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cicy-desktop@2.1.359

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AI Security Review

scanned 25d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

At runtime, the package fetches unsigned remote executables and can install them without a fresh user confirmation. It also establishes hidden persistence and grants a container SSH access to the host account.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

Launching the desktop application; automatic update checks and Docker runtime setup activate the behavior.

Impact

A compromised package-controlled release host or container image can execute code, persist across logins, and access the user's host account.

Mechanism

Remote payload download and silent execution combined with persistent background services and host SSH authorization.

Attack narrative

After launch, the program checks for a newer version. With its default update setting, it downloads and silently installs a remote package, then restarts hidden on Windows. Its runtime setup also changes WSL boot settings and creates hidden startup persistence. On macOS it can place a container-generated SSH key in the user's authorized_keys file, letting the container issue commands on the host. These actions combine opaque remote execution with persistence and a privilege boundary bypass.

AI rationale

The package contains a runtime chain that automatically executes remotely supplied binaries, persists background services, and authorizes container-to-host SSH access. These capabilities exceed a normal desktop updater and create a concrete remote code execution and persistence path.

Evidence

src/app-updater.jssrc/sidecar/wsl-docker.jssrc/sidecar/colima-docker.jsbin/cicy-desktop

Network endpoints

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Malicious at 94.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

The application checks for updates at startup and automatically downloads and installs a newer release when its default update setting is enabled.
On Windows, the downloaded installer is run silently through a detached hidden script, then the application relaunches hidden.
The Windows runtime modifies WSL boot configuration and creates a hidden logon task, falling back to an HKCU Run entry.
The launcher downloads an Electron archive from the package-controlled mirror and extracts it for execution without a cryptographic integrity check.
A macOS function adds SSH public keys generated inside a container to the current user's authorized_keys file, enabling that container to run host commands.
The macOS sidecar appends public keys read from its container to the current user's SSH authorized_keys file.
On CN-network detection, the launcher selects its R2 Electron mirror as the download URL.

Evidence against

package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
The Cloudflare credentials in scripts/r2.mjs are used by an explicit release-upload utility, not harvested from users.
The observed persistence and downloads occur at application runtime rather than during npm installation.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 159 file(s), 2.10 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, api.cloudflare.com, api.github.com, api.ipapi.is, api.ipify.org, api.myip.com, cdn.npmmirror.com, chatgpt.com, cicy-1372193042.cos.ap-shanghai.myqcloud.com, cicy-ai.com, desktop.cicy-ai.com, desktop.docker.com, example.com, g-electron.cicy.de5.net, gateway.cicy-ai.com, gemini.google.com, ghproxy.net, github.com, ip-api.com, ipinfo.io, mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn, mirrors.ustc.edu.cn, nodejs.org, npmmirror.com, r2.deepfetch.de5.net, raw.githubusercontent.com, react.dev, registry.npmjs.org, registry.npmmirror.com, schemas.microsoft.com, web.telegram.org, ws.cicy-ai.com, wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net, www.apple.com, www.baidu.com, www.docker.com, www.douyin.com, www.facebook.com, www.google.com, www.gstatic.com, www.tiktok.com, www.w3.org

Source & flagged code

19 flagged · loading source

scripts/sync-runtime-deps.cjsView file

13L14: const { execSync } = require("child_process"); L15: const fs = require("fs");

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

scripts/sync-runtime-deps.cjsView on unpkg · L13

scripts/r2.mjsView file

46// Windows: npx is npx.cmd, which Node only spawns with shell:true — and then L47: // cmd.exe re-parses the argv, so anything with a space ("CiCy Desktop Setup L48: // 2.1.324.exe") must be quoted or it arrives as several arguments.

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

scripts/r2.mjsView on unpkg · L46

17// R2_BUCKET default: cicy-assets-poc L18: // R2_PUBLIC_BASE default: https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net L19: // ... L24: L25: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L26: import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url"; ... L28: L29: const BUCKET = process.env.R2_BUCKET || "cicy-assets-poc"; L30: const PUBLIC_BASE = (process.env.R2_PUBLIC_BASE || "https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net").replace(/\/$/, ""); ... L37: function die(msg, code = 1) { L38: process.stderr.write(`r2: ${msg}\n`); L39: process.exit(code);

