registry / create-newt-app / 0.33.1
create-newt-app@0.33.1
AI Security Review
scanned 12d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged network behavior is default-enabled, package-aligned telemetry triggered by a user-invoked scaffolding command, with an effective environment opt-out. Its inspected payload contains limited product-selection metrics and no project name or credentials, so no malicious behavior was established.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
The user invokes the CLI and project creation completes successfully.
Impact
The endpoint receives the reported usage metrics and connection metadata. The inspected payload contains no project name or credential fields.
Mechanism
The CLI posts JSON with platform, coarse CI provider, and scaffold selections to its named telemetry endpoint; environment settings can disable the report.
AI rationale
The flagged network behavior is default-enabled, package-aligned telemetry triggered by a user-invoked scaffolding command, with an effective environment opt-out. Its inspected payload contains limited product-selection metrics and no project name or credentials, so no malicious behavior was established.
Evidence
package.jsondist/index.js
Network endpoints1
newt-telemetry.newt-app.workers.dev
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 92.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes a CLI binary and declares CLI-related runtime dependencies, with no npm lifecycle hook.
- Telemetry runs after successful project creation through the invoked CLI.
- The report contains CLI and platform details, a coarse CI provider, and scaffold choices; it does not include the project name or credential fields.
- The request sends this limited report to the package’s named telemetry endpoint, and environment settings can disable sending.
- Inspected dependency entry files implement CLI prompts, terminal formatting, and command parsing.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
CryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
7import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
L8: import { execa } from "execa";
L9: import ejs from "ejs";
...
L11: import path from "path";
L12: import https from "node:https";
L13: //#region package.json
L14: var version = "0.33.1";
...
L212: <% } %>BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
L213: BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=generate-with-openssl-rand-base64-32
L214: `
...
L353: // Load root .env first, then local .env (local takes precedence)
L354: dotenv.config({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), '../../.env') });
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L77Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/index.js
L7: import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
L8: import { execa } from "execa";
L9: import ejs from "ejs";
...
L11: import path from "path";
L12: import https from "node:https";
L13: //#region package.json
L14: var version = "0.33.1";
...
L212: <% } %>BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
L213: BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=generate-with-openssl-rand-base64-32
L214: `
...
L353: // Load root .env first, then local .env (local takes precedence)
L354: dotenv.config({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), '../../.env') });
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L7Findings
2 Critical2 High3 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to create-newt-app@0.33.1.
See all versions of create-newt-app for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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