@whalent/agent@0.3.379
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo malicious lifecycle hook or verified secret-exfiltration path was found, but the opaque executable contains high-impact agent-management and update functionality that cannot be adequately audited from this release.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the whalent CLI, especially daemon mode.
Impact
A user who grants the CLI a token may allow it to manage local agent processes and install approved runtime components.
Mechanism
Obfuscated agent CLI with automatic update and remote worker-control features.
AI rationale
No malicious lifecycle hook or verified secret-exfiltration path was found, but the opaque executable contains high-impact agent-management and update functionality that cannot be adequately audited from this release.
Evidence
dist/index.cjsdist/core.cjsdist/jupyter_sidecar.py
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 82.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- dist/index.cjs is deliberately obfuscated into a single opaque line while retaining child-process, filesystem, update, persistence, and npm-install logic.
- The CLI performs automatic wrapper/core update and supervision actions when the user runs whalent.
- README text claims the daemon accepts remote commands and starts configured workers; this is a broad agent-control capability.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its only lifecycle script is prepublishOnly.
- The package’s executable behavior is activated through the whalent CLI, not package installation or import.
- The Python sidecar is a Jupyter RPC kernel helper and its visible code has no network client or credential collection.
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTrivial
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@0.3.379.
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