registry / Credential exfiltration / @viraatdas/rudder / 2.14.55

@viraatdas/rudder@2.14.55

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

AI Security Review

scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package contains an automatic install hook and substantial credential-upload functionality. Static source shows the latter is user-invoked and authenticated, so it is a dangerous capability rather than confirmed covert malware.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm installation, or an authenticated user running a Rudder Cloud launch, workspace, or secrets-sync command.

Impact

The install hook changes the developer environment; cloud operations can disclose access tokens and configuration to the configured control plane.

Mechanism

Automatic external tool installation and user-invoked credential snapshot upload.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/cloud.js~/.claude/.credentials.json~/.codex/auth.json~/.aws/credentials~/.config/gh~/.npmrc

Network endpoints1

rudder-cloud-control.fly.dev

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 95.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The install hook automatically installs the jj command through Homebrew or Cargo when it is absent.
Cloud snapshots include default paths holding Claude, Codex, GitHub, AWS, and other cloud credentials.
A cloud launch sends the base64-encoded snapshot to the Rudder control plane.
The explicit secrets-sync command reads allowlisted local files and sends their encoded contents to the cloud vault.

Evidence against

Credential transfer is reached through explicit cloud commands and requires a cloud login.
The remote bootstrap command is printed and only runs over SSH when a separate opt-in environment variable is set.
No self-dependency or hidden install-time credential collection was found.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinified

Source & flagged code

21 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

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";

8const TAG

dist/native/darwin-arm64/rudder-nativeView file

•path = dist/native/darwin-arm64/rudder-native kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 3486048 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

dist/native/darwin-arm64/rudder-nativeView on unpkg

dist/improve/collect.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 6

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

dist/backends.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/backends.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/backends.jsView on unpkg

dist/board/daemon.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/board/daemon.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/board/daemon.jsView on unpkg

dist/handoff.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/handoff.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/handoff.jsView on unpkg

dist/run-manager.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/run-manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/run-manager.jsView on unpkg

dist/task-summary.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/task-summary.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/task-summary.jsView on unpkg

dist/version-check.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/version-check.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/version-check.jsView on unpkg

dist/feedback.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/feedback.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/feedback.jsView on unpkg

dist/improve/state.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/improve/state.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/improve/state.jsView on unpkg

dist/models.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/models.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/models.jsView on unpkg

dist/main.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/main.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/main.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

21 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

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.51 matchedPath = dist/util.js matchedIdentity = npm:QHZpcmFhdGRhcy9ydWRkZXI:2.14.51 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/util.jsView on unpkg

Findings

17 High6 Medium5 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cloud.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityscripts/postinstall.mjs

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/improve/schedule.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/improve/collect.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/util.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/backends.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/board/daemon.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/handoff.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/run-manager.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/task-summary.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.55.

See all versions of @viraatdas/rudder for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of @viraatdas/rudder@2.14.55 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: 2026-08-30 23:47:58.937Z (UTC).

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Decision evidence

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Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Runtime surface

Behavioral surface

Source & flagged code