@whalent/agent@0.3.377
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo concrete malicious install or exfiltration behavior was established, but extensive deliberate obfuscation combined with remote command and runtime update capability leaves a real unresolved risk. Warn rather than block because activation requires explicit CLI use and there is no self-dependency lifecycle chain.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the whalent CLI or daemon with platform credentials.
Impact
A compromised or untrusted configured platform could direct the running agent and supply helper updates.
Mechanism
Remote command handling and runtime helper download and activation.
AI rationale
No concrete malicious install or exfiltration behavior was established, but extensive deliberate obfuscation combined with remote command and runtime update capability leaves a real unresolved risk. Warn rather than block because activation requires explicit CLI use and there is no self-dependency lifecycle chain.
Evidence
dist/index.cjsdist/core.cjsREADME.md~/.whalent-agent/helpers/sqliteagent-config-cache.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The published CLI entrypoint is fully obfuscated, and the manifest includes an obfuscator dependency.
- The daemon is designed to periodically obtain, download, and activate helper releases at runtime.
- The daemon accepts gateway commands and manages agent workers, creating a remote-control capability when explicitly run.
Evidence against
- The manifest has only a prepublish hook; it has no install, postinstall, or preinstall hook.
- No runtime dependency repeats this package name.
- No hardcoded network endpoint or direct credential-exfiltration path was identified.
- The observed update and worker behavior is aligned with the package's stated agent-daemon function.
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTrivial
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcedist/index.cjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';(function(_0x1bdd28,_0x4aba1a){const _0xbf1fd2=_0x1bdd28();function _0x5daeea(_0x95d25e,_0x5c314b,_0x4140b7,_0x599666){return a0_0x53bc(_0x4140b7- -0xf0,_0x599666);}fu...
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(_0x1bdd28,_0x4aba1a){const _0xbf1fd2=_0x1bdd28();function _0x5daeea(_0x95d25e,_0x5c314b,_0x4140b7,_0x599666){return a0_0x53bc(_0x4140b7- -0xf0,_0x599666);}fu...
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@0.3.377.
See all versions of @whalent/agent for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @whalent/agent@0.3.377 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.
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