---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/eve/v/0.22.5"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/eve/v/0.22.5.md"
package: "eve"
report_status: "published"
title: "eve@0.22.5 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "0.22.5"
---

# eve@0.22.5 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 24 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 0.22.5
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

Static hints identify real high-privilege framework features, but direct inspection shows they are gated behind explicit CLI/dev actions and have no install lifecycle or covert exfiltration chain. The scanner's malicious classification is therefore not supported by source behavior.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 93.0%
- **Started:** 2026-07-11T04:55:58.062Z
- **Finished:** 2026-07-11T04:57:57.943Z
- **Download time:** 754 ms
- **Static scan time:** 3525 ms
- **AI review time:** 115601 ms
- **Total time:** 119881 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No confirmed malicious attack surface is established. Process execution, package installation, sandbox network access, and project-file writes are explicit CLI/development framework features rather than install-time behavior.

- **Trigger:** User runs \`eve\` CLI commands or configures a development sandbox backend.

- **Impact:** May create or modify the selected project and execute user-requested development tooling; no silent installation or foreign agent-control mutation found.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, bin/eve.js, dist/src/index.js, dist/src/internal/application/optional-package-install.js, dist/src/execution/sandbox/bindings/just-bash-runtime.js, dist/src/setup/scaffold/create/extension.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-07-11T04:57:57.943Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** User-invoked CLI scaffolding, build bootstrap, and opt-in development sandbox support.

- **Rationale:** Static hints identify real high-privilege framework features, but direct inspection shows they are gated behind explicit CLI/dev actions and have no install lifecycle or covert exfiltration chain. The scanner's malicious classification is therefore not supported by source behavior.

- **Files touched:** bin/eve.js, dist/src/index.js, dist/src/internal/application/optional-package-install.js, dist/src/execution/sandbox/bindings/just-bash-runtime.js, dist/src/cli/commands/extension-init.js, dist/src/setup/scaffold/create/extension.js, package.json

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 93.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** \`dist/src/internal/application/optional-package-install.js\` can run a package-manager install, but only with \`EVE\_DEV=1\` and an opted-in optional backend., \`dist/src/execution/sandbox/bindings/just-bash-runtime.js\` exposes a full-internet sandbox only after the application selects that sandbox backend., \`bin/eve.js\` spawns build tooling only when the user invokes the \`eve\` CLI.

- **Evidence against:** \`package.json\` has no \`preinstall\`, \`install\`, \`postinstall\`, or \`prepare\` lifecycle hook., \`package.json\` main entry is \`dist/src/index.js\`, which only re-exports public APIs; no import-time installer found., Optional \`just-bash\` installation is limited to the application root and development mode., CLI scaffolding writes project-local templates, including \`AGENTS.md\`/\`CLAUDE.md\`, only for explicit init commands., No package-owned credential harvesting or concrete secret exfiltration path was found., No foreign AI-agent control-surface mutation was found.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to eve@0.22.5.

- Review the evidence and your use of eve@0.22.5 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. Critical: Critical Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/experimental-ai-sdk-code-mode/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/experimental-ai-sdk-code-mode/index.js>)

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = aws_access_key
severity = critical
line = 4
matchedText = }`)?t:r....E=";
```

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/eve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/bin/eve.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: 
L3: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L4: import { access, readdir, realpath, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 5. Low: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 45.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/gray-matter/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/gray-matter/index.js>)

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L43: return `+str.trim()+`;
L44: }());`),eval(str)||{}}catch(e){if(wrap!==!1&&/(unexpected|identifier)/i.test(e.message))return parse(str,options,!1);throw SyntaxError(e)}},stringify:function(){throw Error(`string...
L45: `?e:e+`
```

### 6. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/eve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/bin/eve.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: 
L9: const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
L10: const packageJson = require("../package.json");
```

### 7. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 68.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@workflow/core/runtime.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/%40workflow/core/runtime.js>)

Package source executes code through a VM context API.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{a as e,i as t,r as n,t as r}from"../../_chunks/workflow/chunk-BHKSVoKr.js";import{a as i,c as a,h as o,l as s,m as c,n as l,o as u,p as d}from"../../_chunks/workflow/dist-Ct...
L2: `).map(e=>{let n=e.match(/^\s*at\s+(?:(.+?)\s+\()?(.+?):(\d+):(\d+)\)?$/);if(!n)return e;let[,i,a,o,s]=n;if(!a.includes(t))return e;let c=parseInt(o,10),l=parseInt(s,10),u=vi(r,{li...
```

### 8. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/internal/authored-module-loader.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/internal/authored-module-loader.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{createRequire}from"node:module";import{expectObjectRecord}from"#internal/authored-module.js";import{existsSync,mkdirSync,realpathSync,statSync,writeFileSync}from"node:fs";im...
L2: `),moduleType:`js`}}}:null,t.extensionScopeNamespace===void 0?null:createFixedNamespaceScopePlugin(t.extensionScopeNamespace),[redacted]({extensi...
```

### 9. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 10. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 11. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 12. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/internal/nitro/host/start-production-server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/internal/nitro/host/start-production-server.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{EVE_HEALTH_ROUTE_PATH}from"#protocol/routes.js";import{existsSync}from"node:fs";import{join,resolve}from"node:path";import{spawn}from"node:child_process";import{loadDevelopm...
L2: `))}async function terminate(e){e.exitCode!==null||e.killed||(e.kill(`SIGTERM`),await Promise.race([once(e,`exit`),setTimeout(2e4).then(()=>`timeout`)])===`timeout`&&e.exitCode===n...
```

