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channel-worker@2.5.127
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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 automatic dashboard-driven replacement of browser extension files is a real extension lifecycle risk. No install hook or concrete malicious behavior was established, so this merits a warning rather than a publication block.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Starting the daemon with an extension path configured; subsequent checks run every five minutes.
Impact
A changed extension could affect browser profiles using that extension; the inspected source does not establish malicious payload behavior.
Mechanism
The worker downloads an archive using its worker token, extracts it, removes the existing extension directory, and copies in the downloaded files.
AI rationale
The automatic dashboard-driven replacement of browser extension files is a real extension lifecycle risk. No install hook or concrete malicious behavior was established, so this merits a warning rather than a publication block.
Evidence
lib/daemon.jslib/extension-updater.jslib/api-client.js
Network endpoints1
api.channel.tunasm.art
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The running daemon checks for extension updates every five minutes when an extension path is configured.
- The updater downloads a dashboard-provided archive and replaces the configured extension directory, creating a remote extension update capability.
- The package has no install lifecycle hook; its separate updater checks the npm registry and installs a newer channel-worker release.
Evidence against
- The extension destination is configurable and defaults to a channel-manager-ext directory under the user's home directory.
- Inspected source does not establish that the downloaded extension is malicious or that the update targets a foreign agent configuration.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 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
25// Khởi động lại có làm được không? Bước restart mở daemon.log để nối log của
L26: // daemon thay thế. Daemon bật qua .bat có `>> daemon.log` thì cmd.exe giữ file
L27: // đó suốt đời tiến trình → Windows trả EBUSY. Trả mã lỗi, hoặc '' nếu mở được.
High
Findings
1 Critical4 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltalib/nst-agent-locator.js
HighChild Processbin/cli.js
HighShelllib/updater.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@2.5.127.
See all versions of channel-worker for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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