@zuplo/cli@7.13.7
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AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe CLI automatically reports usage to PostHog and provides an opt-out, but the reviewed source does not disclose this runtime telemetry. The flagged credential and command-execution indicators were not confirmed as an attack in the inspected CLI paths.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Running the `zup` CLI; invocation capture is automatic.
Impact
The vendor receives usage metadata, including command/version and potentially account or project identifiers from event context.
Mechanism
The CLI sends an invocation event and associated usage properties to PostHog. `ZUPLO_DO_NOT_TRACK` disables collection.
AI rationale
The CLI automatically reports usage to PostHog and provides an opt-out, but the reviewed source does not disclose this runtime telemetry. The flagged credential and command-execution indicators were not confirmed as an attack in the inspected CLI paths.
Evidence
zup.jsdist/cli.jsdist/common/analytics/cli-invocation.jsdist/common/analytics/lib.jsdist/common/constants.js
Network endpoints1
app.posthog.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 80.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The `zup` binary imports the CLI entry point, which captures an invocation event when a command runs.
- Analytics sends events to PostHog at `https://app.posthog.com` by default; `ZUPLO_DO_NOT_TRACK` disables collection.
- Invocation events include the CLI version and command; other event properties can include account and project names, a user ID, package-manager data, and CI status.
- The CLI waits for analytics shutdown after command execution, allowing events to be sent.
Evidence against
- The manifest has no lifecycle scripts, so this telemetry is not sent during installation.
- The analytics code provides the `ZUPLO_DO_NOT_TRACK` opt-out.
- The reviewed invocation event contains the CLI version and command rather than command arguments.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsTelemetry
Source & flagged code
20 flaggeddist/source/ai-gateway/files.jsView file
1import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
L2: import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/source/ai-gateway/files.jsView on unpkg · L1dist/source/migrate/dev-portal/handler.jsView file
20};
L21: const execAsync = promisify(exec);
L22: export const migrateDevPortal = async (args) => {
High
Shell
Package source references shell execution.
dist/source/migrate/dev-portal/handler.jsView on unpkg · L20node_modules/pino/benchmarks/utils/wrap-log-level.jsView file
Findings
2 Critical11 High8 Medium7 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationnode_modules/@zuplo/core/zeno.js
CriticalTrojan Source Unicodenode_modules/@zuplo/editor/dist/client/static/js/codemirror-6ITIKbGP.js
HighChild Processdist/source/ai-gateway/files.js
HighShelldist/source/migrate/dev-portal/handler.js
HighSame File Env Network Executionnode_modules/@zuplo/core/customer.cli.minified.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencenode_modules/@zuplo/core/customer.cli.minified.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationnode_modules/@zuplo/core/customer.cli.minified.js
HighCloud Metadata Accessnode_modules/@zuplo/runtime/out/esm/chunk-D4D3WYPP.js
HighCopied Package Dependency Bridgedist/common/analytics/lib.js
High
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @zuplo/cli@7.13.7.
See all versions of @zuplo/cli for other recorded verdicts.
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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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