### 13. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@workflow/world-local/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/%40workflow/world-local/index.js>)

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{a as e,i as t,t as n}from"../../_chunks/workflow/chunk-BHKSVoKr.js";import{i as r,n as i,r as a,t as o}from"../../_chunks/workflow/dist-CttsoN4D.js";import{C as s,T as c,h a...
L2: `);for(let e of r){let r=e.trim().split(/\s+/);if(r.length<5||r[0]?.toUpperCase()!==`TCP`)continue;let[,i,,a,o]=r;if(a?.toUpperCase()!==`LISTENING`||o!==t.toString())continue;let s...
L3: `).slice(1);for(let e of t){if(!e.trim())continue;let t=e.trim().split(/\s+/);if(t.length<10)continue;let n=t[1],i=t[3],o=t[9];if(!n||i!==`0A`||!o||!r.has(o))continue;let s=n.index...
L4: `);for(let e of r)if(e.includes(`LISTEN`)){let t=e.trim().split(/\s+/)[8];if(t){let e=t.lastIndexOf(`:`);if(e!==-1){let r=Oe(t.slice(e+1));r!==void 0&&n.push(r)}}}return n}catch{re...
```

### 14. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@vercel/sandbox/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/%40vercel/sandbox/index.js>)

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{c as e,n as t,o as n,r,t as i}from"../../_chunks/node/dist-BdTs18CF.js";import{n as a,t as o}from"../../_chunks/node/retry-DkR2H1Y0.js";import{a as s,c,d as l,f as u,i as d,...
L2: `)||e.includes(`\r`)||e.includes(`\0`))===!1}function j(e){let t=(e.headersList.get(`referrer-policy`,!0)??``).split(`,`),n=``;if(t.length)for(let e=t.length;e!==0;e--){let r=t[e-1...
...
L4: `),a=[],o=new Uint8Array([13,10]);l=0;let u=!1;for(let[t,s]of e)if(typeof s==`string`){let e=S.encode(n+`; name="${r(i(t))}"\r\n\r\n${i(s)}\r\n`);a.push(e),l+=e.byteLength}else{let...
L5: Content-Type: ${s.type||`application/octet-stream`}\r\n\r\n`);a.push(e,s,o),typeof s.size==`number`?l+=e.byteLength+s.size+o.byteLength:u=!0}let d=S.encode(`--${t}--\r\n`);a.push(d...
L6: `:C+=`connection: close\r
...
L9: \r
L10
```

### 15. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/gray-matter/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/gray-matter/index.js>)

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L44: contains invisible/control Unicode U+FEFF (zero width no-break space)
}());`),eval(str)||{}}catch(e){if(wrap!==!1&&/(unexpected|identifier)/i.test(e.message))return parse(str,options,!1);throw SyntaxError(e)}},stringify:function(){throw Error(`stringifying JavaScript is not supported`)}}})),require_strip_bom_
```

### 16. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** bin/eve.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/bin/eve.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: bin/eve.js spawns dist/src/compiled/experimental-ai-sdk-code-mode/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L2: 
L3: import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
L4: import { access, readdir, realpath, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
...
L9: const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
L10: const packageJson = require("../package.json");
L11: const packageNodeEngine = packageJson.engines?.node;
...
L350: }
L351: process.exitCode = 1;
L352: } finally {
```

### 17. Medium: Protestware
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 90.0%

Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review.

### 18. Low: Obfuscated
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 60.0%

Package source has low-confidence obfuscation-like patterns.

### 19. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 20. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 21. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 22. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/internal/application/optional-package-install.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/internal/application/optional-package-install.js>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = eve@0.22.3
matchedIdentity = npm:ZXZl:0.22.3
similarity = 0.942
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

### 23. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/experimental-ai-sdk-code-mode/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/experimental-ai-sdk-code-mode/index.js>)

AWS access key ID in dist/src/compiled/experimental-ai-sdk-code-mode/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = aws_access_key
severity = critical
line = 4
matchedText = }`)?t:r....E=";
```

### 24. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/src/compiled/jose/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/eve@0.22.5/dist/src/compiled/jose/index.js>)

RSA private key in dist/src/compiled/jose/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = private_key_rsa
severity = critical
line = 2
matchedText = `)}\n---...fy};
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 1
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 5
- **Development dependencies:** 54
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 6

### Published dependency entries
- nitro 3.0.260610-beta (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/api ^1.0.0 (PeerDependency)
- ai ^7.0.0 (PeerDependency)
- braintrust ^3.0.0 (PeerDependency)
- just-bash ^3.0.0 (PeerDependency)
- microsandbox ^0.5.0 (PeerDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** eve
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.22.5
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Version published:** 2026-07-10T23:03:03.415Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-05T02:26:43.900Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-23T00:40:57.047Z
- **Known versions:** 103
- **Latest version:** 0.83.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Filesystem-first framework for durable backend AI agents that run anywhere.
- **Maintainers:** rauchg, vercel-release-bot, matt.straka
- **Keywords:** agent-framework, agents, ai-agents, ai-sdk, evals, eve, mcp, model-context-protocol, nextjs, observability, react, serverless
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=24
- **Artifact files:** 2529
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 13,141,825 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/eve/v/0.22.5>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/vercel/eve>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/vercel/eve#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/vercel/eve/issues>)
