--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/eve/v/0.44.4" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/eve/v/0.44.4.md" package: "eve" report_status: "under_review" title: "eve@0.44.4 npm security report" verdict: "manual_review" version: "0.44.4" --- # eve@0.44.4 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 25 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed. - **Verdict:** Manual Review - **Product-default install policy:** Allow - **Firewall policy:** No policy match - **Public report status:** Under Review - **Threat category:** Unknown - **Selected version:** 0.44.4 - **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: manual review; recommendation: manual review. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. Inspected source is the Vercel eve agent framework: no install lifecycle hooks, and scanner-hot files are vendored OIDC, OpenTelemetry, HTTP basic auth, and CLI helpers. A clean verdict cannot be finalized because eleven required citation paths exceed the eight-citation limit, and no independent source behavior supports a warning or block. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Manual Review - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 84.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-19T12:36:15.006Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-19T12:40:47.085Z - **Download time:** 758 ms - **Static scan time:** 13193 ms - **AI review time:** 258126 ms - **Total time:** 272079 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:** Source inspection found no npm install hooks and no covert harvest or persistence. Flagged network, process, and machine-id code is user-invoked Vercel agent, OIDC, OpenTelemetry, and CLI behavior. A clean label cannot be issued because required citation coverage exceeds the citation cap. - **Trigger:** npm install does not run package scripts; the eve CLI or an app import must be used. - **Impact:** No confirmed covert impact from install or hidden import-time code. - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-19T12:40:47.085Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** No confirmed malicious mechanism; remaining gap is citation capacity for a clean verdict. - **Rationale:** Inspected source is the Vercel eve agent framework: no install lifecycle hooks, and scanner-hot files are vendored OIDC, OpenTelemetry, HTTP basic auth, and CLI helpers. A clean verdict cannot be finalized because eleven required citation paths exceed the eight-citation limit, and no independent source behavior supports a warning or block. ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Manual Review - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Recommended action:** manual\_review - **Intent class:** Unknown - **False-positive risk:** High - **AI review observations:** package.json names eve 0.44.4 as a Vercel agent framework, exposes an eve CLI, and lists only build and test scripts with no install lifecycle hooks., bin/eve.js starts the compiled CLI only when that file is invoked directly as the eve command., The host-fingerprint hit is a Vercel OIDC User-Agent that includes hostname and fetches OpenID config from vercel.com., http-basic.js only compares an HTTP Basic header to a configured username and password., run-vercel.js spawns a local Vercel CLI, and start-production-server.js launches a previously built local Nitro server., @vercel/otel loads platform machine-id helpers used for OpenTelemetry resource detection. - **Evidence against:** The scanner matched this tree to a previously flagged eve package and reported host fingerprinting in a bundled workflow chunk., The product is a dual-use agent runtime with spawn, sandbox, MCP, and network APIs after a user runs the CLI or deploys an app., Several vendored compiled files are too large for full AST coverage. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to eve@0.44.4. - Review the evidence and your use of eve@0.44.4 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. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** bin/eve.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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"; ``` ### 3. High: Shell - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% Package source references shell execution. ### 4. Low: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 45.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/gray-matter/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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+` ``` ### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** bin/eve.