@whalent/agent@0.3.385
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo install-time attack or self-dependency chain was found. The opaque runtime has a real AI-agent configuration capability, so it warrants a warning rather than a block.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the whalent command.
Impact
The command may alter managed skills under the configured Codex home.
Mechanism
Obfuscated runtime management of AI-agent configuration and skills.
AI rationale
No install-time attack or self-dependency chain was found. The opaque runtime has a real AI-agent configuration capability, so it warrants a warning rather than a block.
Evidence
dist/index.cjsdist/core.cjs
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 83.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The published CLI points to a deliberately obfuscated executable and core.
- When run, the wrapper prompts about persistence, checks for updates, and supervises the core.
- The core contains a routine that syncs managed skills into CODEX_HOME.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The package does not depend on another release of itself.
- No concrete credential exfiltration or destructive action was established from the inspected source.
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(_0x3323de,_0x505295){function _0x75440b(_0x120052,_0x33ba1a,_0x10ec05,_0x1f7672){return a0_0x254a(_0x10ec05- -0x360,_0x1f7672);}const _0x5bdd29=_0x3323de();f...
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(_0x3323de,_0x505295){function _0x75440b(_0x120052,_0x33ba1a,_0x10ec05,_0x1f7672){return a0_0x254a(_0x10ec05- -0x360,_0x1f7672);}const _0x5bdd29=_0x3323de();f...
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@0.3.385.
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- Review the evidence and your use of @whalent/agent@0.3.385 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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