---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/create-cedar-app"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/create-cedar-app/v/6.0.1.md"
package: "create-cedar-app"
report_status: "under_review"
title: "create-cedar-app@6.0.1 npm security report"
verdict: "scan_failed"
version: "6.0.1"
---

# create-cedar-app@6.0.1 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 15 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Scan Failed
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Under Review
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 6.0.1
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner)

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.

Static analysis completed at 0.0% confidence. No malicious behavior was detected; 15 low-signal pattern(s) were surfaced and cleared.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Scan Failed
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 0.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-19T07:22:53.306Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-19T07:22:56.883Z
- **Download time:** 1031 ms
- **Static scan time:** 2545 ms
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** 3577 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

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to create-cedar-app@6.0.1.

- Review the evidence and your use of create-cedar-app@6.0.1 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. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 2. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: 
L3: const require = (await import("node:module")).createRequire(import.meta.url);
L4: const __filename = (await import("node:url")).fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: 
L7: var oee=Object.create;var Vl=Object.defineProperty;var see=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var aee=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var cee=Object.getPrototypeOf,uee=Object.prototype.has...
L8: `:10,t=typeof i=="string"?"\r":13;return i[i.length-1]===e&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i[i.length-1]===t&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i}});var mx=b((j9e,Wc)=>{"use strict";var qc=J("p...
L9: ${o.message}`:_,g=[m,e,i].filter(Boolean).join(`
L10: `);return d?(o.originalMessage=o.message,o.message=g):o=new Error(g),o.shortMessage=m,o.command=n,o.escapedCommand=r,o.exitCode=s,o.signal=a,o.signalDescription=f,o.stdout=i,o.stde...
L11: `)];for(let[u,l]of c.entries()){if(o+=l,Dp.has(l)){let{groups:f}=new RegExp(`(?:\\${NR}(?<code>\\d+)m|\\${eS}(?<uri>.*)${Zm})`).exec(c.slice(u).join(""))||{groups:{}};if(f.
```

### 8. Critical: Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Source sends the broad process environment to a literal external destination.
L4: const __filename = (await import("node:url")).fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
L5: const __dirname = (await import("node:path")).dirname(__filename);
L6: 
L7: var oee=Object.create;var Vl=Object.defineProperty;var see=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var aee=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var cee=Object.getPrototypeOf,uee=Object.prototype.has...
L8: `:10,t=typeof i=="string"?"\r":13;return i[i.length-1]===e&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i[i.length-1]===t&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i}});var mx=b((j9e,Wc)=>{"use strict";var qc=J("p...
L9: ${o.message}`:_,g=[m,e,i].filter(Boolean).join(`
L10: `);return d?(o.originalMessage=o.message,o.message=g):o=new Error(g),o.shortMessage=m,o.command=n,o.escapedCommand=r,o.exitCode=s,
```

### 9. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: 
L7: var oee=Object.create;var Vl=Object.defineProperty;var see=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var aee=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var cee=Object.getPrototypeOf,uee=Object.prototype.has...
L8: `:10,t=typeof i=="string"?"\r":13;return i[i.length-1]===e&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i[i.length-1]===t&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i}});var mx=b((j9e,Wc)=>{"use strict";var qc=J("p...
L9: ${o.message}`:_,g=[m,e,i].filter(Boolean).join(`
L10: `);return d?(o.originalMessage=o.message,o.message=g):o=new Error(g),o.shortMessage=m,o.command=n,o.escapedCommand=r,o.exitCode=s,o.signal=a,o.signalDescription=f,o.stdout=i,o.stde...
L11: `)];for(let[u,l]of c.entries()){if(o+=l,Dp.has(l)){let{groups:f}=new RegExp(`(?:\\${NR}(?<code>\\d+)m|\\${eS}(?<uri>.*)${Zm})`).exec(c.slice(u).join(""))||{groups:{}};if(f.
```

### 10. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L4: const __filename = (await import("node:url")).fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
L5: const __dirname = (await import("node:path")).dirname(__filename);
L6: 
L7: var oee=Object.create;var Vl=Object.defineProperty;var see=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var aee=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var cee=Object.getPrototypeOf,uee=Object.prototype.has...
L8: `:10,t=typeof i=="string"?"\r":13;return i[i.length-1]===e&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i[i.length-1]===t&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i}});var mx=b((j9e,Wc)=>{"use strict";var qc=J("p...
L9: ${o.message}`:_,g=[m,e,i].filter(Boolean).join(`
L10: `);return d?(o.originalMessage=o.message,o.message=g):o=new Error(g),o.shortMessage=m,o.command=n,o.escapedCommand=r,o.exitCode=s,o.signal=a,o.signalDescription=f,o.stdout=i,o.stde...
L11: `)];for(let[u,l]of
```

### 11. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> dist/create-cedar-app.js
L6: 
L7: var oee=Object.create;var Vl=Object.defineProperty;var see=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var aee=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var cee=Object.getPrototypeOf,uee=Object.prototype.has...
L8: `:10,t=typeof i=="string"?"\r":13;return i[i.length-1]===e&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i[i.length-1]===t&&(i=i.slice(0,i.length-1)),i}});var mx=b((j9e,Wc)=>{"use strict";var qc=J("p...
L9: ${o.message}`:_,g=[m,e,i].filter(Boolean).join(`
L10: `);return d?(o.originalMessage=o.message,o.message=g):o=new Error(g),o.shortMessage=m,o.command=n,o.escapedCommand=r,o.exitCode=s,o.signal=a,o.signalDescription=f,o.stdout=i,o.stde...
L11: `)];for(let[u,l]of c.entries()){if(o+=l,Dp.has(l)){let{groups:f}=new RegExp(`(
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 14. 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.

### 15. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/create-cedar-app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/create-cedar-app@6.0.1/dist/create-cedar-app.js>)

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
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 24
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** create-cedar-app
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 6.0.1
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-08-29T05:38:39.412Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-23T07:54:31.697Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-27T03:11:43.536Z
- **Known versions:** 4
- **Latest version:** 7.0.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** \<p align="center"\> \<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/211931789?s=200&v=4" width="200" /\> \<h1 align="center"\>CedarJS\</h1\> \<p align="center"\> \<a href="https://cedarjs.com/discord"\> \<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Disco
- **Maintainers:** tobbe
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24
- **Artifact files:** 234
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 6,186,107 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/create-cedar-app/v/6.0.1>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/cedarjs/cedar>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/cedarjs/cedar#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/cedarjs/cedar/issues>)