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channel-worker@2.5.118
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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-aiThe inspected execution and network behavior supports the package’s worker, process-discovery, and self-update functions. No concrete attack behavior was established.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Starting the daemon activates its periodic update checker.
Impact
This updates the worker software; the inspected behavior does not establish unrelated data collection or a separate attack.
Mechanism
The checker queries the npm registry for the latest channel-worker version and installs it globally when newer.
AI rationale
The inspected execution and network behavior supports the package’s worker, process-discovery, and self-update functions. No concrete attack behavior was established.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/cli.jslib/updater.jslib/daemon.jslib/nst-agent-locator.js
Network endpoints1
registry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 87.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json defines start and dev scripts, with no install lifecycle hook.
- The CLI requires a worker token before starting the daemon.
- The updater checks the npm registry for a newer channel-worker release and installs that same package.
- The daemon starts the periodic updater during normal operation.
- The NST locator runs process-discovery commands with a timeout and hidden windows.
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 Deltalib/nst-agent-locator.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@2.5.118.
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