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channel-worker@2.5.70

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

AI Security Review

scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The package has dangerous unattended update and remote file-write capabilities after explicit activation, but no concrete malicious install-time behavior or secret theft was found. Treat it as a high-risk remote automation worker rather than confirmed malware.

Static reason

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

Trigger

The user runs channel-worker start after pairing or configuring the worker.

Impact

A compromised or malicious configured dashboard could overwrite accessible files, replace a loaded browser extension, or cause a newer package release to execute.

Mechanism

Remote command polling with unchecked file writes and automatic remote updates.

AI rationale

Evidence

lib/daemon.jslib/updater.jslib/command-poller.jslib/extension-updater.js~/.channel-worker/config.jsoncommand.payload.save_pathconfig.extension_path

Network endpoints2

api.channel.tunasm.artregistry.npmjs.org

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

After the user starts the daemon, it automatically checks for and globally installs the newest package release.
A dashboard command can download any supplied URL and write it to any supplied filesystem path.
The daemon downloads an extension archive, removes the configured extension directory, and replaces it without integrity verification.
It is a remote-control worker that polls commands and automates browser profiles.

Evidence against

package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook; execution requires an explicit CLI start command.
The dynamic script loader restricts names to alphanumeric, underscore, and hyphen characters and resolves only under scripts/.
No source code harvests local credentials or broadly scans user files.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStrings

Source & flagged code

5 flagged

bin/cli.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = channel-worker@2.5.35 matchedIdentity = npm:Y2hhbm5lbC13b3JrZXI:2.5.35 similarity = 0.450 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 unpkg

145// Spawn detached background process and exit L146: const { spawn } = require('child_process'); L147: const LOG_FILE = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, 'daemon.log');

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/cli.jsView on unpkg · L145

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

Findings

1 Critical3 High4 Medium4 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/cli.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@2.5.70.

See all versions of channel-worker for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of channel-worker@2.5.70 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-11 19:02:42.054Z (UTC).

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