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@viraatdas/rudder@2.14.12

A Claude Code-style terminal app for running coding agents with worktree-isolated runs.

AI Security Review

scanned 11h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

An explicit Rudder Cloud launch stages repository data, broad home credentials, token-like environment variables, and macOS Claude credentials into an archive. It base64-uploads that archive to the package’s fixed hosted control plane.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Trigger

User runs a Rudder Cloud launch/workspace command.

Impact

Exposes AI-agent, cloud, source-control, database, and project credentials to a third-party endpoint.

Mechanism

credential and project snapshot upload to remote control plane

Attack narrative

When a user invokes Rudder Cloud, the package builds an archive that includes the project and, by default, credentials/configuration from many unrelated developer tools. It additionally captures broadly named secret environment variables and retrieves Claude Code credentials from macOS Keychain. The archive is encoded and POSTed to the fixed Rudder Cloud endpoint. Although this is presented as cloud-workspace functionality and documented, its default breadth creates a concrete credential-exfiltration path beyond the minimum needed for a coding-agent launcher.

Rationale

The package has a concrete remote upload path for broadly collected credentials and project data. Explicit command activation and documentation reduce stealth but do not mitigate the unsafe default collection scope.

Evidence

dist/cloud.jsREADME.mdscripts/postinstall.mjs~/.claude/.credentials.json~/.codex/auth.json~/.aws/credentials~/.config/gcloud/credentials.db~/.netrcmacOS Keychain

Source & flagged code

10 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/util.jsView file

1import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L2: import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto"; ... L7: import readline from "node:readline/promises"; L8: import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process"; L9: const DEFAULT_PATH = [ ... L24: export function rudderHome() { L25: return path.resolve(process.env.RUDDER_HOME?.trim() || path.join(os.homedir(), ".rudder")); L26: } ... L65: const raw = await fsp.readFile(filePath, "utf8"); L66: return JSON.parse(raw); L67: } ... L160: const TOOL_INSTALL_HINTS = {

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/util.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/improve/schedule.jsView file

7Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js -> dist/main.js -> dist/improve/index.js -> dist/improve/schedule.js L7: function plistPath() { L8: return path.join(os.homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${LAUNCHD_LABEL}.plist`); L9: } ... L49: export async function scheduleCommand(action) { L50: if (process.platform !== "darwin") { L51: throw new Error("rudder improve schedule currently supports macOS (launchd) only; run `rudder improve run` from cron/systemd on other platforms."); ... L59: // Re-bootstrap idempotently: boot out any prior registration first. L60: await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootout", `gui/${uid}/${LAUNCHD_LABEL}`], { allowFailure: true }); L61: const bootstrap = await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootstrap", `gui/${uid}`, plistPath()], {

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

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

dist/improve/schedule.jsView on unpkg · L7

7function plistPath() { L8: return path.join(os.homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents", `${LAUNCHD_LABEL}.plist`); L9: } ... L49: export async function scheduleCommand(action) { L50: if (process.platform !== "darwin") { L51: throw new Error("rudder improve schedule currently supports macOS (launchd) only; run `rudder improve run` from cron/systemd on other platforms."); ... L59: // Re-bootstrap idempotently: boot out any prior registration first. L60: await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootout", `gui/${uid}/${LAUNCHD_LABEL}`], { allowFailure: true }); L61: const bootstrap = await runCommand("launchctl", ["bootstrap", `gui/${uid}`, plistPath()], {

Medium

Install Persistence

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

dist/improve/schedule.jsView on unpkg · L7

dist/cloud.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/cloud.js: "~/.claude/.credentials.json", "~/.claude/settings.json", "~/.claude/CLAUDE.md", "~/.claude.json", "~/.codex/auth.json", "~/.codex/config.toml", "~/.codex/AGENTS.md", "~/.codex/hooks.json",

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

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

dist/cloud.jsView on unpkg

•Manifest-reachable source resolves another installed package, overwrites its runtime code, and injects package-defined remote behavior. dist/cloud.js: const DEFAULT_CLOUD_URL = "https://rudder-cloud-control.fly.dev"; const start = await githubOAuthRequest("https://github.com/login/device/code", { const poll = await githubOAuthRequest("https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token", { const url = pathOrUrl.startsWith("http://") || pathOrUrl.startsWith("https://") "Use https://, or set RUDDER_CLOUD_ALLOW_HTTP=1 to override for a trusted local network."); if (pollPath.startsWith("http://") || pollPath.startsWith("https://") || !deviceCode) { const ignoredDirs = new Set([".git", ".jj", ".rudder", ".rudder-worktrees", "node_modules"]); if (entry.name === ".git" || entry.name === ".rudder" || entr

