gitelectron@1.0.6
An elegant, completely silent auto-syncing Git client. Works as a desktop app and npm CLI tool.
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package contains a concrete externally influenced command-execution path, but it is activated after an explicit CLI action rather than being a confirmed covert install-time payload. The global postinstall launch increases lifecycle risk.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Run gitelectron push and encounter an error; global npm installation triggers the detached app launch.
Impact
An AI provider response or compromised provider path could run arbitrary commands with the invoking user's permissions.
Mechanism
Executes unvalidated AI-returned shell commands.
AI rationale
The package contains a concrete externally influenced command-execution path, but it is activated after an explicit CLI action rather than being a confirmed covert install-time payload. The global postinstall launch increases lifecycle risk.
Evidence
bin/cli.jsbin/postinstall.js
Network endpoints1
router.huggingface.co/v1
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 96.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package runs a postinstall hook automatically.
- On global installation, the hook starts the Electron application in a detached process.
- The CLI sends Git error and status data to an AI provider, parses its response, and executes every returned command with execSync without allowlisting or confirmation.
Evidence against
- The observed GitHub authentication requests target GitHub endpoints and stored account data is encrypted with Electron safeStorage.
- The automatic command execution is reached only after a user runs the CLI push command and that push fails.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
8 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node ./bin/postinstall.js
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgbin/postinstall.jsView file
2L3: const { spawn } = require('child_process')
L4: const path = require('path')
High
13
Findings
7 High5 Medium4 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processbin/postinstall.js
HighShell
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitysrc/main/index.ts
HighRuntime Package Installbin/postinstall.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybin/cli.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritybin/postinstall.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperbuild-linux.sh
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to gitelectron@1.0.6.
See all versions of gitelectron for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of gitelectron@1.0.6 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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