ft-scout@4.0.9
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AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found no lifecycle execution or covert credential harvesting, so the malicious scanner label is unsupported. The exposed agent tool design remains a concrete high-risk capability requiring a warning.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
User runs `scout agent` or an agent-capable command.
Impact
Prompt injection or a compromised LLM service could read/write arbitrary local files and execute commands; read results may be exfiltrated to the LLM service.
Mechanism
Unbounded LLM tool execution with filesystem and shell access.
AI rationale
Source inspection found no lifecycle execution or covert credential harvesting, so the malicious scanner label is unsupported. The exposed agent tool design remains a concrete high-risk capability requiring a warning.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/src/engine/agentEngine.jsbin/src/engine/llm.jsbin/src/commands/dashboard.jsbin/src/utils/email.jsbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js
Network endpoints1
frontterrain.com/api
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 92.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js resolves absolute paths and lacks workspace-boundary checks.
- Agent tool results are added to LLM history sent to frontterrain.com.
- Agent exposes arbitrary file write/edit and shell-command tools.
- dashboard.js has unauthenticated shell interpolation, but its required web/index.html is absent.
Evidence against
- package.json has no install lifecycle hooks.
- Credential submissions in firebaseAuth.js are explicit login/signup inputs to Firebase.
- email.js sends welcome email only after explicit signup or test-email command.
- Update install is interactive and confirmation-gated.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
14 flaggedbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView file
1patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
matchedText = export c...lg';
High
High Secret
Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.
bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView on unpkg · L11patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
matchedText = export c...lg';
High
Secret Pattern
Google API key in bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView on unpkg · L1bin/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.
Findings
3 Critical9 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitybin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/src/commands/dashboard.js
HighHigh Secretbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
HighChild Processbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js
HighShellbin/src/commands/agent.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/src/commands/setup.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
HighRuntime Package Installbin/src/utils/updateCheck.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
HighSecret Patternbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to ft-scout@4.0.9.
See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@4.0.9 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.
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