channel-worker@2.5.93
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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-aiNo install lifecycle hook establishes an automatic npm-install attack, but the live daemon exposes a concrete, high-impact remote payload-delivery capability without destination or artifact validation.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user pairs and starts the daemon; the configured remote API later supplies updates or commands.
Impact
Compromise of the control API or worker token can modify local files and deliver browser-extension or package payloads.
Mechanism
Remote command polling with arbitrary file writes and unverified remote update archives.
AI rationale
No install lifecycle hook establishes an automatic npm-install attack, but the live daemon exposes a concrete, high-impact remote payload-delivery capability without destination or artifact validation.
Evidence
lib/daemon.jslib/updater.jslib/command-poller.js~/.channel-worker/config.json<command.payload.save_path><configured extension_path>
Network endpoints2
api.channel.tunasm.artregistry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The daemon automatically checks for newer releases every five minutes.
- An update runs a global npm install of this package from the registry.
- A server-issued command can download any supplied URL and write it to any supplied path.
- The worker downloads and replaces a browser extension archive from its control API.
Evidence against
- package.json has no npm install lifecycle hook or self-dependency.
- The remote-control behavior starts only after an explicit pair or start command.
- Playwright command names are limited to packaged script names.
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/command-poller.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@2.5.93.
See all versions of channel-worker for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of channel-worker@2.5.93 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.
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