@whalent/agent@0.3.409
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe opaque executable plus remote worker-control capability is a real unresolved risk. No automatic install hook, self-dependency, or concrete malicious action was established.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
The user runs the whalent CLI or starts daemon mode.
Impact
A trusted or compromised platform control channel could control local agent processes after the user starts the daemon.
Mechanism
Obfuscated agent wrapper that manages workers and remote commands.
AI rationale
The opaque executable plus remote worker-control capability is a real unresolved risk. No automatic install hook, self-dependency, or concrete malicious action was established.
Evidence
dist/index.cjsdist/core.cjsdist/jupyter_sidecar.pyagent-config-cache.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The executable wrapper is deliberately obfuscated, making its runtime behavior difficult to audit.
- When the user starts the daemon, it fetches agent configuration, starts workers, and accepts gateway commands.
- The package includes a Jupyter sidecar that starts a Python kernel and forwards messages to it.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The only lifecycle hook is prepublishOnly, so registry installation does not automatically run package code.
- No self-dependency on @whalent/agent is declared.
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTrivial
NoLicense
Oversized source lightweight scan
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcedist/index.cjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';(function(_0xd5748b,_0x4ef79b){function _0x315a80(_0x46169e,_0x26abdb,_0x3bec46,_0x228c75){return a0_0x298e(_0x46169e-0x32,_0x3bec46);}const _0x5762b6=_0xd5748b();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(_0xd5748b,_0x4ef79b){function _0x315a80(_0x46169e,_0x26abdb,_0x3bec46,_0x228c75){return a0_0x298e(_0x46169e-0x32,_0x3bec46);}const _0x5762b6=_0xd5748b();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@0.3.409.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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