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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"); ``` ### 6. Medium: Unsafe Vm Context - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 68.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@workflow/core/runtime.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source executes code through a VM context API. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{a as e,i as t,t as n}from"../../_chunks/workflow/rolldown-runtime-8V8biNmG.js";import{$ as r,$n as i,$t as a,A as o,An as s,Ar as c,At as l,B as u,Bn as d,Bt as f,C as p,Cn ... 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=Ka(r,{li... ``` ### 7. Low: Weak Crypto - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 64.0% - **Path:** dist/src/internal/authored-module-loader.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L3: `).filter(e=>!e.startsWith(`//#region `)&&e!==`//#endregion`).join(` L4: `)}async function loadBundledAuthoredModule(t,n){let i=await bundleAuthoredModuleCode(t,n),s=normalizeExternalDependencies(n.externalDependencies),c=createHash(`sha1`).update(t).up... ``` ### 8. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 9. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 10. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 11. 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]() 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{loadDevelopmentEnvironmentFiles}from"#cli/dev/environment.js";import{join,resolve}from"node:path";import{existsSync}fr... 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... ``` ### 12. High: Host Fingerprint Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 86.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/\_chunks/workflow/token-util-BneBe0g5.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source collects local host identity data and sends it to an external endpoint. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{i as e,t}from"./rolldown-runtime-8V8biNmG.js";import{t as n}from"./signal-exit-o3IPQwwv.js";var r=t(((e,t)=>{var n=Object.defineProperty,r=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,i=... L2: `)}async function m(e){try{if(!(await(0,d.stat)(e)).isDirectory())throw Error(`not a directory`)}catch{throw new f({code:`VERCEL_CLI_INVALID_CWD`,message:`Working directory ${JSON.... L3: `:10,n=typeof e==`string`?`\r`:13;return e[e.length-1]===t&&(e=e.slice(0,e.length-1)),e[e.length-1]===n&&(e=e.slice(0,e.length-1)),e}})),b=t(((t,n)=>{let r=e(`path`),i=u(),a=e=>{e=... L4: `);return _?(a.originalMessage=a.message,a.message=y):a=Error(y),a.shortMessage=v,a.command=c,a.escapedCommand=l,a.exitCode=s,a.signal=o,a.signalDescription=m,a.stdout=e,a.stderr=t... L5: `)}})),q=t((e=>{var t=e&&e.__createBinding|| ``` ### 13. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/\_chunks/workflow/token-util-BneBe0g5.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{i as e,t}from"./rolldown-runtime-8V8biNmG.js";import{t as n}from"./signal-exit-o3IPQwwv.js";var r=t(((e,t)=>{var n=Object.defineProperty,r=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,i=... L2: `)}async function m(e){try{if(!(await(0,d.stat)(e)).isDirectory())throw Error(`not a directory`)}catch{throw new f({code:`VERCEL_CLI_INVALID_CWD`,message:`Working directory ${JSON.... L3: `:10,n=typeof e==`string`?`\r`:13;return e[e.length-1]===t&&(e=e.slice(0,e.length-1)),e[e.length-1]===n&&(e=e.slice(0,e.length-1)),e}})),b=t(((t,n)=>{let r=e(`path`),i=u(),a=e=>{e=... L4: `);return _?(a.originalMessage=a.message,a.message=y):a=Error(y),a.shortMessage=v,a.command=c,a.escapedCommand=l,a.exitCode=s,a.signal=o,a.signalDescription=m,a.stdout=e,a.stderr=t... L5: `)}})),q=t((e=>{var t=e&&e.__createBinding|| ``` ### 14. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@vercel/sandbox/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{i as e,o as t,t as n}from"../../_chunks/node/rolldown-runtime-DaDcL9Zw.js";import{n as r,t as i}from"../../_chunks/node/dist-DsNhwdzf.js";import{n as a,t as o}from"../../_ch... L2: `)),e.linkname&&(n+=y(` linkpath=`+e.linkname+` ... L6: `)},n.exports=i})),xt=n((e=>{var t=yt();bt(),e.parse=function(e){return new t(e)}})),St=n(((e,t)=>{var n=Object.defineProperty,r=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,i=Object.getOwnProp... L7: ${e.message}`),t?new f.VercelOidcTokenError(t):e}return n}function m(){let e=(0,d.getContext)().headers?.