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@whalent/agent@0.3.370
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe active, obfuscated CLI includes automatic self-update behavior and a persistence-related prompt, which leaves a meaningful agent-runtime lifecycle risk. Static inspection did not establish a concrete malicious payload or data theft.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Running the whalent CLI reaches the persistence and wrapper-update routines.
Impact
A CLI invocation can replace the installed wrapper with a newer release, creating a package-update control surface.
Mechanism
The obfuscated entrypoint checks for a latest package version, installs it through installWrapperVersion, and respawns the process.
AI rationale
The active, obfuscated CLI includes automatic self-update behavior and a persistence-related prompt, which leaves a meaningful agent-runtime lifecycle risk. Static inspection did not establish a concrete malicious payload or data theft.
Evidence
dist/index.cjs
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 83.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json exposes dist/index.cjs as both the main module and the whalent CLI.
- The active CLI entrypoint invokes its persistence check and wrapper-update routine.
- The update routine resolves a newer package version and passes it to installWrapperVersion before respawning.
Evidence against
- package.json contains no npm preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- No credential collection, endpoint, or exfiltration send sink was confirmed in the inspected entrypoint.
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTrivial
NoLicense
Oversized source lightweight scan
dist/core.cjs
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcedist/index.cjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';(function(_0x96b9e0,_0x6ff8e){const _0x2e172d=_0x96b9e0();function _0x3604db(_0x1653c5,_0x194646,_0x2e337e,_0x15f095){return a0_0x28fe(_0x1653c5-0x15e,_0x2e337e);}func...
High
Obfuscated Payload Loader
Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.
dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L11#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';(function(_0x96b9e0,_0x6ff8e){const _0x2e172d=_0x96b9e0();function _0x3604db(_0x1653c5,_0x194646,_0x2e337e,_0x15f095){return a0_0x28fe(_0x1653c5-0x15e,_0x2e337e);}func...
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
dist/index.cjsView on unpkg · L1dist/jupyter_sidecar.pyView file
•path = dist/jupyter_sidecar.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 18590
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Build Helper
Findings
1 High6 Medium5 Low
HighObfuscated Payload Loaderdist/index.cjs
MediumDynamic Requiredist/index.cjs
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperdist/jupyter_sidecar.py
MediumOversized Source Filedist/core.cjs
MediumOversized Cli Entrypointdist/core.cjs
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @whalent/agent@0.3.370.
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