739var EventEmitter = __require("node:events").EventEmitter; L740: var childProcess = __require("node:child_process"); L741: var path = __require("node:path");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView on unpkg · L739

1199} L1200: const execArgv = process2.execArgv ?? []; L1201: if (execArgv.includes("-e") || execArgv.includes("--eval") || execArgv.includes("-p") || execArgv.includes("--print")) {

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView on unpkg · L1199

3284var telemetryInstanceSlot = singleton("TelemetryService"); L3285: var DEFAULT_AI_CONNECTION_STRING = atob("[redacted]... L3286: function getGlobalTelemetryInstance() {

High

Base64 Obscured Url

Source decodes a Base64-obscured HTTP endpoint at runtime.

dist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.jsView on unpkg · L3284

Findings

6 High4 Medium3 Low

HighChild Processdist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.js

HighShelldist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.js

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/packager-tool-a24ypjcj.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/packager-tool-svrx74p5.js

HighBase64 Obscured Urldist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/index-w03qc9m8.js

MediumDynamic Requiredist/packager-tool-bcpknnr8.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @uipath/solution-tool@1.201.0.

See all versions of @uipath/solution-tool for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @uipath/solution-tool@1.201.0 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-07 13:48:29.668Z (UTC).

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