[`x-vercel-oidc-token`]??process.env.VERCEL_OIDC_TOKEN;if(!e)throw Error(`T... L8: `):t;let n=t.replace(/^/gm,`${Nt} `);console.error(Mt[e](n))}function Pt(e){return F.default.italic(F.default.dim("`")+e+F.default.dim("`"))}var Ft=t(a(),1);async function It() ``` ### 15. High: Cloud Metadata Access - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/\_chunks/workflow/dist-eUxFublw.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source reaches cloud instance metadata or link-local credential endpoints. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L1: import{AISDKError as e,APICallError as t,EmptyResponseBodyError as n,InvalidArgumentError as r,InvalidResponseDataError as i,JSONParseError as a,LoadAPIKeyError as o,NoSuchProvider... L2: `).filter(e=>e),n=Math.min(...t.map(e=>e.length-e.trimStart().length)),r=t.map(e=>e.slice(n)).map(e=>` `.repeat(this.indent*2)+e);for(let e of r)this.content.push(e)}compile(){let ... L3: `))}};const It={major:4,minor:4,patch:3},N=p(`$ZodType`,(e,t)=>{var n;e??={},e._zod.def=t,e._zod.bag=e._zod.bag||{},e._zod.version=It;let r=[...e._zod.def.checks??[]];e._zod.traits... L4: if (${n}.issues.length) { ... L72: ${i}`,d++;return}if(es(e,t,r)){f=e.slice(e.charCodeAt(t+6)===32?t+7:t+6,n)||void 0;return}if(r===105&&e.charCodeAt(t+1)===100&&e.charCodeAt(t+2)===58){let r=e.slice(e.charCodeAt(t+... L73: ${t}`,d+ ``` ### 16. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 72.0% - **Path:** bin/eve.js - **Public source:** [View source]() 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/@agentclientprotocol/sdk/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. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@vercel/oidc/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/src/public/agents/auth.js -> dist/src/compiled/@vercel/oidc/index.js L1: import{createRequire as e}from"node:module";var t=Object.create,n=Object.defineProperty,r=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,i=Object.getOwnPropertyNames,a=Object.getPrototypeOf,o=Obj... L2: `)}async function m(e){try{if(!(await(0,d.stat)(e)).isDirectory())throw Error(`not a directory`)}catch{throw new f({code:`VERCEL_CLI_INVALID_CWD`,message:`Working directory ${JSON.... L3: `:10,n=typeof e==`string`?`\r`:13;return e[e.length-1]===t&&(e=e.slice(0,e.length-1)),e[e.length-1]===n&&(e=e.slice(0,e.length-1)),e}})),j=s(((e,t)=>{let n=u(`path`),r=x(),i=e=>{e=... ``` ### 18. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 19. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 20. Medium: Oversized Source File - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/shadcn-registry/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript path = dist/src/compiled/shadcn-registry/index.js kind = oversized_source_file sizeBytes = 9760341 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 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. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@linqapp/chat-sdk-adapter/index.js\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 6 ``` ### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/src/compiled/@vercel/otel/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = eve@0.51.0 matchedPath = dist/src/compiled/@vercel/otel/index.js matchedIdentity = npm:ZXZl:0.51.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/src/setup/primitives/run-vercel.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = eve@0.51.0 matchedPath = dist/src/setup/primitives/run-vercel.js matchedIdentity = npm:ZXZl:0.51.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ### 25. High: Known Malware Source Similarity - **Category:** Static - **Confidence:** 97.0% - **Path:** dist/src/runtime/governance/auth/http-basic.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = eve@0.51.0 matchedPath = dist/src/channel/auth/http-basic.js matchedIdentity = npm:ZXZl:0.51.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 2 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 5 - **Development dependencies:** 68 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 7 ### Published dependency entries - nitro 3.0.260610-beta (Dependency) - undici 8.9.0 (Dependency) - @opentelemetry/api ^1.0.0 (PeerDependency) - ai ^7.0.58 (PeerDependency) - braintrust ^3.0.0 (PeerDependency) - just-bash ^3.1.0 (PeerDependency) - microsandbox ^0.5.0 (PeerDependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** eve - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.44.4 - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Version published:** 2026-08-24T22:34:09.967Z - **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:** 3416 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 30,851,199 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** Yes - **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()