chat-recall@0.5.5
Local-first memory for AI coding tools — indexes Claude Code / Gemini CLI / OpenCode / Codex sessions, exposes them over MCP, optionally syncs redacted history to a chat-recall server
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is a reachable remote update capability that can execute a server-provided package globally after normal sync activity. It is not an npm lifecycle attack and the source does not establish a fixed covert recipient or malware intent.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Run a logged-in sync or a watch daemon that performs sync.
Impact
A configured sync server can replace the globally installed CLI with code from its update archive.
Mechanism
Authenticated server-directed archive download followed by global npm installation.
AI rationale
This is a reachable remote update capability that can execute a server-provided package globally after normal sync activity. It is not an npm lifecycle attack and the source does not establish a fixed covert recipient or malware intent.
Evidence
dist/sync-client.jsdist/auto-update.js
Network endpoints2
/api/sync/api/capabilities
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 89.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The updater is enabled by default unless an environment opt-out is set.
- After downloading an update archive, the updater runs a global npm install.
- A successful authenticated sync response can start the updater without a separate update command.
- The package exposes CLI entrypoints but has no npm install lifecycle hook.
Evidence against
- The credential is supplied to and checked against the selected login server before it is stored.
- No fixed third-party host or install-time execution was found.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
WildcardDependency
Source & flagged code
16 flaggeddist/self-restart.jsView file
40*/
L41: import { spawn } from 'child_process';
L42: import { statSync } from 'fs';
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/self-restart.jsView on unpkg · L40dist/watch.jsView file
11687try {
L11688: const out2 = execFileSync2("powershell", [
L11689: "-NoProfile",
High
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: },
Findings
2 Critical10 High7 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/cli.js
HighChild Processdist/self-restart.js
HighShelldist/watch.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/mcp.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
HighRuntime Package Installdist/auto-update.js
High
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to chat-recall@0.5.5.
See all versions of chat-recall for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of chat-recall@0.5.5 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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