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channel-worker@2.5.139
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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 concrete malicious behavior. Runtime self-update and worker API access are package-aligned behavior in the inspected code.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Starting the daemon activates polling and periodic update checks.
Impact
The inspected behavior supports the worker’s service and update functions; it does not establish credential theft or unrelated system mutation.
Mechanism
The daemon checks the npm registry for a newer channel-worker version and installs it; API requests use the configured API URL and worker token.
AI rationale
Source inspection found no install lifecycle hook or concrete malicious behavior. Runtime self-update and worker API access are package-aligned behavior in the inspected code.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/cli.jslib/updater.jslib/daemon.jslib/api-client.js
Network endpoints2
api.channel.tunasm.artregistry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 88.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json starts the CLI and declares no install lifecycle hook.
- The CLI stores the worker token from pairing or an explicit argument and defaults to the package’s service API.
- The updater checks the npm registry for this package’s latest version before installing that version.
- The daemon starts the updater on a five-minute interval; this is package self-update behavior.
Evidence against
- The package can install a newer release at runtime, but the inspected path selects this package by name and version from the npm registry.
- The API client sends its configured worker token to its configured API URL; the CLI’s default URL is the package’s service API.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
6 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = channel-worker@2.5.102
matchedIdentity = npm:Y2hhbm5lbC13b3JrZXI:2.5.102
similarity = 0.357
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
bin/cli.jsView on unpkg182L183: 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.js
Findings
1 Critical4 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/cli.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@2.5.139.
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