registry / Install hook abuse / aicodeman

aicodeman

Mission control for AI coding agents - run 20 autonomous agents with real-time monitoring and session persistence

This report shows the evidence for aicodeman@1.24.7. 4 of 69 known versions are blocked or flagged. The newest version, 1.44.0, is flagged. See all versions.

AI Security Review

scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package combines an automatic lifecycle trigger with unconsented mutation of the consumer repository and detached process launch. Although no exfiltration was confirmed, these install-time actions are concrete and exceed ordinary dependency setup.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm install

Impact

The package changes future Git commit behavior and leaves a background process running without an explicit user start action.

Mechanism

postinstall hook writes a Git hook and spawns a detached server

Attack narrative

Installing the package invokes its postinstall script. In a non-global checkout, it writes .git/hooks/pre-commit, altering later commits. Unless CI or CODEMAN_NO_AUTOSTART is set, it then launches its web entry point detached with ignored standard I/O and unrefs it, so the process survives the installer. This is unconsented install-time project mutation and background-process persistence.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.js.git/hooks/pre-commitdist/index.jssrc/web/public/vendor

Network endpoints1

127.0.0.1

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Malicious at 94.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

The package runs scripts/postinstall.js automatically after npm installation.
The postinstall script overwrites the consumer checkout’s .git/hooks/pre-commit hook.
The same install hook starts dist/index.js as a detached, unreferenced background process without an affirmative start command.

Evidence against

The inspected install-time server is presented as localhost-only; no outbound exfiltration endpoint was established from the cited lifecycle code.
The hook body performs a Prettier check rather than directly stealing data or deleting files.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTelemetryUrlStrings

Source & flagged code

29 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/ai-checker-base.jsView file

24*/ L25: import { execSync, spawn as childSpawn } from 'node:child_process'; L26: import { existsSync, readFileSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/ai-checker-base.jsView on unpkg · L24

dist/remote-hosts.jsView file

7import { getCli } from './config/cli-registry/registry.js'; L8: const execAsync = promisify(exec); L9: const REMOTE_HOSTS_FILE = 'remote-hosts.json';

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/remote-hosts.jsView on unpkg · L7

dist/web/repo-status.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/web/repo-status.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/web/repo-status.jsView on unpkg

43import { getInstallInfo } from './self-update.js'; L44: const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); L45: const { version: APP_VERSION } = require('../../package.json');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/web/repo-status.jsView on unpkg · L43

dist/service-installer.jsView file

26Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js -> dist/cli.js -> dist/service-installer.js L26: * The file writers are pure string builders so they can be unit-tested without L27: * touching launchctl/systemctl. L28: * ... L30: */ L31: import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'; L32: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'; ... L168: export function detectServiceKind() { L169: if (process.platform === 'darwin') L170: return 'launchd'; ... L176: return kind === 'launchd' L177: ? join(homedir(), 'Library', 'LaunchAgents', `${LAUNCHD_LABEL}.plist`) L178: : join(homedir(), '.config', 'systemd', 'user', SYSTEMD_UNIT);

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

dist/service-installer.jsView on unpkg · L26

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/service-installer.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/service-installer.jsView on unpkg

26* The file writers are pure string builders so they can be unit-tested without L27: * touching launchctl/systemctl. L28: * ... L30: */ L31: import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'; L32: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'; ... L168: export function detectServiceKind() { L169: if (process.platform === 'darwin') L170: return 'launchd'; ... L176: return kind === 'launchd' L177: ? join(homedir(), 'Library', 'LaunchAgents', `${LAUNCHD_LABEL}.plist`) L178: : join(homedir(), '.config', 'systemd', 'user', SYSTEMD_UNIT);

dist/deepseek-web-server.jsView file

167if (current.authority === authority && (await answersHttp(current.port))) { L168: return { ok: true, port: current.port, url: `http://127.0.0.1:${current.port}`, reused: true }; L169: } ... L177: try { L178: child = spawn(join(dshDir, 'dsh'), ['web', '--no-open', '--host', '127.0.0.1', '--port', String(port), '--trusted-host', authority], { L179: stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'], ... L181: detached: true, L182: env: process.env, L183: });

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/deepseek-web-server.jsView on unpkg · L167

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/deepseek-web-server.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/deepseek-web-server.jsView on unpkg

dist/web/webview-egress-policy.jsView file

6* at different stages: the Zod schema (a URL being saved), the sync check on a L7: * hostname that is already an IP literal (Node's `net.connect` skips DNS for L8: * those, so a lookup hook never sees them), and the DNS lookup hook that judges ... L123: * connect to. Non-IP input is never blocked here: names are judged by L124: * `isBlockedWebviewHostname()` at save time and by their resolved addresses at L125: * connect time.

