---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/blokctl/v/2.0.1"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/blokctl/v/2.0.1.md"
package: "blokctl"
report_status: "published"
title: "blokctl@2.0.1 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "2.0.1"
---

# blokctl@2.0.1 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — Credential disclosure to a third-party telemetry endpoint.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Credential Exfiltration
- **Selected version:** 2.0.1
- **Selected version is latest:** Yes
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

Invoking \`blokctl login --token\` or \`blokctl profile --token\` sends the supplied token in telemetry. Telemetry also sends a hostname-derived identifier and system metadata by default.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Confidence:** 98.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-08T12:17:34.302Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-08T12:18:40.148Z
- **Download time:** 521 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2696 ms
- **AI review time:** 62629 ms
- **Total time:** 65846 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Invoking \`blokctl login --token\` or \`blokctl profile --token\` sends the supplied token in telemetry. Telemetry also sends a hostname-derived identifier and system metadata by default.

- **Trigger:** User runs a tracked CLI command with a token option.

- **Impact:** Credential disclosure to a third-party telemetry endpoint.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/index.js, dist/services/commander.js, dist/services/posthog.js, dist/commands/login/index.js, dist/commands/profile/index.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-08T12:18:40.148Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Unredacted command-option telemetry to PostHog.

- **Attack narrative:** The CLI initializes default telemetry on execution. Its command tracking serializes complete Commander option objects, while the login and profile commands expose credential-bearing \`--token\` options. Those options are captured by PostHog without redaction, creating a concrete credential-exfiltration path.

- **Rationale:** Source directly establishes default remote telemetry and unredacted credential-bearing command arguments. This is concrete credential exfiltration, not merely a suspicious primitive.

- **Files touched:** dist/index.js, dist/services/commander.js, dist/services/posthog.js, dist/commands/login/index.js, dist/commands/profile/index.js, ${os.homedir()}/.blok/blokctl.json

- **Network endpoints:** https://us.i.posthog.com

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 98.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** \`dist/services/posthog.js\` enables PostHog telemetry by default and sends hostname, OS, and command args., \`dist/commands/login/index.js\` passes \`--token\` options unredacted to \`trackCommandExecution\`., \`dist/services/commander.js\` forwards those args to PostHog at \`https://us.i.posthog.com\`., The purported opt-out checks unrelated \`NO\_NANOCTL\_TELEMETRY\`, not a blokctl-specific variable.

- **Evidence against:** \`package.json\` has no npm lifecycle hooks., Build/deploy uploads are explicit user-invoked product operations.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/index.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: #! /usr/bin/env bun
L2: import child_process from "node:child_process";
L3: import os from "node:os";
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 4. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/create/project.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/commands/create/project.js>)

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L428: if (fsExtra.existsSync(`${triggerSrcDir}/workflows`)) {
L429: const devFixtures = /\/(countries-helper|countries-cats-helper|empty)\.ts$|\/workflows\/eval(\/|$)/;
L430: fsExtra.copySync(`${triggerSrcDir}/workflows`, `${dirPath}/src/workflows/${triggerKind}`, {
```

### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/scaffold-repo/triggers/websocket/src/WebSocketTrigger.ts
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/scaffold-repo/triggers/websocket/src/WebSocketTrigger.ts>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```typescript
L381: const packageName = "@blokjs/browser";
L382: const browser = (await import(packageName)) as {
L383: browserSessionManager: {
```

### 6. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 7. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 8. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 9. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/services/posthog.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/services/posthog.js>)

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L9: version;
L10: constructor({ version, apiKey = "phc_2xrtQviE7fuks4uth84sqTIq7gOErCX7FOATRjHjzBa", host = "https://us.i.posthog.com", cliConfigPath, }) {
L11: this.version = version;
...
L13: try {
L14: const { distinctId, sessionId } = JSON.parse(readFileSync(cliConfigPath, "utf-8"));
L15: this.distinctId = distinctId;
...
L57: isTelemetryEnabled() {
L58: if (process.env.NO_NANOCTL_TELEMETRY) {
L59: return false;
...
L63: getDistinctId() {
L64: const machineId = os.hostname();
L65: return `blokctl-${machineId}`;
```

### 10. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/index.js spawns dist/commands/create/project.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L1: #! /usr/bin/env bun
L2: import child_process from "node:child_process";
L3: import os from "node:os";
...
L45: const execResponse = await exec(`npm view ${CLI_NAME} version`);
L46: latestVersion = execResponse.stdout.trim();
L47: }
...
L67: try {
L68: const HOME_DIR = `${os.homedir()}/.blok`;
L69: const cliConfigPath = `${HOME_DIR}/blokctl.json`;
```

### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/services/posthog.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/services/posthog.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> dist/index.js -> dist/services/posthog.js
L9: version;
L10: constructor({ version, apiKey = "phc_2xrtQviE7fuks4uth84sqTIq7gOErCX7FOATRjHjzBa", host = "https://us.i.posthog.com", cliConfigPath, }) {
L11: this.version = version;
...
L13: try {
L14: const { distinctId, sessionId } = JSON.parse(readFileSync(cliConfigPath, "utf-8"));
L15: this.distinctId = distinctId;
...
L57: isTelemetryEnabled() {
L58: if (process.env.NO_NANOCTL_TELEMETRY) {
L59: return false;
...
L63: getDistinctId() {
L64: const machineId = os.hostname();
L65: return `blokctl-${machineId}`;
```

### 12. Medium: Protestware
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 90.0%

Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review.

### 13. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 14. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

### 15. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 16. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/scaffold-repo/sdks/python3/bin/worker.py
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/scaffold-repo/sdks/python3/bin/worker.py>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```python
path = dist/scaffold-repo/sdks/python3/bin/worker.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 2018
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 17. High: Payload In Excluded Dir
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/scaffold-repo/sdks/python3/tests/test\_grpc\_server.py
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/scaffold-repo/sdks/python3/tests/test_grpc_server.py>)

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```python
path = dist/scaffold-repo/sdks/python3/tests/test_grpc_server.py
kind = payload_in_excluded_dir
sizeBytes = 15496
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 18. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 19. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/build/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/commands/build/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = blokctl@1.2.0
matchedPath = dist/commands/build/index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:Ymxva2N0bA:1.2.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 20. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/create/node.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/commands/create/node.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = blokctl@1.2.0
matchedPath = dist/commands/create/node.js
matchedIdentity = npm:Ymxva2N0bA:1.2.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/install/node.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/commands/install/node.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = blokctl@1.2.0
matchedPath = dist/commands/install/node.js
matchedIdentity = npm:Ymxva2N0bA:1.2.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/commands/publish/node.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/commands/publish/node.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = blokctl@1.2.0
matchedPath = dist/commands/publish/node.js
matchedIdentity = npm:Ymxva2N0bA:1.2.0
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 95.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/blokctl@2.0.1/dist/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = token_shingles
matchedPackage = blokctl@1.2.0
matchedPath = dist/index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:Ymxva2N0bA:1.2.0
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 48
summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 24
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 8
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 24

### Published dependency entries
- @ai-sdk/openai ^4.0.19 (Dependency)
- @blokjs/helper ^2.0.1 (Dependency)
- @blokjs/runner ^2.0.1 (Dependency)
- @clack/prompts ^1.0.0 (Dependency)
- ai ^7.0.36 (Dependency)
- better-sqlite3 ^12.6.2 (Dependency)
- chalk ^5.6.2 (Dependency)
- commander ^14.0.3 (Dependency)
- express ^4.21.2 (Dependency)
- fast-glob ^3.3.3 (Dependency)
- figlet ^1.10.0 (Dependency)
- fs-extra ^11.3.3 (Dependency)
- ink ^5.2.1 (Dependency)
- open ^11.0.0 (Dependency)
- picocolors ^1.1.1 (Dependency)
- pluralize ^8.0.0 (Dependency)
- posthog-node ^4.6.0 (Dependency)
- react ^18.3.0 (Dependency)
- serve-handler ^6.1.6 (Dependency)
- simple-git ^3.30.0 (Dependency)
- type-fest ^4.34.1 (Dependency)
- typescript ^5.8.3 (Dependency)
- yocto-spinner ^1.0.0 (Dependency)
- zod ^3.24.2 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** blokctl
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 2.0.1
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Version published:** 2026-08-07T18:01:28.759Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-02T00:37:45.164Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-08T12:18:40.148Z
- **Known versions:** 5
- **Latest version:** 2.0.1
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** cli for blok
- **Author:** Deskree Technologies Inc.
- **Keywords:** blokctl, cli, blok, blok
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 954
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 9,564,341 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/blokctl/v/2.0.1>)