High

Credential Exfiltration

Source combines credential-like environment material and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

scripts/r2.mjsView on unpkg · L17

24L25: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L26: import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url"; ... L29: const BUCKET = process.env.R2_BUCKET || "cicy-assets-poc"; L30: const PUBLIC_BASE = (process.env.R2_PUBLIC_BASE || "https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net").replace(/\/$/, ""); L31: const ACCOUNT = process.env.R2_ACCOUNT_ID || ""; ... L37: function die(msg, code = 1) { L38: process.stderr.write(`r2: ${msg}\n`); L39: process.exit(code);

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

scripts/r2.mjsView on unpkg · L24

17// R2_BUCKET default: cicy-assets-poc L18: // R2_PUBLIC_BASE default: https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net L19: // ... L24: L25: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L26: import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url"; ... L28: L29: const BUCKET = process.env.R2_BUCKET || "cicy-assets-poc"; L30: const PUBLIC_BASE = (process.env.R2_PUBLIC_BASE || "https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net").replace(/\/$/, ""); ... L37: function die(msg, code = 1) { L38: process.stderr.write(`r2: ${msg}\n`); L39: process.exit(code);

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

scripts/r2.mjsView on unpkg · L17

workers/render/src/App.jsxView file

1522// eslint-disable-next-line no-new-func L1523: return await new Function(`return (async()=>{${f.js}})()`)(); L1524: }

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

workers/render/src/App.jsxView on unpkg · L1522

tools/arm-fblogin.jsView file

6if(!el||!el.ipcMain) return {ok:false,err:'no electron.ipcMain'}; L7: function totp(secret){const alph='[redacted]';let b='';for(const ch of String(secret||'').toUpperCase()){const v=alph.indexOf(ch);if(v>=0)b+=v.toString(2).pad... L8: async function fbLogin(idx){ L9: let cred=null; try{const d=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(os.homedir(),'cicy-ai','electron',`account-${idx}.json`),'utf8'));const fb=(d.logins||[]).find(l=>String(l.name||'')... L10: if(!cred||!cred.email||!cred.pass) return {ok:false,err:'no cred'}; ... L14: const ev=(c)=>wc.executeJavaScript(c,true); L15: const fill=await ev(`(()=>{function s(el,v){const p=Object.getPrototypeOf(el),d=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(p,'value').set;d.call(el,v);el.dispatchEvent(new Event('input',{bubb... L16: if(!fill.ok) return {ok

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

tools/arm-fblogin.jsView on unpkg · L6

src/main.jsView file

74Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.main -> src/main.js L74: electronApp.commandLine.appendSwitch("ignore-certificate-errors"); L75: // Allow CDP WebSocket connections from any origin so we can drive Page.reload L76: // remotely (HMR-fallback when CSS / a renderer-side change needs a hard refresh). ... L78: electronApp.commandLine.appendSwitch("remote-allow-origins", "*"); L79: if (process.platform === "linux") { L80: process.env["ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS"] = "true"; L81: // electronApp.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-setuid-sandbox"); ... L235: try { L236: wc.send(channel, payload); L237: } catch {} ... L440: res.setHeader("WWW-Authenticate", 'Basic realm="CiCy Desktop"'); L441: return res.status(401).json({ error: "Unauthorized" });

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

src/main.jsView on unpkg · L74

74electronApp.commandLine.appendSwitch("ignore-certificate-errors"); L75: // Allow CDP WebSocket connections from any origin so we can drive Page.reload L76: // remotely (HMR-fallback when CSS / a renderer-side change needs a hard refresh). ... L78: electronApp.commandLine.appendSwitch("remote-allow-origins", "*"); L79: if (process.platform === "linux") { L80: process.env["ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS"] = "true"; L81: // electronApp.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-setuid-sandbox"); ... L235: try { L236: wc.send(channel, payload); L237: } catch {} ... L440: res.setHeader("WWW-Authenticate", 'Basic realm="CiCy Desktop"'); L441: return res.status(401).json({ error: "Unauthorized" });

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

src/main.jsView on unpkg · L74

src/sidecar/host-mihomo.jsView file

20L21: const { spawn, execFile } = require("child_process"); L22: const fs = require("fs"); ... L24: const path = require("path"); L25: const https = require("https"); L26: const http = require("http"); ... L30: L31: const VER = (process.env.CICY_MIHOMO_VERSION || "v1.10.4").replace(/^v?/, "v"); L32: const R2_BASE = process.env.CICY_R2_BASE || process.env.CICY_OSS_BASE || "https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net";

Critical

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution with blocking evidence.

