---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/chromatic/v/18.6.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/chromatic/v/18.6.0.md"
package: "chromatic"
report_status: "published"
title: "chromatic@18.6.0 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "18.6.0"
---

# chromatic@18.6.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 19 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 18.6.0
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Direct inspection found no lifecycle hook, self-dependency, hidden payload loader, or concrete malicious execution chain. Static findings are explained by bundled CLI and third-party code.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 91.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-19T20:51:56.504Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-19T20:53:17.299Z
- **Download time:** 516 ms
- **Static scan time:** 4556 ms
- **AI review time:** 75722 ms
- **Total time:** 80795 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No confirmed malicious attack surface. Installation does not define an automatic lifecycle trigger; network and file activity belongs to the user-invoked Chromatic CLI.

- **Trigger:** A user explicitly runs the Chromatic CLI.

- **Impact:** No unconsented install-time execution, persistence, or credential exfiltration was established.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-19T20:53:17.299Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Project build and visual-testing CLI operations.

- **Rationale:** Direct inspection found no lifecycle hook, self-dependency, hidden payload loader, or concrete malicious execution chain. Static findings are explained by bundled CLI and third-party code.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 91.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** The manifest exposes library and explicit CLI entrypoints, with no lifecycle-script section., The three flagged bundles start with generated Sentry debug-ID scaffolding; their dynamic-code findings are consistent with bundled third-party tooling rather than an install-time payload., The manifest has no runtime dependency on chromatic itself.

- **Evidence against:** The CLI reads project files and environment configuration and contacts Chromatic service endpoints when explicitly run.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to chromatic@18.6.0.

- Review the evidence and your use of chromatic@18.6.0 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.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references child process execution.

### 2. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 3. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L175: return __p;
L176: }`,x=n.attempt(()=>Function(..._,`${y}return ${b}`)(...v));if(x.source=b,x instanceof Error)throw x;return x}e.template=f,e.templateSettings=d})),require_toLower=require_chunk$2.t(...
L177: /*!
```

### 4. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: !function(){try{var e="undefined"!=typeof window?window:"undefined"!=typeof global?global:"undefined"!=typeof globalThis?globalThis:"undefined"!=typeof self?self:{},n=(new e.Error)...
L3: const require_chunk$2=require(`./chunk-gGpyby2o.cjs`),require_main$2=require(`./main-YTS_kgLz.cjs`),require_src$6=require(`./src-BwxDKFhA.cjs`),require_meow=require(`./meow-CbdXCBs...
L4: `);for(let e=n;e<a.length;e++){let n=a[e];if(n.length>1024)continue;let o=WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP.test(n)?n.replace(WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP,`$1`):n;if(!o.match(/\S*Error: /)){for(let e o...
```

### 5. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: !function(){try{var e="undefined"!=typeof window?window:"undefined"!=typeof global?global:"undefined"!=typeof globalThis?globalThis:"undefined"!=typeof self?self:{},n=(new e.Error)...
L3: const require_chunk$2=require(`./chunk-gGpyby2o.cjs`),require_main$2=require(`./main-YTS_kgLz.cjs`),require_src$6=require(`./src-BwxDKFhA.cjs`),require_meow=require(`./meow-CbdXCBs...
L4: `);for(let e=n;e<a.length;e++){let n=a[e];if(n.length>1024)continue;let o=WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP.test(n)?n.replace(WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP,`$1`):n;if(!o.match(/\S*Error: /)){for(let e o...
L5: `,n);n=t===-1?e.length:t}else if(r!==-1&&e[n]===`/`&&e[n+1]===`*`){let i=e.indexOf(`*/`,n);i===-1?(t+=e[n],n++):(n=i+2,r=e.indexOf(`*/`,n))}else t+=e[n],n++;return t}function ie(e)...
...
L8: `)},isPackageManifestFile=e=>[/(^|\/)pac
```

### 6. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 7. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 8. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 9. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L60: `+e.slice(o+1):c+=e.slice(i),c.slice(1)}function pe(e){for(var t=``,n=0,r,i=0;i<e.length;n>=65536?i+=2:i++)n=te(e,i),r=M[n],!r&&W(n)?(t+=e[i],n>=65536&&(t+=e[i+1])):t+=r||I(n);retu...
L61: `:``}t.exports.dump=Se})),require_js_yaml$2=require_chunk$2.t(((e,t)=>{var n=require_loader$1(),r=require_dumper$1();function i(e,t){return function(){throw Error(`Function yaml.`+...
L62: `;if(t[e]===oe)return`
...
L64: `&&(t=t.replace(/\n/g,n)),yield F(e,t)});return function(t,n){return e.apply(this,arguments)}})(),t.hardlinksWork=(()=>{var e=(0,(r||i()).default)(function*(e){let t=`test-file`+Ma...
L65: `)}let ae=13,oe=10}),(function(e,t,n){"use strict";Object.defineProperty(t,`__esModule`,{value:!0}),t.getPathKey=h;let r=n(36),i=n(0),a=n(45).default;var o=n(171);let s=o.getCacheD...
L66: %s`,O,O
```