High

Cloud Metadata Access

Source reaches cloud instance metadata or link-local credential endpoints.

dist/web/webview-egress-policy.jsView on unpkg · L6

scripts/postinstall.jsView file

23join(home, '.local/bin/claude'), L24: join(home, '.claude/local/claude'), L25: '/usr/local/bin/claude', ... L256: L257: const { mkdirSync, copyFileSync } = await import('fs'); L258: mkdirSync(vendorDir, { recursive: true }); L259: copyFileSync(join(xtermDir, 'css', 'xterm.css'), join(vendorDir, 'xterm.css')); L260: ... L269: // Fallback: copy unminified L270: copyFileSync(join(xtermDir, 'lib', 'xterm.js'), join(vendorDir, 'xterm.min.js')); L271: copyFileSync(join(fitDir, 'lib', 'addon-fit.js'), join(vendorDir, 'xterm-addon-fit.min.js')); L272: copyFileSync(join(serializeDir, 'lib', 'addon-serialize.js'), join(vendorDir, 'xterm-addon-serialize.min.js'));

Critical

Ai Agent Control Hijack

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L23

7Cross-file remote execution chain: scripts/postinstall.js spawns dist/web/public/vendor/xterm-addon-webgl.min.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L7: L8: import { execSync, spawn } from 'child_process'; L9: import { existsSync } from 'fs'; ... L20: // Claude CLI search paths (must match src/session.ts) L21: const home = homedir(); L22: const CLAUDE_SEARCH_PATHS = [ ... L33: L34: const useColor = process.stdout.isTTY && !process.env.NO_COLOR; L35: ... L83: const ok = await new Promise((resolve) => { L84: const conn = net.createConnection({ port, host: '127.0.0.1' }); L85: conn.once('connect', () => { conn.destroy(); resolve(true); });

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

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

scripts/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L7

dist/web/public/gesture/wasm/vision_wasm_nosimd_internal.wasmView file

•path = dist/web/public/gesture/wasm/vision_wasm_nosimd_internal.wasm kind = wasm_module sizeBytes = 9448638 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Wasm Module

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

dist/web/public/gesture/wasm/vision_wasm_nosimd_internal.wasmView on unpkg

skills/codeman/preamble.shView file

•path = skills/codeman/preamble.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 16664 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

skills/codeman/preamble.shView on unpkg

dist/web/public/upload.html.brView file

•path = dist/web/public/upload.html.br kind = compressed_blob sizeBytes = 1836 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Compressed Blob

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

dist/web/public/upload.html.brView on unpkg

dist/web/public/mobile.87674154.css.gzView file

•path = dist/web/public/mobile.87674154.css.gz kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 9796 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dist/web/public/mobile.87674154.css.gzView on unpkg

dist/deepseek-transcript.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 9

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dist/deepseek-transcript.jsView on unpkg

dist/web/server.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/web/server.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/web/server.jsView on unpkg

scripts/fix-node-pty.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = scripts/fix-node-pty.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

scripts/fix-node-pty.mjsView on unpkg

dist/claude-credentials.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/claude-credentials.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/claude-credentials.jsView on unpkg

dist/daemon-control.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/daemon-control.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/daemon-control.jsView on unpkg

dist/git-clone.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/git-clone.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/git-clone.jsView on unpkg

dist/tui/tui-client.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/tui/tui-client.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/tui/tui-client.jsView on unpkg

dist/docker-export.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/docker-export.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/docker-export.jsView on unpkg

dist/document-preview-cache.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = aicodeman@1.24.2 matchedPath = dist/document-preview-cache.js matchedIdentity = npm:YWljb2RlbWFu:1.24.2 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/document-preview-cache.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

29 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/ai-checker-base.jsView file

24*/ L25: import { execSync, spawn as childSpawn } from 'node:child_process'; L26: import { existsSync, readFileSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/ai-checker-base.jsView on unpkg · L24

Findings

1 Critical22 High9 Medium5 Low

CriticalAi Agent Control Hijackscripts/postinstall.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/ai-checker-base.js

HighShelldist/remote-hosts.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/deepseek-web-server.js

HighCloud Metadata Accessdist/web/webview-egress-policy.js

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextscripts/postinstall.js

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/service-installer.js

HighRuntime Package Installscripts/postinstall.js

HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/web/public/mobile.87674154.css.gz

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/deepseek-transcript.js

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to aicodeman@1.24.7.

The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.

Avoid installing aicodeman@1.24.7. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-05 02:17:04.793Z (UTC).

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Versions

69 known versions

1.44.0latestSuspiciousCredential ExfiltrationWarnPublishedOct 22, 2026, 6:41 PM 1.43.0Manual Review—AllowUnder ReviewOct 18, 2026, 8:32 AM 1.42.0SuspiciousPersistenceWarnPublishedOct 16, 2026, 11:46 AM 1.41.1Manual Review—AllowUnder ReviewOct 13, 2026, 5:29 PM

AI Security Review

Decision evidence

Source & flagged code

Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Versions

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Behavioral surface

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