dsh-win32@0.17.11
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AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection confirms an authenticated, publisher-selected GitHub account action is triggered by setup without user confirmation. This is concrete unrequested account behavior and supports blocking publication.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs either setup flow outside CI while GitHub CLI authentication is available.
Impact
The user's GitHub account is changed without recipient-specific consent.
Mechanism
The CLI calls a helper that checks for GitHub CLI authentication and then sends an authenticated PUT request to star the repository. The helper records an implicit yes marker rather than requesting user approval.
Attack narrative
The setup flow automatically invokes the star helper. If GitHub CLI is authenticated, the helper stars the package repository through the user's account. The inspected code records an implicit yes marker and contains no confirmation prompt before the account change.
AI rationale
Source inspection confirms an authenticated, publisher-selected GitHub account action is triggered by setup without user confirmation. This is concrete unrequested account behavior and supports blocking publication.
Evidence
bin/cli.mjsbin/setup-consent.mjs
Network endpoints1
github.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- Running either setup flow calls offerSetupStar; the CLI dispatches those flows only for the setup command.
- When GitHub CLI authentication is available, the helper sends a PUT request to star sjh9714/dsh-win32 using the authenticated account.
- Before that request, the helper records an implicit “yes” marker; the inspected flow has no user confirmation step. CI is skipped, but that does not guard ordinary setup runs.
Evidence against
- The account action is limited to setup flows and requires an existing authenticated GitHub CLI account.
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 unpkg43if (process.env.ProgramFiles !== undefined) {
L44: const candidate = join(process.env.ProgramFiles, 'PowerShell', '7', 'pwsh.exe')
L45: 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@0.17.11.
See all versions of dsh-win32 for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing dsh-win32@0.17.11. 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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