---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/ft-scout/v/9.4.0"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/ft-scout/v/9.4.0.md"
package: "ft-scout"
report_status: "published"
title: "ft-scout@9.4.0 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "9.4.0"
---

# ft-scout@9.4.0 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse
- **Selected version:** 9.4.0
- **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: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

This is a concrete authentication and unsafe-agent-execution vulnerability, but the dangerous behavior is activated by an explicit CLI workflow rather than an install hook. The scanned email behavior is consistent with signup messaging, not confirmed credential theft.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 93.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-15T09:52:18.640Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-15T09:53:43.781Z
- **Download time:** 510 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1911 ms
- **AI review time:** 82718 ms
- **Total time:** 85141 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:** A user who runs the agent can obtain Pro computer-control access through a fabricated local Holosene identity. The enabled runtime then permits an LLM to execute arbitrary shell commands and drive the desktop.

- **Trigger:** Run the Scout CLI, authenticate through Holosene or provide a long direct token, then invoke the agent.

- **Impact:** Commands can read, alter, or delete accessible local data and use the desktop session without per-command approval.

- **Evidence paths:** bin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.js, bin/src/commands/login.js, bin/src/engine/runtime/agentRuntime.js, bin/src/engine/computer/computerController.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-15T09:53:43.781Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** Authentication bypass enabling unrestricted LLM command and computer execution.

- **Rationale:** This is a concrete authentication and unsafe-agent-execution vulnerability, but the dangerous behavior is activated by an explicit CLI workflow rather than an install hook. The scanned email behavior is consistent with signup messaging, not confirmed credential theft.

- **Files touched:** bin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.js, bin/src/commands/login.js, bin/src/engine/runtime/agentRuntime.js, bin/src/engine/computer/computerController.js, bin/src/engine/computer/scout\_driver.exe, .ft/auth.json, .ft/screenshots

- **Network endpoints:** scout.frontterrain.com

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 93.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Critical Vulnerability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for warning:** The Holosene login fallback treats any token longer than eight characters as a Pro user., Browser login saves the returned tier, enabling the unauthenticated fallback to unlock Pro-only computer control., The agent runtime runs an LLM-supplied shell command with no approval or allowlist., On Windows, Pro computer control runs a bundled executable and can fall back to encoded PowerShell., The package contains no install lifecycle hook, so this behavior requires running its CLI.

- **Evidence against:** The email code sends account welcome or verification messages to the supplied signup address; no credential exfiltration path was confirmed., MCP server setup is an explicit user command and stores its configuration under the package's own .ft directory., The shipped tgz is a readable archive and the apparent invoice file contains only mock text.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to ft-scout@9.4.0.

- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@9.4.0 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.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: High Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js>)

Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
```

### 3. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/server/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/server/server.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: import path from 'path';
L4: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L5: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
```

### 4. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/commands/agent.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/commands/agent.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L17: import { promisify } from 'util';
L18: const execAsync = promisify(exec);
L19: const FT_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), '.ft', 'scout');
```

### 5. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 6. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 7. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/utils/holoseneAuth.js>)

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 http from 'http';
L2: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L3: export const HOLOSENE_BASE_URL = process.env.HOLOSENE_BASE_URL || 'https://scout.frontterrain.com';
L4: export const HOLOSENE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL = process.env.HOLOSENE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_URL || `${HOLOSENE_BASE_URL}/oauth/authorize`;
```

### 9. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/email.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/utils/email.js>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L5: import { FIREBASE_API_KEY, FIREBASE_TENANT_ID } from './firebaseAuth.js';
L6: const cwdEnv = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env');
L7: if (fs.existsSync(cwdEnv)) {
...
L80: </ul>
L81: <p>For more commands refer <a href="https://frontterrain.com/ft-scout">here</a></p><br>
L82: <p>Have any suggestion, feedback or need assistance we\'re always here on <a href="https://frontterrain.com/support">Help Center</a>
...
L94: /**
L95: * Create custom Nodemailer transport using process.env SMTP or fallback
L96: */
...
L142: },
L143: body: JSON.stringify({
L144: sender: { name: 'Scout Welcome', email: senderEmail },
```

### 10. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/commands/setup.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/commands/setup.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L4: import 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)) {
```

