@whalent/agent@0.3.419
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is not proven malware or an install-hook attack, but it exposes a substantial remote AI-agent management capability behind obfuscated code. Warn pending a transparent source release or a reviewable build artifact.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the whalent command or starts daemon mode.
Impact
The daemon could affect AI-worker lifecycle and send collected diagnostics; the source opacity leaves the effective scope unresolved.
Mechanism
Obfuscated daemon control of workers, updates, and log collection through a gateway.
AI rationale
This is not proven malware or an install-hook attack, but it exposes a substantial remote AI-agent management capability behind obfuscated code. Warn pending a transparent source release or a reviewable build artifact.
Evidence
dist/index.cjsREADME.md
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 entry point is deliberately obfuscated, preventing reliable verification of its runtime behavior.
- The package describes a daemon that starts configured workers and accepts gateway-issued upgrade and restart commands.
- The daemon documentation describes automatic log collection and remote support-triggered collection.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its only lifecycle script is prepublishOnly.
- The manifest does not runtime-depend on its own package name; @whalent/agent-core is a distinct optional dependency.
- No confirmed credential theft, destructive action, or install-time mutation was established from the inspected files.
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTrivial
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcedist/index.cjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';(function(_0x3ee864,_0x1040ab){const _0x498682=_0x3ee864();function _0x55136f(_0x19ce9a,_0x2748e3,_0x31d783,_0x25a043){return a0_0x2a83(_0x2748e3-0x2e1,_0x19ce9a);}fun...
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(_0x3ee864,_0x1040ab){const _0x498682=_0x3ee864();function _0x55136f(_0x19ce9a,_0x2748e3,_0x31d783,_0x25a043){return a0_0x2a83(_0x2748e3-0x2e1,_0x19ce9a);}fun...
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@0.3.419.
See all versions of @whalent/agent for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @whalent/agent@0.3.419 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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