@varveai/adit-cli@1.0.11
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AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is version-only runtime telemetry sent automatically before selected commands, and the policy check runs even when the ordinary update check is disabled. The request contains no project data or credentials, so the behavior warrants a warning rather than a malicious verdict.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Invoking a command in the update-check command set, before its handler runs.
Impact
The vendor learns the CLI version in use and can prevent a selected command from running. No project data or credentials were found in this request.
Mechanism
The CLI requests the policy endpoint with the current version in the URL query and user-agent. This request precedes the update-check opt-out and CI checks.
AI rationale
This is version-only runtime telemetry sent automatically before selected commands, and the policy check runs even when the ordinary update check is disabled. The request contains no project data or credentials, so the behavior warrants a warning rather than a malicious verdict.
Evidence
dist/update-check.jsdist/main.js~/.adit/version-check.json
Network endpoints2
adit-cloud.varve.airegistry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest defines only build and typecheck scripts; it has no install lifecycle hook.
- A set of user-invoked commands, including cloud login, sync, and agent commands, run an update-policy check.
- The policy request sends the CLI version in its query and user-agent to the package vendor’s version-policy endpoint.
- The policy request occurs before the ADIT_NO_UPDATE_CHECK and CI checks, and a server response can block the command.
Evidence against
- The policy request sends the CLI version, with no project contents, credentials, or machine details observed in that request.
- The ordinary latest-version lookup has an ADIT_NO_UPDATE_CHECK opt-out and uses a short-lived cache.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
4 flaggeddist/commands/self-update.jsView file
8*/
L9: import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
L10: import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/commands/self-update.jsView on unpkg · L8196console.log("Installing dependencies ...");
L197: execSync("pnpm install --frozen-lockfile", {
L198: ...showExecOpts,
High
Runtime Package Install
Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.
dist/commands/self-update.jsView on unpkg · L196dist/commands/cli-agent/cli-process.jsView file
80* Terminate a spawned CLI, including its descendants on Windows. `.cmd`/`.bat`
L81: * shims run under a cmd.exe shell, so killing only the direct child leaves the
L82: * real CLI (e.g. claude.exe) alive and still reading the console — which is
Findings
1 Critical3 High3 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/commands/cli-agent/claude/hooks-bootstrap.js
HighChild Processdist/commands/self-update.js
HighShelldist/commands/cli-agent/cli-process.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/commands/self-update.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @varveai/adit-cli@1.0.11.
See all versions of @varveai/adit-cli for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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