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Zortex Windows Codex bootstrap

AI Security Review

scanned 21d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Inspected source supports a warning for persistent, guarded agent integration combined with automatic package updates. The absence of install hooks and the configuration ownership checks do not support a malicious verdict.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Trigger

User invokes setup or runs the CLI without arguments inside a Codex session.

Impact

Persistent agent integration and its instructions can change through package updates; unfamiliar existing configuration is preserved.

Mechanism

Setup writes the Zortex skill and registers an MCP command after checking existing configuration. Subsequent CLI launches can automatically update the package, without a separate update consent gate.

AI rationale

Evidence

bin/zortex.jsdist/zortex.js.codexSKILL.md

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json exposes a Windows CLI and contains no npm install lifecycle hooks or runtime self-dependency.
A no-argument CLI invocation inside a Codex session selects Codex first-launch onboarding.
Setup writes a Zortex Codex skill and registers its MCP command; host selection also supports Claude Code.
Configuration guards preserve unfamiliar existing skills and conflicting MCP entries, but allow replacement of recognized legacy skills.
CLI execution automatically installs the latest release of the same package globally unless disabled or already attempted.
The daemon uses curl subprocesses as an HTTP transport; inspected output handling parses HTTP responses.

Evidence against

No concrete covert exfiltration or malicious install-hook behavior was established.
Agent setup is reached through CLI execution and preserves conflicting configuration.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork

Source & flagged code

6 flagged

bin/zortex.jsView file

3L4: const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process"); L5: const { copyFileSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, renameSync, statSync } = require("node:fs");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/zortex.jsView on unpkg · L3

3Cross-file remote execution chain: bin/zortex.js spawns dist/zortex.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L3: L4: const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process"); L5: const { copyFileSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, renameSync, statSync } = require("node:fs"); ... L8: L9: const ROOT = join(__dirname, ".."); L10: const PACKAGE_NAME = "@zortexhq/install"; ... L12: function packageVersion(packageRoot = ROOT) { L13: const version = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(packageRoot, "package.json"), "utf8")).version; L14: if (typeof version !== "string" || !/^[0-9A-Za-z.-]+$/.test(version)) throw new Error("package version is invalid"); ... L17: L18: function runtimeEnv(packageRoot = ROOT, env = process.env) { L19: return { ...env, ZORTEX_R

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

bin/zortex.jsView on unpkg · L3

3L4: const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process"); L5: const { copyFileSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, renameSync, statSync } = require("node:fs");

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/zortex.jsView on unpkg · L3

dist/indrad-main.jsView file

283AND json_extract(payload, '$.nk.stream') = ? L284: AND json_extract(payload, '$.nk.sourceId') = ?`).get(z.tomb_id,$.source,$.stream,$.sourceId)===null)Q("erasure.suppressed",{nk:{source:$.source,stream:$.stream,sourceId:$.sourceId}... L285: %{http_code}`,$],{stdout:"pipe",stderr:"pipe"});if((Z.exitCode??1)!==0){let j=Z.stderr.toString().trim();return{ok:!1,error:j!==""?j:`curl exit ${Z.exitCode??"?"}`}}let Q=Z.stdout.... ... L294: `),Zj=["(() => {"," const app = Application('Notes');"," const walk = (fs, out, seen) => {"," for (let i = 0; i < fs.length; i++) {"," let fid = null;"," try { fid =... L295: `)});var hG={};m0(hG,{refuseAppleNotesAction:()=>gG,mapOsascriptFailure:()=>Qj,htmlToText:()=>_6,createAppleNotesConnector:()=>fG,bunOsascriptExec:()=>eY,OsascriptNotesS

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/indrad-main.jsView on unpkg · L283

283AND json_extract(payload, '$.nk.stream') = ? L284: AND json_extract(payload, '$.nk.sourceId') = ?`).get(z.tomb_id,$.source,$.stream,$.sourceId)===null)Q("erasure.suppressed",{nk:{source:$.source,stream:$.stream,sourceId:$.sourceId}... L285: %{http_code}`,$],{stdout:"pipe",stderr:"pipe"});if((Z.exitCode??1)!==0){let j=Z.stderr.toString().trim();return{ok:!1,error:j!==""?j:`curl exit ${Z.exitCode??"?"}`}}let Q=Z.stdout.... L286: `),z=X>=0?Q.slice(0,X):Q,Y=X>=0?Number.parseInt(Q.slice(X+1),10):Number.NaN;return{ok:!0,status:Number.isNaN(Y)?0:Y,body:z}};var IG=g(()=>{w();Y$();gA=new Set(["127.0.0.1","localho... ... L296: `}${W}`}Y+=Buffer.byteLength(W+V)}return X.slice(-Q)}function w0($,Z){return F($,Z,"non-retryable")}class AW{file;maxBytes;maxMessages;loaded;constructor($){this.file=uT

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/indrad-main.js

dist/windows-uia-oauth.ps1View file

•path = dist/windows-uia-oauth.ps1 kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 22580 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

dist/windows-uia-oauth.ps1View on unpkg

Source & flagged code

6 flagged · loading source

bin/zortex.jsView file

3L4: const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process"); L5: const { copyFileSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, renameSync, statSync } = require("node:fs");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/zortex.jsView on unpkg · L3

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

bin/zortex.jsView on unpkg · L3

3L4: const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process"); L5: const { copyFileSync, cpSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, renameSync, statSync } = require("node:fs");

Findings

4 High5 Medium5 Low

HighChild Processbin/zortex.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/indrad-main.js

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/indrad-main.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextbin/zortex.js

MediumDynamic Requirebin/zortex.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Build Helperdist/windows-uia-oauth.ps1

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowTelemetry

LowUrl Strings

LowNo License

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @zortexhq/install@0.1.37.

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Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-01 22:18:19.730Z (UTC).

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