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

dist/cloud.jsView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

5// install: on any problem it prints guidance and exits 0. L6: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L7: ... L13: try { L14: const probe = process.platform === "win32" ? "where" : "which"; L15: return spawnSync(probe, [cmd], { stdio: "ignore" }).status === 0; ... L34: warn(" Rust: cargo install jj-cli"); L35: warn(" Other: https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/latest/install-and-setup/"); L36: warn("Then run: rudder doctor"); ... L39: function main() { L40: if (process.env.RUDDER_SKIP_POSTINSTALL) { L41: return;

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg · L5

dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-nativeView file

•path = dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-native kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 3641164 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-nativeView on unpkg

dist/improve/collect.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 5

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/improve/collect.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

10 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 7-47json

7 "repository": {

8 "type": "git",

9 "url": "git+https://github.com/viraatdas/rudder.git"

10 },

11 "type": "module",

12 "bin": {

13 "rudder": "dist/index.js"

14 },

15 "scripts": {

16 "clean": "node -e \"require('fs').rmSync('dist',{recursive:true,force:true})\"",

17 "build": "npm run clean && tsc -p tsconfig.json && npm run build-board && npm run build-native && npm run copy-native && npm run chmod-cli",

18 "build-board": "esbuild src/board/ui/index.tsx --bundle --minify --format=esm --jsx=automatic --jsx-import-source=preact --outfile=dist/board/board.js && esbuild src/board/ui/board.css --bundle --minify --outfile=dist/board/board.css",

19 "build-native": "cargo build --release --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml",

20 "check": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit",

21 "test": "tsc -p tsconfig.json && npm run chmod-cli && node --test tests/*.test.mjs",

22 "test:tui": "node --test tests/tui/*.test.mjs",

23 "test:worker-scroll": "cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml top_origin_scroll_region_history_scrolls_like_terminal_scrollback && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml worker_wheel && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml wheel_scroll && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml worker_page && cargo test --manifest-path native/Cargo.toml codex_alternate_screen_page_key",

24 "copy-native": "node scripts/copy-native.mjs",

25 "chmod-cli": "node -e \"require('fs').chmodSync('dist/index.js',0o755)\"",

26 "prepack": "npm run build",

27 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

28 "start": "node dist/index.js",

29 "test:tui:report": "rm -rf .tui-report tui-report.html && node --test --test-reporter=spec --test-reporter-destination=stdout --test-reporter=tui-integration-tests/reporter --test-reporter-destination=tui-report.html tests/tui/*.test.mjs",

30 "mutate:tui": "node tests/tui/mutate.mjs"

31 },

32 "files": [

33 "dist/",

34 "assets/",

35 "scripts/copy-native.mjs",

36 "scripts/postinstall.mjs",

37 "README.md",

38 "package.json"

39 ],

40 "publishConfig": {

41 "access": "public"

42 },

43 "engines": {

44 "node": ">=22"

45 },

46 "devDependencies": {

47 "@types/node": "^22.15.3",

dist/util.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

2import { createHash, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";

3import fs from "node:fs";

4import fsp from "node:fs/promises";

dist/improve/schedule.jsView file

Lines 1-27javascript

1import os from "node:os";

2import path from "node:path";

3import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";

4import { ensureDir, pathExists, runCommand, shortenHome } from

dist/cloud.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/cloud.js: "~/.claude/.credentials.json", "~/.claude/settings.json", "~/.claude/CLAUDE.md", "~/.claude.json", "~/.codex/auth.json", "~/.codex/config.toml", "~/.codex/AGENTS.md", "~/.codex/hooks.json",

High

Credential Redirect Persistence

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

dist/cloud.jsView on unpkg

•Manifest-reachable source resolves another installed package, overwrites its runtime code, and injects package-defined remote behavior. dist/cloud.js: const DEFAULT_CLOUD_URL = "https://rudder-cloud-control.fly.dev"; const start = await githubOAuthRequest("https://github.com/login/device/code", { const poll = await githubOAuthRequest("https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token", { const url = pathOrUrl.startsWith("http://") || pathOrUrl.startsWith("https://") "Use https://, or set RUDDER_CLOUD_ALLOW_HTTP=1 to override for a trusted local network."); if (pollPath.startsWith("http://") || pollPath.startsWith("https://") || !deviceCode) { const ignoredDirs = new Set([".git", ".jj", ".rudder", ".rudder-worktrees", "node_modules"]); if (entry.name === ".git" || entry.name === ".rudder" || entr

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

dist/cloud.jsView on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

Lines 1-25javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2// Ensures jj (Jujutsu) is installed. Rudder uses jj as its required internal

3// version-control substrate, so a fresh `npm install -g @viraatdas/rudder`

4// should leave the user ready to run. This runs on install and NEVER fails the

5// install: on any problem it prints guidance and exits 0.

6import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

7

8const TAG

dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-nativeView file

•path = dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-native kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 3641164 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/native/darwin-x64/rudder-nativeView on unpkg

dist/improve/collect.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 5

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/improve/collect.jsView on unpkg