ft-scout@4.0.1

⚠ Under review

FrontTerrain — The Onboarding Co-Pilot for New Codebases

Static Scan Results

scanned 3mo ago · by rust-scanner

Static analysis flagged 15 finding(s) at 93.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 30 file(s), 223 KB of source, external domains: api.github.com, api.tavily.com, bitbucket.org, bun.sh, bundler.io, docs.docker.com, frontterrain.com, getcomposer.org, github.com, gitlab.com, go.dev, google.serper.dev, gradle.org, html.duckduckgo.com, maven.apache.org, nodejs.org, pip.pypa.io, pipenv.pypa.io, play.google.com, pnpm.io, python-poetry.org, registry.npmjs.org, rustup.rs, www.python.org, yarnpkg.com

Source & flagged code

8 flagged

bin/src/utils/updateCheck.jsView file

5import { confirm, spinner, note } from '@clack/prompts'; L6: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L7: const CACHE_FILE = path.join(os.homedir(), '.scout-update-cache.json');

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/src/utils/updateCheck.jsView on unpkg · L5

84try { L85: execSync('npm install -g ft-scout', { stdio: 'pipe' }); L86: s.stop(chalk.green(`Successfully upgraded FrontTerrain Scout to v${latestVersion}! 🎉`));

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

bin/src/utils/updateCheck.jsView on unpkg · L84

bin/src/commands/agent.jsView file

15import { promisify } from 'util'; L16: const execAsync = promisify(exec); L17: const FT_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), '.ft');

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

bin/src/commands/agent.jsView on unpkg · L15

bin/src/commands/setup.jsView file

4import path from 'path'; L5: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L6: import { safeNote } from '../utils/markdown.js'; ... L9: s.start('Diagnosing local runtime environment & dependencies...'); L10: const cwd = process.cwd(); L11: const passes = []; ... L16: try { L17: const checkCmd = process.platform === 'win32' ? `where ${cmd}` : `command -v ${cmd}`; L18: execSync(checkCmd, { stdio: 'ignore', cwd }); ... L46: // Check 2: Node version check L47: const pkgPath = path.join(cwd, 'package.json'); L48: if (fs.existsSync(pkgPath)) {

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

bin/src/commands/setup.jsView on unpkg · L4

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView file

•path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 8643 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView on unpkg

•path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz kind = compressed_blob sizeBytes = 8643 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Compressed Blob

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView on unpkg

•path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection sizeBytes = 8643 magicHex = [redacted]

Low

Nested Archive Needs Inspection

Package ships a nested archive or MCP bundle that was inventoried but not recursively analyzed.

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView on unpkg

bin/src/engine/verifier.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = ft-scout@3.0.8 matchedIdentity = npm:ZnQtc2NvdXQ:3.0.8 similarity = 0.923 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/src/engine/verifier.jsView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical5 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/src/engine/verifier.js

HighChild Processbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js

HighShellbin/src/commands/agent.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/src/commands/setup.js

HighRuntime Package Installbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js

HighShips High Entropy Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Compressed Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

LowNested Archive Needs Inspectionfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to ft-scout@4.0.1.

See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@4.0.1 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-08-06 22:38:47.537Z (UTC).

Think this verdict is wrong? Dispute it on GitHub or read how reports are produced.

registry / ft-scout / 4.0.1

ft-scout@4.0.1

⚠ Under review

FrontTerrain — The Onboarding Co-Pilot for New Codebases

Static Scan Results

scanned 3mo ago · by rust-scanner

Static analysis flagged 15 finding(s) at 93.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

Source & flagged code

8 flagged

bin/src/utils/updateCheck.jsView file

5import { confirm, spinner, note } from '@clack/prompts'; L6: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L7: const CACHE_FILE = path.join(os.homedir(), '.scout-update-cache.json');

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/src/utils/updateCheck.jsView on unpkg · L5

84try { L85: execSync('npm install -g ft-scout', { stdio: 'pipe' }); L86: s.stop(chalk.green(`Successfully upgraded FrontTerrain Scout to v${latestVersion}! 🎉`));

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

bin/src/utils/updateCheck.jsView on unpkg · L84

bin/src/commands/agent.jsView file

15import { promisify } from 'util'; L16: const execAsync = promisify(exec); L17: const FT_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), '.ft');

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

bin/src/commands/agent.jsView on unpkg · L15

bin/src/commands/setup.jsView file

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

bin/src/commands/setup.jsView on unpkg · L4

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView file

•path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 8643 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView on unpkg

•path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz kind = compressed_blob sizeBytes = 8643 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Compressed Blob

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView on unpkg

•path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection sizeBytes = 8643 magicHex = [redacted]

Low

Nested Archive Needs Inspection

Package ships a nested archive or MCP bundle that was inventoried but not recursively analyzed.

front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgzView on unpkg

bin/src/engine/verifier.jsView 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/src/engine/verifier.jsView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical5 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/src/engine/verifier.js

HighChild Processbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js

HighShellbin/src/commands/agent.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/src/commands/setup.js

HighRuntime Package Installbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js

HighShips High Entropy Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Compressed Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

LowNested Archive Needs Inspectionfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to ft-scout@4.0.1.

See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@4.0.1 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-08-06 22:38:47.537Z (UTC).

Think this verdict is wrong? Dispute it on GitHub or read how reports are produced.