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@wayai/cli@0.3.161
WayAI CLI — sync hub configuration between local files and the platform
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is not malicious install-hook behavior: the manifest has no lifecycle hook and the observed update install is explicit. The automatic AI-agent skill bridge is a real, bounded lifecycle risk that warrants a warning.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs a non-help wayai command in a repository containing .agents/skills/wayai.
Impact
Changes the project agent-extension surface, but no install-time execution, remote skill installation, or credential exfiltration was confirmed.
Mechanism
First-party agent-skill symlink creation and background version checks.
AI rationale
This is not malicious install-hook behavior: the manifest has no lifecycle hook and the observed update install is explicit. The automatic AI-agent skill bridge is a real, bounded lifecycle risk that warrants a warning.
Evidence
dist/index.js.agents/skills/wayai/SKILL.md.claude/skills/wayai~/.wayai/update-check.json~/.wayai/skill-update-check.json
Network endpoints1
raw.githubusercontent.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- Any non-help CLI command can create a project symlink that exposes a WayAI skill to Claude Code.
- The explicit update command runs npm to install the latest package globally.
- Normal CLI use starts a detached background update check that runs npm metadata lookup and fetches a remote skill version.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The automatic project mutation is limited to linking an existing first-party .agents skill into .claude; it does not download or execute skill content.
- The remote skill fetch only parses a front-matter version and writes a local update cache.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
14687});
L14688: import { execFileSync } from "child_process";
L14689: import * as fs2 from "fs";
High
51while (cursor < text.length) {
L52: while (cursor < text.length && !isBase64UrlChar(text[cursor])) cursor++;
L53: const headerStart = cursor;
...
L236: "use strict";
L237: CREDENTIAL_KEY_RE = /token|secret|credential|password|passwd|api[_-]?key|authorization|private[_-]?key|session[_-]?id|cookie|jwt/i;
L238: NUMERIC_CREDENTIAL_KEY_RE = /(?:password|passwd|pin|token|secret|credential|api[_-]?key|authorization|private[_-]?key|session[_-]?id|cookie|jwt)$/i;
...
L249: [/\bway_[A-Za-z0-9_-]{8,}/g, "way_[REDACTED]"],
L250: // wst_ single-use WebSocket tickets (same opaque base64url format).
L251: [/\bwst_[A-Za-z0-9_-]{8,}/g, "wst_[REDACTED]"],
...
L366: try {
L367: const __dirname2 = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
L368: const pkg2 = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname2, "..", "
High
Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L5116069package = @wayai/cli; repositoryIdentity = platform; dependency = @napi-rs/keyring
L16069: try {
L16070: const mod = await import("@napi-rs/keyring");
L16071: const Entry = mod.Entry;
Findings
5 High3 Medium5 Low
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighShell
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/index.js
HighCopied Package Dependency Bridgedist/index.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowEvaldist/index.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @wayai/cli@0.3.161.
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