### 11. High: Remote Agent Bridge
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js>)

Source exposes local file and command tools to a remote model endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L2: import path from 'path';
L3: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L4: import { promisify } from 'util';
...
L763: try {
L764: const content = fs.readFileSync(fullP, 'utf-8');
L765: const lines = content.split('\n');
...
L838: response = await callOpenAIWithRetry(async (model) => {
L839: return await openai.chat.completions.create({
L840: model,
...
L860: \`\`\`
L861: Available tools: read_file, write_file, edit_file, run_command, list_dir, grep_search, glob_search, tree_view, file_info, multi_edit_file, fetch_url, git_diff, ask_user, speak_text...
L862: You MUST output exactly ONE JSON code block per tool call. Do NOT describe what you would do in plain textoutput the JSON tool call directly!`,
```

### 12. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/email.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/utils/email.js>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> bin/ft.js -> bin/src/index.js -> bin/src/commands/signup.js -> bin/src/utils/email.js
L5: import { FIREBASE_API_KEY, FIREBASE_TENANT_ID } from './firebaseAuth.js';
L6: const cwdEnv = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env');
L7: if (fs.existsSync(cwdEnv)) {
...
L80: </ul>
L81: <p>For more commands refer <a href="https://frontterrain.com/ft-scout">here</a></p><br>
L82: <p>Have any suggestion, feedback or need assistance we\'re always here on <a href="https://frontterrain.com/support">Help Center</a>
...
L94: /**
L95: * Create custom Nodemailer transport using process.env SMTP or fallback
L96: */
...
L142: },
L143: body: JSON.stringify({
L144: sender: { name: 'Scout Welcome', email: senderEmail },
```

### 13. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/email.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/utils/email.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.bin -> bin/ft.js -> bin/src/index.js -> bin/src/commands/signup.js -> bin/src/utils/email.js
L5: import { FIREBASE_API_KEY, FIREBASE_TENANT_ID } from './firebaseAuth.js';
L6: const cwdEnv = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env');
L7: if (fs.existsSync(cwdEnv)) {
...
L80: </ul>
L81: <p>For more commands refer <a href="https://frontterrain.com/ft-scout">here</a></p><br>
L82: <p>Have any suggestion, feedback or need assistance we\'re always here on <a href="https://frontterrain.com/support">Help Center</a>
...
L94: /**
L95: * Create custom Nodemailer transport using process.env SMTP or fallback
L96: */
...
L142: },
L143: body: JSON.stringify({
L144: sender: { name: 'Scout Welcome', email: senderEmail },
```

### 14. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/server/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/server/server.js>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L399: else if (fs.existsSync(indexScript)) {
L400: execCmd = `npx tsx "${indexScript}" ${command}`;
L401: }
...
L404: }
L405: exec(execCmd, { cwd: process.cwd() }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
L406: const output = (stdout || '') + (stderr || '');
```

### 15. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 16. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 17. Medium: Ships Native Binary
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/engine/scout\_audio\_recorder.exe
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/engine/scout_audio_recorder.exe>)

Package ships native binary artifacts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = bin/src/engine/scout_audio_recorder.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 6656
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 18. Medium: Ships Compressed Blob
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz>)

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

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

### 19. High: Ships High Entropy Blob
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz>)

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

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

### 20. Low: Nested Archive Needs Inspection
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = front-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection
sizeBytes = 8643
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:** bin/src/engine/web.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/engine/web.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

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 = 1
```

### 23. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/engine/agentEngine.js>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = ft-scout@9.1.0
matchedIdentity = npm:ZnQtc2NvdXQ:9.1.0
similarity = 0.808
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

### 24. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js>)

Google API key in bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
```

### 25. High: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** web/app.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/ft-scout@9.4.0/web/app.js>)

Google API key in web/app.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 6
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 9
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 3
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 9

### Published dependency entries
- @clack/prompts ^1.7.0 (Dependency)
- @types/nodemailer ^8.0.2 (Dependency)
- chalk ^6.0.0 (Dependency)
- commander ^13.1.0 (Dependency)
- dotenv ^17.4.2 (Dependency)
- nodemailer ^9.0.4 (Dependency)
- openai ^7.1.0 (Dependency)
- razorpay ^2.9.8 (Dependency)
- simple-git ^3.36.0 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** ft-scout
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 9.4.0
- **License:** ISC
- **Version published:** 2026-09-15T04:18:51.223Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-08-05T17:09:29.608Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-04T03:25:21.097Z
- **Known versions:** 54
- **Latest version:** 9.5.2
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** FrontTerrain — The Onboarding Co-Pilot for New Codebases
- **Author:** Front Terrain
- **Maintainers:** rishishandilya
- **Keywords:** cli, onboarding, git, llm, ai
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 262
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 4,628,614 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/ft-scout/v/9.4.0>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/Front-Terrain/FT-Check>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/Front-Terrain/FT-Check#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/Front-Terrain/FT-Check/issues>)