### 10. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: !function(){try{var e="undefined"!=typeof window?window:"undefined"!=typeof global?global:"undefined"!=typeof globalThis?globalThis:"undefined"!=typeof self?self:{},n=(new e.Error)...
L3: const require_chunk$2=require(`./chunk-gGpyby2o.cjs`),require_main$2=require(`./main-YTS_kgLz.cjs`),require_src$6=require(`./src-BwxDKFhA.cjs`),require_meow=require(`./meow-CbdXCBs...
L4: `);for(let e=n;e<a.length;e++){let n=a[e];if(n.length>1024)continue;let o=WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP.test(n)?n.replace(WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP,`$1`):n;if(!o.match(/\S*Error: /)){for(let e o...
L5: `,n);n=t===-1?e.length:t}else if(r!==-1&&e[n]===`/`&&e[n+1]===`*`){let i=e.indexOf(`*/`,n);i===-1?(t+=e[n],n++):(n=i+2,r=e.indexOf(`*/`,n))}else t+=e[n],n++;return t}function ie(e)...
...
L8: `)},isPackageManifestFile=e=>[/(^|\/)pac
```

### 11. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: !function(){try{var e="undefined"!=typeof window?window:"undefined"!=typeof global?global:"undefined"!=typeof globalThis?globalThis:"undefined"!=typeof self?self:{},n=(new e.Error)...
L3: const require_chunk$2=require(`./chunk-gGpyby2o.cjs`),require_main$2=require(`./main-YTS_kgLz.cjs`),require_src$6=require(`./src-BwxDKFhA.cjs`),require_meow=require(`./meow-CbdXCBs...
L4: `);for(let e=n;e<a.length;e++){let n=a[e];if(n.length>1024)continue;let o=WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP.test(n)?n.replace(WEBPACK_ERROR_REGEXP,`$1`):n;if(!o.match(/\S*Error: /)){for(let e o...
L5: `,n);n=t===-1?e.length:t}else if(r!==-1&&e[n]===`/`&&e[n+1]===`*`){let i=e.indexOf(`*/`,n);i===-1?(t+=e[n],n++):(n=i+2,r=e.indexOf(`*/`,n))}else t+=e[n],n++;return t}function ie(e)...
...
L8: `)},isPackageManifestFile=e=>[/(^|\/)pac
```

### 12. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L30: contains invisible/control Unicode U+FEFF (zero width no-break space)
}`;var _=Tf(function(){return it(o,h+`return `+p).apply(n,c)});if(_.source=p,xu(_))throw _;return _}function hf(e){return td(e).toLowerCase()}function gf(e){return td(e).toUpperCase()}function _f(e,t,r){if(e=td(e),e&&(r||t===n))return Gn(e)
```

### 13. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/node-src-g\_vKlWCV.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/node-src-g_vKlWCV.cjs>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/node-src-g_vKlWCV.cjs spawns dist/build-DavbdcXs.cjs; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L2: !function(){try{var e="undefined"!=typeof window?window:"undefined"!=typeof global?global:"undefined"!=typeof globalThis?globalThis:"undefined"!=typeof self?self:{},n=(new e.Error)...
L3: const e=require(`./chunk-gGpyby2o.cjs`),t=require(`./v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs`),n=require(`./meow-CbdXCBsh.cjs`),r=require(`./noPackageJson-zIsQeKSL.cjs`),i=require(`./getStorybookProjectRo...
L4: `+Error().stack):t&&console.log(`RxJS: Back to a better error behavior. Thank you. <3`),t=e},get [redacted](){return t}}})),te=e.t((e=>{Object.defineProp...
L5: `+e.map(function(e,t){return t+1+`) `+e.toString()}).join(`
L6: `):``,this.name=`UnsubscriptionError`,thi
```

### 14. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 15. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 16. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 17. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/v1-BPL0QeOt.cjs>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1
```

### 18. Critical: Manifest Confusion
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 95.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/package.json>)

Tarball package.json differs from the npm registry version manifest for scripts or dependency sets.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts registry_only=build,build-storybook,chromatic,chromatic-prebuilt,chromatic-staging,chromatic-verbose,clean:sourcemaps,dev
```

### 19. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/getFileHashes-D6WuRXoP.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/chromatic@18.6.0/dist/getFileHashes-D6WuRXoP.cjs>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = chromatic@18.9.0
matchedIdentity = npm:Y2hyb21hdGlj:18.9.0
similarity = 0.882
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepare
- **Dependencies:** 1
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 3
- **Development dependencies:** 126
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 4

### Published dependency entries
- semver ^7.3.5 (Dependency)
- @chromatic-com/cypress ^0.\*.\* || ^1.0.0 (PeerDependency)
- @chromatic-com/playwright ^0.\*.\* || ^1.0.0 (PeerDependency)
- @chromatic-com/vitest ^0.\*.\* || ^1.0.0 (PeerDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** chromatic
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 18.6.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-08-25T19:41:47.145Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T15:23:52.054Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T19:27:42.958Z
- **Known versions:** 32
- **Latest version:** 18.14.1
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Automate visual testing across browsers. Gather UI feedback. Versioned documentation.
- **Author:** Chromatic
- **Maintainers:** codykaup, tmeasday, shilman, ndelangen, ghengeveld, jmhobbs, thafryer, chromatic-ci-bot, andrewortwein, tevanoff
- **Keywords:** storybook-addon, storybook, addon, test, popular
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=22.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 36
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 7,315,055 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/chromatic/v/18.6.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/chromaui/chromatic-cli>)
- [Homepage](<https://www.chromatic.com/>)