channel-worker@2.5.103

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Channel Manager worker daemon — runs on remote machines to execute video pipeline jobs

AI Security Review

scanned 8d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package has no install hook, and the inspected runtime execution is tied to the paired worker’s configured service and supported tasks. The updater installs this package from npm, while the Playwright loader constrains script names to the package scripts directory; the flagged Facebook file implements payload-driven upload behavior.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

A user starts the CLI after pairing the worker, or the running worker receives a supported job or command.

Impact

The inspected behavior supports worker operation, browser automation, and package updates; no independent malicious action was established.

Mechanism

The daemon polls its configured API, routes supported operations to package scripts, and limits Playwright script loading to names resolved within the scripts directory.

AI rationale

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for AI clean decision

package.json defines start and dev commands but no install lifecycle hook.
The CLI requires a worker token before starting the daemon.
The updater checks npm for this package’s latest version and installs a specified channel-worker release.
The daemon polls for jobs and commands; its Playwright runner restricts script names to files under scripts/.
The Facebook upload routine accepts video_url and post metadata from its payload and automates the corresponding browser task.

Evidence against

The package can install updates globally and process authenticated remote worker commands, but inspected code confines these to package updates and listed worker operations.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

Source & flagged code

5 flagged

bin/cli.jsView file

182L183: const { spawn } = require('child_process'); L184: const LOG_FILE = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, 'daemon.log');

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/cli.jsView on unpkg · L182

2L3: const fs = require('fs'); L4: const path = require('path');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/cli.jsView on unpkg · L2

lib/updater.jsView file

29console.log(`[updater] Installing ${PKG_NAME}@${version}...`); L30: execSync(`npm install -g ${PKG_NAME}@${version}`, { stdio: 'inherit', windowsHide: true }); L31: console.log(`[updater] Installed ${PKG_NAME}@${version}`);

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

lib/updater.jsView on unpkg · L29

Findings

1 Critical3 High4 Medium4 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltascripts/upload_facebook.js

HighChild Processbin/cli.js

HighRuntime Package Installlib/updater.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/daemon.js#virtual:normalized:round1

MediumDynamic Requirebin/cli.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to channel-worker@2.5.103.

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Evidence last updated: 2026-10-19 17:48:17.776Z (UTC).

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