chat-recall@0.5.16
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AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package has no npm lifecycle hook, but its active daemon can automatically install and execute a server-selected update. This is a meaningful remote-code-execution capability with no demonstrated malicious recipient or payload.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Starting the watch daemon with configured credentials activates the first check after 30 seconds, then every six hours.
Impact
A compromised or untrusted configured update server could cause execution of code from its supplied package archive.
Mechanism
The daemon uses the configured server to obtain release metadata, downloads its tarball, verifies a server-provided hash, runs a global npm install, and restarts its service.
AI rationale
The package has no npm lifecycle hook, but its active daemon can automatically install and execute a server-selected update. This is a meaningful remote-code-execution capability with no demonstrated malicious recipient or payload.
Evidence
dist/watch.jsdist/auto-update.js
Network endpoints2
${base}/api/capabilities${base}/install/chat-recall.tgz
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The watch daemon automatically runs an update check 30 seconds after startup and every six hours.
- The update endpoint and tarball URL are derived from the configured credential server, and the server supplies both version and checksum metadata.
- A successful update installs the downloaded tarball globally and restarts a user service.
- The package has CLI entry points but no npm install lifecycle hook.
Evidence against
- The package does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts.
- The updater requires a configured credential target and only acts on a newer advertised version.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
WildcardDependency
Source & flagged code
17 flaggeddist/self-restart.jsView file
40*/
L41: import { spawn } from 'child_process';
L42: import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/self-restart.jsView on unpkg · L40dist/watch.jsView file
1169for (var i = 0; i < flen; ) {
L1170: if (f.charCodeAt(i) === 37 && i + 1 < flen) {
L1171: lastPos = lastPos > -1 ? lastPos : 0;
...
L1404: fsWriteSync = () => fs.writeSync(this.fd, this._writingBuf);
L1405: fsWrite = () => fs.write(this.fd, this._writingBuf, this.release);
L1406: } else if (contentMode === void 0 || contentMode === kContentModeUtf8) {
...
L1969:
L1970: // ../../node_modules/thread-stream/package.json
L1971: var require_package = __commonJS({
...
L2014: type: "git",
L2015: url: "git+https://github.com/mcollina/thread-stream.git"
L2016: },
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/watch.jsView on unpkg · L116913153try {
L13154: const out2 = execFileSync2("powershell", [
L13155: "-NoProfile",
Findings
3 Critical10 High7 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/watch.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/cli.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/auto-update.js
HighChild Processdist/self-restart.js
HighShelldist/watch.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/cli.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/cli.js
High
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to chat-recall@0.5.16.
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