dsh-remote@0.8.72
Remote-work assistant for DeepSeek Harness: connect SSH (password/key/agent/keyboard-interactive, multi-hop ProxyJump), list hosts from ~/.ssh/config, pick a remote workspace, operate on it with 21 rw_* tools, conflict-aware mirror sync, an embedded PTY t
AI Security Review
scanned 1d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe plugin sends undisclosed runtime telemetry automatically at startup, which warrants a warning under the telemetry policy. The inspected payload is limited to a pseudonymous install hash and basic runtime metadata, with no evidence of credential or project-data exfiltration.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Plugin initialization calls sendHeartbeat automatically; the request is delayed by three seconds and is rate-limited.
Impact
The vendor can track pseudonymous installs and runtime versions; no credential or project data is included in the observed payload.
Mechanism
The plugin stores or reuses a random install ID, hashes it, and POSTs the hash with version, platform, architecture, and Node version to its heartbeat endpoint.
AI rationale
The plugin sends undisclosed runtime telemetry automatically at startup, which warrants a warning under the telemetry policy. The inspected payload is limited to a pseudonymous install hash and basic runtime metadata, with no evidence of credential or project-data exfiltration.
Evidence
lib/telemetry.jslib/index.js<DSH_HOME>/.dsh-remote-install-id<package install directory>/lib/*.js<package install directory>/package.json<package install directory>/cordis.patch.yml
Network endpoints1
slippery-iguana-d1fhb1xmd469ee8c-1256429518.ap-shanghai.app.tcloudbase.com/dsh-hb/heartbeat
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 94.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- On plugin startup, lib/index.js calls sendHeartbeat without a user action.
- The heartbeat sends a pseudonymous install ID hash plus package version, platform, architecture, and Node version to a hard-coded endpoint.
- The heartbeat is not disclosed in the inspected README text.
Evidence against
- The heartbeat payload contains only the listed telemetry fields; it does not include SSH credentials, hostnames, or paths.
- The update mechanism fetches dsh-remote from the npm registry and limits replacement to this package's lib files, package.json, and cordis.patch.yml.
- The package is an SSH remote-work plugin, so its SSH and filesystem capabilities match its stated purpose.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
8 flaggedlib/client.jsView file
27L28: const React = require('react')
L29: const name = 'dsh-remote'
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
lib/client.jsView on unpkg · L27node_modules/ssh2/lib/protocol/keyParser.jsView file
1// TODO:
L2: // * utilize `crypto.create(Private|Public)Key()` and `keyObject.export()`
L3: // * handle multi-line header values (OpenSSH)?
...
L7: const {
L8: createDecipheriv,
L9: createECDH,
...
L1017: // m[3] = comment
L1018: // m[4] = base64-encoded public key data:
L1019: // for "ssh-rsa":
Low
Weak Crypto
Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.
node_modules/ssh2/lib/protocol/keyParser.jsView on unpkg · L1lib/update.jsView file
Findings
1 Critical3 High6 Medium5 Low
CriticalManifest Confusionpackage.json
HighEntrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwritelib/update.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedcordis.patch.yml
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltalib/index.js
MediumDynamic Requirelib/client.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Native Binarynode_modules/ssh2/util/pagent.exe
MediumShips Build Helpernode_modules/ssh2/util/build_pagent.bat
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptonode_modules/ssh2/lib/protocol/keyParser.js
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to dsh-remote@0.8.72.
See all versions of dsh-remote 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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