ft-scout@8.0.8
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AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package exposes dangerous, user-invoked agent capabilities and handles sensitive screen data, but no source-backed malicious installation or covert exfiltration behavior was found. The scanner's email finding corresponds to an explicit signup welcome-email flow.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs the Scout agent or enables its app-control or screen-sharing features.
Impact
A user who grants or accepts agent actions could run commands, control desktop applications, or disclose screen contents to a selected provider.
Mechanism
User-invoked AI agent executes commands and submits captured screens to vision APIs.
AI rationale
The package exposes dangerous, user-invoked agent capabilities and handles sensitive screen data, but no source-backed malicious installation or covert exfiltration behavior was found. The scanner's email finding corresponds to an explicit signup welcome-email flow.
Evidence
bin/src/engine/agentEngine.jsbin/src/engine/appControl.js.ft/scripts/winCapture.ps1.ft/scripts/scout_aura_persistent.ps1
Network endpoints2
integrate.api.nvidia.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The user-invoked agent can execute shell commands, with interactive approval initially set to yes.
- App-control code can dispatch email keystrokes and temporarily lock user input.
- Screen captures are converted to base64 and submitted to configured vision-model providers.
Evidence against
- package.json has no install or post-install lifecycle hook.
- The risky actions are exposed through explicit CLI agent and screen-control features, not during installation or import.
- The email helper is reached from the explicit signup flow and sends a welcome message to the supplied address.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
17 flaggedbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView file
1patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
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
High
Secret Pattern
Google API key in bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView on unpkg · L1bin/src/server/server.jsView file
3import path from 'path';
L4: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L5: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
bin/src/server/server.jsView on unpkg · L3Findings
3 Critical11 High5 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitybin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/src/commands/plan.js
HighHigh Secretbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
HighChild Processbin/src/server/server.js
HighShellbin/src/commands/agent.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/src/commands/setup.js
HighRemote Agent Bridgebin/src/engine/agentEngine.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
HighRuntime Package Installbin/src/server/server.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to ft-scout@8.0.8.
See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@8.0.8 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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