---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/bumper-guard/v/0.2.12"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/bumper-guard/v/0.2.12.md"
package: "bumper-guard"
report_status: "published"
title: "bumper-guard@0.2.12 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "0.2.12"
---

# bumper-guard@0.2.12 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Blocked & quarantined** — The package gains control over pre-tool execution decisions across detected AI-agent environments without an explicit setup command.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Matched malicious
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Install Hook Abuse
- **Selected version:** 0.2.12
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

Installation automatically modifies detected user-level Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and Codex control settings. It also starts a background process and configures automatic startup.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Confidence:** 98.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-01T10:32:40.238Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-01T10:33:40.272Z
- **Download time:** 251 ms
- **Static scan time:** 220 ms
- **AI review time:** 59562 ms
- **Total time:** 60034 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** Installation automatically modifies detected user-level Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and Codex control settings. It also starts a background process and configures automatic startup.

- **Trigger:** npm installation, through the postinstall lifecycle hook.

- **Impact:** The package gains control over pre-tool execution decisions across detected AI-agent environments without an explicit setup command.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, src/installers/postinstall.js, src/installers/claude-code.js, src/installers/cursor.js, src/installers/codex.js, src/installers/autostart.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-01T10:33:40.272Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** Automatic AI-agent hook injection with daemon persistence.

- **Attack narrative:** On npm installation, the postinstall script searches for installed AI-agent directories and silently rewrites their global hook or approval configuration. It then starts its daemon detached and creates an operating-system login-start entry. These actions affect foreign AI-agent control surfaces and persist beyond the install, without requiring the user to run the documented setup commands.

- **Rationale:** This is concrete, unconsented postinstall mutation of broad AI-agent control surfaces combined with persistence. It meets the install-hook-abuse blocking policy regardless of the package's stated safety purpose.

- **Files touched:** ~/.claude/settings.json, ~/.cursor/hooks.json, ~/.copilot/hooks/bumper.json, ~/.codex/config.toml, ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bumper.autostart.plist, ~/.config/systemd/user/bumper.service

- **Network endpoints:** https://bumper-usage-server.onrender.com

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 98.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** The npm postinstall hook runs automatically after installation., Postinstall detects several AI-agent home directories and installs global integrations without an explicit command., The installed integrations add pre-tool hooks to user-level AI-agent configuration., Postinstall starts a detached daemon and enables login-start persistence.

- **Evidence against:** The reviewed hook requests are sent only to a local daemon., The remote service code handles login and usage metadata; no command or file content is sent to it in the reviewed paths.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node src/installers/postinstall.js || true
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node src/installers/postinstall.js || true
```

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

Package declares npm scripts.

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

### 6. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/installers/autostart.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/src/installers/autostart.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: const path = require("path");
L4: const { execFileSync } = require("child_process");
L5: 
...
L10: 
L11: const BIN_PATH = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "bin", "bumper.js");
L12: const LAUNCH_AGENT_LABEL = "com.bumper.autostart";
...
L26: const WIN_STARTUP_DIR = () =>
L27: path.join(process.env.APPDATA || path.join(os.homedir(), "AppData", "Roaming"), "Microsoft", "Windows", "Start Menu", "Programs", "Startup");
L28: const WIN_LAUNCHER_PATH = () => path.join(WIN_STARTUP_DIR(), "BumperAutostart.vbs");
...
L79: fs.writeFileSync(LAUNCH_AGENT_PATH, plistContents());
L80: run("launchctl", ["load", "-w", LAUNCH_AGENT_PATH]);
L81: return { platform: "darwin", mechanism: "launchd LaunchAgent", ref: LAUNCH_AGENT_PATH };
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** src/installers/autostart.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/src/installers/autostart.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.postinstall -> src/installers/postinstall.js -> src/installers/autostart.js
L3: const path = require("path");
L4: const { execFileSync } = require("child_process");
L5: 
...
L10: 
L11: const BIN_PATH = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "bin", "bumper.js");
L12: const LAUNCH_AGENT_LABEL = "com.bumper.autostart";
...
L26: const WIN_STARTUP_DIR = () =>
L27: path.join(process.env.APPDATA || path.join(os.homedir(), "AppData", "Roaming"), "Microsoft", "Windows", "Start Menu", "Programs", "Startup");
L28: const WIN_LAUNCHER_PATH = () => path.join(WIN_STARTUP_DIR(), "BumperAutostart.vbs");
...
L79: fs.writeFileSync(LAUNCH_AGENT_PATH, plistContents());
L80: run("launchctl", ["load", "-w", LAUNCH_AGENT_PATH]);
L81: return { platform: "darwin", mechanism: "
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 11. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

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

### 12. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 13. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 2
```

### 14. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** bin/bumper.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/bin/bumper.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 = bumper-guard@0.2.11
matchedPath = bin/bumper.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YnVtcGVyLWd1YXJk:0.2.11
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 15. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** src/installers/autostart.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/src/installers/autostart.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 = bumper-guard@0.2.11
matchedPath = src/installers/autostart.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YnVtcGVyLWd1YXJk:0.2.11
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 16. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** src/daemon.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/src/daemon.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 = bumper-guard@0.2.11
matchedPath = src/daemon.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YnVtcGVyLWd1YXJk:0.2.11
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** src/account.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/src/account.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 = bumper-guard@0.2.11
matchedPath = src/account.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YnVtcGVyLWd1YXJk:0.2.11
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 18. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** src/policy.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/src/policy.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 = bumper-guard@0.2.11
matchedPath = src/policy.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YnVtcGVyLWd1YXJk:0.2.11
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 19. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** bin/bumper.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/bumper-guard@0.2.12/bin/bumper.js>)

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = 0bbcb33579b577de
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = bumper-guard@0.2.11
matchedPath = bin/bumper.js
matchedIdentity = npm:YnVtcGVyLWd1YXJk:0.2.11
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 20
summary = package final verdict is malicious
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 5
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 5

### Published dependency entries
- @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.12.0 (Dependency)
- commander ^12.1.0 (Dependency)
- express ^4.21.2 (Dependency)
- js-yaml ^4.1.0 (Dependency)
- zod ^3.23.8 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** bumper-guard
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.2.12
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
- **Version published:** 2026-09-01T10:29:45.680Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-28T12:08:31.962Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-01T14:14:35.769Z
- **Known versions:** 9
- **Latest version:** 0.2.13
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** A plain-language safety net for vibe coders. Pauses risky things your AI assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Copilot CLI) is about to do, explains them in plain English, and lets you decide.
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 23
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 81,585 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/bumper-guard/v/0.2.12>)
- [Homepage](<https://bumper-guard.pages.dev/>)