src/sidecar/host-mihomo.jsView on unpkg · L20

20L21: const { spawn, execFile } = require("child_process"); L22: const fs = require("fs"); ... L24: const path = require("path"); L25: const https = require("https"); L26: const http = require("http"); ... L30: L31: const VER = (process.env.CICY_MIHOMO_VERSION || "v1.10.4").replace(/^v?/, "v"); L32: const R2_BASE = process.env.CICY_R2_BASE || process.env.CICY_OSS_BASE || "https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net"; ... L44: const VERD = VER.replace(/^v/, ""); L45: const LOCAL_BIN = path.join(os.homedir(), ".local", "bin"); L46: const NEW_BIN = path.join(LOCAL_BIN, `mihomo-${VERD}${EXT}`);

Critical

Download Execute

Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.

src/sidecar/host-mihomo.jsView on unpkg · L20

src/sidecar/colima-docker.jsView file

26L27: const { execFile, spawn } = require("child_process"); L28: const path = require("path"); ... L33: // 专用 Colima profile —— 绝不动用户自己的默认 colima/docker。 L34: const PROFILE = process.env.CICY_COLIMA_PROFILE || "cicy-code"; L35: // Colima 给每个 profile 建一个 docker context,名字是 `colima-<profile>`。所有 ... L64: // Xcode/CLT —— colima/docker 都是预编译 bottle,无编译步骤)。可用环境变量换 CN 镜像。 L65: const BREW_TARBALL = process.env.CICY_BREW_TARBALL || "https://github.[redacted]"; L66: ... L70: execFile("bash", ["-lc", cmd], { timeout, env: shEnv(), maxBuffer: 1 << 26 }, L71: (err, stdout, stderr) => { L72: if (err) { err.stdout = String(stdout || ""); err.stderr = String(stderr || ""); return reject(err); }

Critical

Persistence Backdoor

Source writes persistence or remote-access backdoor material.

src/sidecar/colima-docker.jsView on unpkg · L26

src/sidecar/wsl-docker.jsView file

16Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> src/main.js -> src/backends/hub-client.js -> src/sidecar/wsl-docker.js L16: L17: const { execFile, execFileSync, spawn } = require("child_process"); L18: const path = require("path"); ... L29: // Dedicated distro name — NEVER reuse/clobber a user's own "Ubuntu" distro. L30: const DISTRO = process.env.CICY_WSL_DISTRO || "cicy-code-wsl"; L31: const IMAGE = process.env.CICY_DOCKER_IMAGE || "cicybot/cicy-code:latest"; ... L40: const ROOTFS_URL = process.env.CICY_WSL_ROOTFS_URL || L41: "https://r2.deepfetch.de5.net/rootfs/cicy-wsl-latest.tar.gz"; L42: ... L64: } catch (e) { L65: log.info(`[wsl-docker] NVIDIA GPU unavailable for ${cacheKey}: ${String(e.stderr || e.message || "").trim().slice(-300)}`); L66: }

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

src/sidecar/wsl-docker.jsView on unpkg · L16

bin/cicy-desktop#virtual:normalized:round1View file

495Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> bin/cicy-desktop L495: // A .cmd is icon-less; a proper .lnk with the CiCy icon is written via a L496: // throwaway PowerShell script (WScript.Shell CreateShortcut + IconLocation). L497: // ... L501: $s.Arguments = "/c set PATH=${nodeDir};%APPDATA%\\npm;%PATH%&& cicy-desktop" L502: $s.IconLocation = "${ico.replace(/"/g, "''")}"\n$s.Save()\n`);\n try {\n execSync(`powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"${ps}\"`, { stdio: \"ignore\" });\n ... L503: // (https://desktop.cicy-ai.com/) as the first window. The cicy-code

High

Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

bin/cicy-desktop#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L495

34L35: // Resolve a globally-installed electron (`npm i -g electron`), so the ~200MB L36: // binary is downloaded once and SHARED across cicy tools / desktop versions ... L42: try { L43: const prefix = execSync("npm prefix -g", { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] }) L44: .toString().trim();

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

bin/cicy-desktop#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L34

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 6

High

bin/preinstall.shView file

•path = bin/preinstall.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 815 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

bin/preinstall.shView on unpkg

src/backends/homepage-react/assets/index-BWZkvmvO.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = llm-relay@0.77.1 matchedPath = dist/dashboard/assets/index-CetZdLCA.js matchedIdentity = npm:bGxtLXJlbGF5:0.77.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

src/backends/homepage-react/assets/index-BWZkvmvO.jsView on unpkg

src/app-updater.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = cicy-desktop@2.1.342 matchedIdentity = npm:Y2ljeS1kZXNrdG9w:2.1.342 similarity = 0.817 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.

src/app-updater.jsView on unpkg