@vatio-ai/cli@0.132.0
Vatio CLI — deploy and manage Vatio agent workspaces
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiRuntime telemetry is disclosed and can be turned off, but error reporting may include local paths that the telemetry policy treats as identifying details. This warrants a warning; the flagged agent-instruction write is limited to the explicit init command.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
When the CLI reports a command error and telemetry is enabled by default; telemetry can be disabled with VATIO_TELEMETRY=0 or DO_NOT_TRACK=1.
Impact
A stack trace may reveal local paths to the configured Vatio API endpoint.
Mechanism
The report sends error text, including up to six stack lines for unexpected errors. It redacts the home-directory prefix but does not remove other paths.
AI rationale
Runtime telemetry is disclosed and can be turned off, but error reporting may include local paths that the telemetry policy treats as identifying details. This warrants a warning; the flagged agent-instruction write is limited to the explicit init command.
Evidence
lib/telemetry.mjsbin/vatio.mjs~/.vatio/sessions.json (or the configured VATIO_HOME equivalent)
Network endpoints1
vatio.ai/api/developer/v1/cli/events (default; base URL is configurable)
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The runtime telemetry report includes an error descriptor when one is present.
- For unexpected errors, the descriptor uses up to six stack lines; it replaces the home-directory path but does not scrub other local paths.
- Telemetry posts to the configured Vatio API endpoint and includes the report body.
Evidence against
- The package discloses runtime telemetry and provides an opt-out.
- The flagged AGENTS.md write occurs through the explicit init command; no install-time agent configuration write was identified.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
8 flaggedlib/skills-hint.mjsView file
•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation.
import { existssync, mkdirsync, readfilesync, writefilesync } from "node:fs";
import { homedir } from "node:os";
import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
import { confighome } from "./config.mjs";
import { paint } from "./support.mjs";
const skill = "vatio-improve";
const version_file = ".vatio-sk[redacted]";
const latest_url = "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vatio-ai/skills/latest";
const show_every_ms = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
const check_every_ms = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
const fetch_timeout_ms = 1_500;
export async function printskillshint(startdir = process.cwd()) {
if (process.env.ci || process.env.vatio_no_skills_hint) return;
const path = join(confighome(), "sk
High
Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.
lib/skills-hint.mjsView on unpkglib/commands/improve.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1View file
•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 6
High
Semantic Analysis Limited
A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.
Findings
8 High2 Medium4 Low
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationlib/skills-hint.mjs
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/commands/improve.mjs#virtual:normalized:round1
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/support.mjs
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/codex-session.mjs
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/update-notice.mjs
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/commands/identity-key.mjs
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/release-notes.mjs
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/docs-sections.mjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @vatio-ai/cli@0.132.0.
See all versions of @vatio-ai/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @vatio-ai/cli@0.132.0 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: .
Think this verdict is wrong? Dispute it on GitHub or read how reports are produced.