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@velaro/cli@1.4.143
Velaro Workspace v20 — command-line interface for managing bots, knowledge base ingestion, MCP API keys, search indexes, and ops health.
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe lifecycle hook only prints a banner, and the flagged process execution belongs to the CLI’s own update flow, which installs this package from npm and has an opt-out. Credential access in the screenshot feature is command-triggered and used for Velaro staging; no malicious exfiltration or account action was found.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
The banner runs during installation; the update check runs when the CLI starts; screenshot credential retrieval and KB changes require the screenshot command.
Impact
No malicious impact identified. A registry install may update itself in the background; the user can disable this with VELARO_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1.
Mechanism
The updater checks registry.npmjs.org and may install the same CLI package when newer; the screenshot flow uses configured or Key Vault test credentials with Velaro staging services. No unrelated credential forwarding or harmful automatic action was found.
AI rationale
The lifecycle hook only prints a banner, and the flagged process execution belongs to the CLI’s own update flow, which installs this package from npm and has an opt-out. Credential access in the screenshot feature is command-triggered and used for Velaro staging; no malicious exfiltration or account action was found.
Evidence
~/.velaro/config.jsonOS temporary directory: kb-screenshot-{articleId}-{timestamp}.png
Network endpoints10
registry.npmjs.orgapi-admin-us-east.velaro.comapi-messaging-us-east.velaro.comvelaro-admin-staging.azurewebsites.netvelaro-messaging-api-staging.azurewebsites.net{vaultName}.vault.azure.netadmin-staging.velaro.commessaging-staging.velaro.comconsole-staging.velaro.comhelp.velaro.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 89.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The postinstall script is a banner-only hook that prints the package version.
- The update check contacts the official npm registry once per day.
- Automatic updating is limited to registry installs, skips CI, and can be disabled with VELARO_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1; it installs this same package from npm.
- The screenshot feature reads test credentials only when its explicitly invoked capture flow runs.
- The usage tracker requires top-level token and apiBase fields, while readConfig returns the current nested environment config, so the tracker does not send under the normal config shape.
Evidence against
- For registry installs, the CLI can run a detached global npm install of the latest @velaro/cli release by default when an update is found.
- The screenshot command can retrieve credentials from Azure Key Vault and use them to log into a staging app and update a Velaro KB article.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
10 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkg•Remote tarball dependency specs: xlsx@https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-0.20.3/xlsx-0.20.3.tgz
Medium
Remote Tarball Dependency
Package manifest contains a dependency pinned to a remote tarball URL.
package.jsonView on unpkglib/kb-screenshot.jsView file
Findings
8 High6 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processlib/kb-screenshot.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executionlib/kb-screenshot.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationlib/commands/update.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationlib/commands/update.js
HighRuntime Package Installlib/commands/update.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/deploy-state.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumDynamic Requirelib/track.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @velaro/cli@1.4.143.
See all versions of @velaro/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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