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channel-worker@2.5.104
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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-aiSource inspection found no install lifecycle hook or confirmed malicious behavior. The scanner’s update and network signals correspond to the worker’s same-package updater and Facebook publishing workflow.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The daemon and its update checker run after a user starts the worker; the upload flow is part of the worker’s publishing function.
Impact
The inspected behavior supports package updating and Facebook publishing; it does not establish an attack.
Mechanism
The updater fetches the latest channel-worker version from npm and installs it globally. The flagged script points its browser workflow at Facebook’s reel creation page.
AI rationale
Source inspection found no install lifecycle hook or confirmed malicious behavior. The scanner’s update and network signals correspond to the worker’s same-package updater and Facebook publishing workflow.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/cli.jslib/updater.jslib/daemon.jsscripts/upload_facebook.js
Network endpoints2
registry.npmjs.orgwww.facebook.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI 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 starts the daemon from an explicit start command using saved configuration.
- The daemon’s updater checks for releases and installs a newer channel-worker version globally.
- The version check fetches the latest release from the npm registry.
- The flagged upload script targets Facebook’s reel creation flow.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
182L183: const { spawn } = require('child_process');
L184: const LOG_FILE = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, 'daemon.log');
High
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 · L2lib/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 · L29Findings
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@2.5.104.
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