ft-scout@9.1.0
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AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found an explicitly invoked, high-risk autonomous agent but no lifecycle execution, secret theft, persistence, or concealed payload chain. The package should be warned for dangerous capability rather than blocked as malware.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
A user runs the scout agent command and supplies a task.
Impact
Commands and file changes can affect the active workspace; agent context may be sent to configured LLM providers.
Mechanism
LLM-directed shell execution and file modification.
AI rationale
Source inspection found an explicitly invoked, high-risk autonomous agent but no lifecycle execution, secret theft, persistence, or concealed payload chain. The package should be warned for dangerous capability rather than blocked as malware.
Evidence
bin/src/engine/runtime/agentRuntime.jsbin/src/engine/llm.js.ft/
Network endpoints4
api.openai.comapi.groq.comintegrate.api.nvidia.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 93.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The explicit agent runtime executes arbitrary shell commands in the current workspace.
- The agent can create or overwrite absolute or workspace-relative files.
- The agent initializes external LLM clients, including a user-configurable base URL.
Evidence against
- The manifest has no install, preinstall, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The email code is reached from the explicit signup flow and sends only the entered recipient's welcome message.
- No automatic credential harvesting, self-dependency chain, or hidden install-time payload was found.
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
2 Critical12 High5 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitybin/src/utils/email.js
HighHigh Secretbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
HighChild Processbin/src/server/server.js
HighShellbin/src/commands/agent.js
HighSame File Env Network Executionbin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.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@9.1.0.
See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@9.1.0 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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