@whalent/agent@0.3.430
Stable wrapper for Whalent Agent core runtime
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo concrete malicious install-time behavior was found, but deliberate obfuscation across the executable runtime prevents verification of an updater that installs and runs core code. This warrants a warning rather than publication blocking.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Running the whalent CLI or daemon.
Impact
The runtime can alter its managed installation and execute a separately installed core package.
Mechanism
Obfuscated runtime update and core supervision.
AI rationale
No concrete malicious install-time behavior was found, but deliberate obfuscation across the executable runtime prevents verification of an updater that installs and runs core code. This warrants a warning rather than publication blocking.
Evidence
dist/index.cjsdist/core.cjs
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 and 16 MB core bundle are deliberately obfuscated, preventing meaningful verification of their behavior.
- CLI startup automatically invokes persistence prompting, wrapper-update logic, and core supervision.
- The wrapper constructs a versioned core package target for runtime installation.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; its only lifecycle hook is prepublishOnly.
- The manifest names a separate optional core package, not a runtime dependency on this package’s own name.
- No concrete secret-exfiltration endpoint or destructive install-time action was established by static inspection.
Behavioral surface
DynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystem
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTrivial
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
5 flagged · loading sourcedist/index.cjsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';(function(_0x2f91bb,_0x3647a8){const _0x37d719=_0x2f91bb();function _0x16c05b(_0x344cff,_0x25b4bc,_0x2b8b2a,_0x441fb9){return a0_0x36f1(_0x2b8b2a-0x2c4,_0x441fb9);}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(_0x2f91bb,_0x3647a8){const _0x37d719=_0x2f91bb();function _0x16c05b(_0x344cff,_0x25b4bc,_0x2b8b2a,_0x441fb9){return a0_0x36f1(_0x2b8b2a-0x2c4,_0x441fb9);}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@0.3.430.
See all versions of @whalent/agent for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @whalent/agent@0.3.430 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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