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@vibelet/cli@1.2.185

Cross-platform CLI for installing and running the Vibelet daemon

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

No concrete install-hook abuse, secret theft, or destructive action was established. Deliberate daemon obfuscation combined with persistent execution leaves a material unresolved risk.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Trigger

A user runs the vibelet CLI, including its default command.

Impact

The opaque daemon can continue running after the CLI exits, so its unreviewable behavior has lasting local access.

Mechanism

Obfuscated daemon deployment with user-service persistence and detached update checking.

AI rationale

No concrete install-hook abuse, secret theft, or destructive action was established. Deliberate daemon obfuscation combined with persistent execution leaves a material unresolved risk.

Evidence

dist/index.cjsdist/vibelet.mjs~/.vibelet/runtime/current/dist/index.cjs~/Library/LaunchAgents/dev.vibelet.daemon.plist~/.config/systemd/user/vibelet-daemon.service~/.vibelet/update-check.json

Network endpoints1

registry.npmjs.org/@vibelet/cli/latest

Decision evidence

public snapshot

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

Evidence for warning

The manifest exposes a CLI entrypoint that runs dist/vibelet.mjs.
The packaged daemon in dist/index.cjs is deliberately obfuscated, preventing reliable static auditing of its behavior.
A normal CLI run installs a user service configured to start at login and remain alive.
The CLI launches a detached background process that contacts the npm registry for update checks.

Evidence against

package.json contains no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
Persistence is reached through the user-invoked CLI entrypoint rather than package installation.
The visible CLI code identifies its persistent daemon and service files rather than hiding those writes.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedObfuscated

Source & flagged code

8 flagged

dist/index.cjsView file

1'use strict';const _0x7e1975=_0x4aa3;(function(_0x26777d,_0x5bd2ae){const _0x220c27=_0x4aa3,_0x15804d=_0x26777d();while(!![]){try{const _0x1bfef3=parseInt(_0x220c27(0x44c))/0x1+-pa...

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

1'use strict';const _0x7e1975=_0x4aa3;(function(_0x26777d,_0x5bd2ae){const _0x220c27=_0x4aa3,_0x15804d=_0x26777d();while(!![]){try{const _0x1bfef3=parseInt(_0x220c27(0x44c))/0x1+-pa...

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

1'use strict';const _0x7e1975=_0x4aa3;(function(_0x26777d,_0x5bd2ae){const _0x220c27=_0x4aa3,_0x15804d=_0x26777d();while(!![]){try{const _0x1bfef3=parseInt(_0x220c27(0x44c))/0x1+-pa...

High

Obfuscated Payload Loader

Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

dist/vibelet.mjsView file

20Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.bin -> dist/vibelet.mjs L20: * L21: * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php L22: * ... L1769: // add binary data sequence to buffer L1770: data.write(buffer) L1771: }) ... L2832: if (err) cb(err) L2833: let url = 'data:image/png;base64,' L2834: url += output.toString('base64') ... L6266: /* istanbul ignore else */ L6267: if (!process.env.WS_NO_BUFFER_UTIL) { L6268: try {

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

dist/vibelet.mjsView on unpkg · L20

20* L21: * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php L22: * ... L1769: // add binary data sequence to buffer L1770: data.write(buffer) L1771: }) ... L2832: if (err) cb(err) L2833: let url = 'data:image/png;base64,' L2834: url += output.toString('base64') ... L6266: /* istanbul ignore else */ L6267: if (!process.env.WS_NO_BUFFER_UTIL) { L6268: try {

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

dist/vibelet.mjsView on unpkg · L20

11182L11183: module.exports = eval("require")("bufferutil"); L11184:

Low

Eval

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

dist/vibelet.mjsView on unpkg · L11182

dist/runtime-version.cjsView file

Lines 1-3javascript

1var c=require("node:fs"),n=require("node:path"),p="@vibelet/cli";function i(r){try{let e=JSON.parse

dist/tailcat/vibelet-tailcat-win32-amd64.exeView file

•path = dist/tailcat/vibelet-tailcat-win32-amd64.exe kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 19864576 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/tailcat/vibelet-tailcat-win32-amd64.exeView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

8 flagged · loading source

dist/index.cjsView file

1'use strict';const _0x7e1975=_0x4aa3;(function(_0x26777d,_0x5bd2ae){const _0x220c27=_0x4aa3,_0x15804d=_0x26777d();while(!![]){try{const _0x1bfef3=parseInt(_0x220c27(0x44c))/0x1+-pa...

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

1'use strict';const _0x7e1975=_0x4aa3;(function(_0x26777d,_0x5bd2ae){const _0x220c27=_0x4aa3,_0x15804d=_0x26777d();while(!![]){try{const _0x1bfef3=parseInt(_0x220c27(0x44c))/0x1+-pa...

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

1'use strict';const _0x7e1975=_0x4aa3;(function(_0x26777d,_0x5bd2ae){const _0x220c27=_0x4aa3,_0x15804d=_0x26777d();while(!![]){try{const _0x1bfef3=parseInt(_0x220c27(0x44c))/0x1+-pa...

High

Obfuscated Payload Loader

Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1

Findings

5 High6 Medium5 Low

HighChild Processdist/index.cjs

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.cjs

HighObfuscated Payload Loaderdist/index.cjs

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/vibelet.mjs

HighObfuscated

MediumDynamic Requiredist/runtime-version.cjs

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumInstall Persistencedist/vibelet.mjs

MediumShips Native Binarydist/tailcat/vibelet-tailcat-win32-amd64.exe

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowEvaldist/vibelet.mjs

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

Low

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @vibelet/cli@1.2.185.

See all versions of @vibelet/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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-13 14:56:50.009Z (UTC).

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