create-pmos@0.423.0
Scaffold the PMOS portable kit — run the PMOS product-management workflow (initiative → lane-fit spec → contract → build → three gates, with work-type lanes for features, research, maintenance, incidents, and content) entirely inside your own repo, with a
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo malicious credential exfiltration or install-time attack was established. However, the scaffolding command enables a plugin by writing repository-level Claude Code settings, which is a meaningful agent capability change and merits a warning.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Running create-pmos to scaffold a repository, unless --no-mod is supplied.
Impact
The scaffold changes Claude Code behavior for the repository by enabling the cockpit plugin; no credential theft or unrelated network destination was identified.
Mechanism
The command merges a local marketplace entry and an enabledPlugins entry into .claude/settings.json. The plugin can also route prompts when PMOS_ROUTE_URL is configured.
AI rationale
No malicious credential exfiltration or install-time attack was established. However, the scaffolding command enables a plugin by writing repository-level Claude Code settings, which is a meaningful agent capability change and merits a warning.
Evidence
bin/create-pmos.jsbin/cockpit-install.jspayload/mods/pmos-cockpit/hooks/register.tsx.claude/settings.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The scaffolder offers the cockpit mod through repository Claude settings unless the user passes --no-mod.
- The offered settings enable pmos-cockpit and register the local ./pmos/mods marketplace.
- The mod settings are written to the repository's .claude/settings.json.
- Prompt routing reads PMOS_ROUTE_URL from the environment and sends prompts only when that URL is configured.
Evidence against
- The package exposes a user-run scaffolding command; the mod offer can be skipped with --no-mod.
- The routing hook does nothing when PMOS_ROUTE_URL is unset, and uses that configured URL when sending prompts.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedTelemetryUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
12 flaggedworkspace/premium-viewer-share-test.jsView file
61patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 61
Medium
Secret Pattern
Package contains a possible secret pattern.
workspace/premium-viewer-share-test.jsView on unpkg · L61bin/create-pmos.jsView file
23const path = require('path');
L24: const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
L25:
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
bin/create-pmos.jsView on unpkg · L23181const probe = process.platform === 'win32' ? `where ${cmd}` : `command -v ${cmd}`;
L182: try { return spawnSync(probe, { stdio: 'ignore', shell: true }).status === 0; }
L183: catch { return false; }
High
Shell
Package source references shell execution.
bin/create-pmos.jsFindings
2 Critical6 High6 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationpayload/mods/pmos-cockpit/hooks/register.tsx
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltaworkspace/briefing-premium-board-test.js
HighChild Processbin/create-pmos.js
HighShellbin/create-pmos.js
HighSame File Env Network Executionworkspace/premium-chat-chart-tab-test.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationworkspace/server.js
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationbin/create-pmos.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbin/create-pmos.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumSecret Patternworkspace/premium-viewer-share-test.js
MediumDynamic Requirebin/create-pmos.js
Medium
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to create-pmos@0.423.0.
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