dsh-win32@0.17.10
Fix and diagnose DeepSeek Harness on native Windows. Official PowerShell, Workspace Write, shortcuts, and legacy preset repair. No WSL.
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiBoth setup paths trigger an account change on the user’s authenticated GitHub account without asking for consent. This is concrete unrequested account activity, so the package is malicious and should be blocked.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Running either current or legacy setup outside a detected CI environment.
Impact
Changes the authenticated GitHub account by starring the publisher’s repository without explicit user consent.
Mechanism
The setup helper probes for GitHub CLI authentication and sends a repository-star request when an account is available.
Attack narrative
Running setup can cause the authenticated GitHub CLI account to star sjh9714/dsh-win32. The helper writes a marker containing an affirmative answer without prompting, skips only detected CI environments, and issues the star request when GitHub CLI authentication is present. Both setup flows invoke this helper.
AI rationale
Both setup paths trigger an account change on the user’s authenticated GitHub account without asking for consent. This is concrete unrequested account activity, so the package is malicious and should be blocked.
Evidence
bin/cli.mjsbin/setup-consent.mjs
Network endpoints1
github.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 98.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- The setup helper records an affirmative marker without asking for a response, then checks whether the GitHub CLI has an authenticated account.
- When authenticated, the helper sends a PUT request to star sjh9714/dsh-win32 using that account.
- Both current and legacy setup flows call the helper, and the CLI dispatches the setup command to those flows.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flagged · loading sourcebin/setup-consent.mjsView file
1import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
L2: import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
bin/setup-consent.mjsView on unpkg · L1bin/cli.mjsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = dsh-win32@0.11.0
matchedIdentity = npm:ZHNoLXdpbjMy:0.11.0
similarity = 0.444
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
bin/cli.mjsView on unpkg42if (process.env.ProgramFiles !== undefined) {
L43: const candidate = join(process.env.ProgramFiles, 'PowerShell', '7', 'pwsh.exe')
L44: if (existsSync(candidate)) return candidate
High
Shell
Package source references shell execution.
Findings
1 Critical5 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/cli.mjs
HighChild Processbin/setup-consent.mjs
HighShellbin/cli.mjs
HighSame File Env Network Executionbin/cli.mjs
HighRuntime Package Installbin/cli.mjs
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/index.d.ts#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumDynamic Requirelib/verify.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to dsh-win32@0.17.10.
See all versions of dsh-win32 for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing dsh-win32@0.17.10. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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