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create-newt-app@0.36.0
Scaffold a pnpm workspace with Next.js, NestJS, Better Auth and Kysely, wired together.
AI Security Review
scanned 12d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has no installation lifecycle hook, and the CLI's network request is limited to package-aligned usage telemetry after successful setup. Its payload contains no credential or project-file collection, so the scanner's credential-exfiltration hint is not supported by the inspected source.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
A user runs the CLI and project creation succeeds; telemetry opt-out variables suppress reporting.
Impact
The report supports product-use analytics; inspected code does not send credentials, project names, or file contents.
Mechanism
The CLI posts its version, runtime platform, CI provider, invocation mode, explicit flags, and selected scaffold options.
AI rationale
The manifest has no installation lifecycle hook, and the CLI's network request is limited to package-aligned usage telemetry after successful setup. Its payload contains no credential or project-file collection, so the scanner's credential-exfiltration hint is not supported by the inspected source.
Evidence
dist/index.js
Network endpoints1
newt-telemetry.newt-app.workers.dev
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 94.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json exposes dist/index.js as the CLI and lists build, development, test, and typecheck scripts, with no install hook.
- The CLI sends telemetry to the Newt telemetry endpoint; its payload contains CLI and runtime details and scaffold selections, not credentials or project files.
- Telemetry runs after successful project creation and has environment-variable opt-outs.
- The inspected @clack/prompts, chalk, and commander dependency manifests and entrypoints match prompt, color-formatting, and CLI parsing roles.
Evidence against
- Telemetry is enabled by default unless an opt-out variable is set, and reports the CI provider and selected scaffold options.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
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 = "0.36.0";
...
L259: <% } %>BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
L260: BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=generate-with-openssl-rand-base64-32
L261: `
...
L393: // Load root .env first, then local .env (local takes precedence)
L394: 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 = "0.36.0";
...
L259: <% } %>BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
L260: BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=generate-with-openssl-rand-base64-32
L261: `
...
L393: // Load root .env first, then local .env (local takes precedence)
L394: 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@0.36.0.
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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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