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balena-cli@25.2.6
The official balena Command Line Interface
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiStatic inspection found package-aligned CLI deployment, a bounded local patch install hook, and a user-invoked elevation helper. No concrete malicious behavior was found.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the balena CLI, including an explicit deploy command; installation runs the declared local patch helper.
Impact
No unconsented credential export, remote payload execution, broad persistence, or destructive behavior was established.
Mechanism
The CLI parses user arguments for deployment. The elevation helper checks privilege state and escapes command arguments before the platform-specific elevation path.
AI rationale
Static inspection found package-aligned CLI deployment, a bounded local patch install hook, and a user-invoked elevation helper. No concrete malicious behavior was found.
Evidence
package.jsonbuild/utils/sudo.jsbuild/commands/deploy/index.jspatches/apply-patches.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes the balena CLI and its only install hook invokes the local patch helper.
- The privilege helper checks elevation and shell-escapes its command before invoking the platform elevation path.
- The deploy command parses explicit CLI arguments and obtains the selected fleet before deployment.
- The install helper limits patch-directory selection to package-local platform paths.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
9 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node patches/apply-patches.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgoclif.manifest.jsonView file
171patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 171
Medium
772patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 772
Medium
Findings
3 High9 Medium5 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybuild/utils/sudo.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbuild/commands/deploy/index.js#virtual:string-array:round1
MediumSecret Patternoclif.manifest.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperbin/dev.cmd
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumSecret Patternoclif.manifest.json
MediumSecret Patternoclif.manifest.json
MediumSecret Patternbuild/utils/messages.js
MediumSecret Patternsrc/utils/messages.ts
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to balena-cli@25.2.6.
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