gitelectron@1.0.8

⚠ Under review

An elegant, completely silent auto-syncing Git client. Works as a desktop app and npm CLI tool.

Static Scan Results

scanned 1mo ago · by rust-scanner

Static analysis completed at 0.0% confidence. No malicious behavior was detected; 16 low-signal pattern(s) were surfaced and cleared.

Static reason

Automated AI review exhausted its retry budget. This package remains unresolved and must not warn or block users.

Decision evidence

public snapshot

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 5 file(s), 1.14 MB of source, external domains: api.github.com, dev.azure.com, github.com, models.inference.ai.azure.com, react.dev, registry.npmjs.org, router.huggingface.co, www.w3.org

Source & flagged code

8 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 7-47json

7 "out",

8 "bin"

9 ],

10 "bin": {

11 "gitelectron": "./bin/cli.js",

12 "gitquickpush": "./bin/cli.js"

13 },

14 "author": "GitElectron <support@gitelectron.com>",

15 "license": "MIT",

16 "homepage": "https://gitelectron.com",

17 "scripts": {

18 "release": "node release.js",

19 "format": "prettier --write .",

20 "lint": "eslint --cache .",

21 "typecheck:node": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.node.json --composite false",

22 "typecheck:web": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.web.json --composite false",

23 "typecheck": "npm run typecheck:node && npm run typecheck:web",

24 "start": "electron-vite preview",

25 "dev": "electron-vite dev",

26 "build": "npm run typecheck && electron-vite build",

27 "postinstall": "node ./bin/postinstall.js",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

28 "build:unpack": "npm run build && electron-builder --dir",

29 "build:win": "npm run build && electron-builder --win",

30 "build:mac": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --mac",

31 "build:linux": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --linux"

32 },

33 "dependencies": {

34 "@electron-toolkit/preload": "^3.0.2",

35 "@electron-toolkit/utils": "^4.0.0",

36 "@google/generative-ai": "^0.24.1",

37 "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.3.3",

38 "autoprefixer": "^10.5.4",

39 "chokidar": "^5.0.0",

40 "commander": "^11.0.0",

41 "framer-motion": "^13.1.0",

42 "openai": "^7.5.0",

43 "postcss": "^8.5.26",

44 "qrcode.react": "^4.2.0",

45 "react-icons": "^5.7.0",

46 "simple-git": "^3.36.0",

47 "tailwindcss": "^4.3.3"

bin/postinstall.jsView file

Lines 1-33javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

3const { spawn } = require('child_process')

4const path = require('path')

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/postinstall.js

out/main/index.jsView file

Lines 17-57javascript

17 Object.defineProperty(n, k, d.get ? d : {

18 enumerable: true,

19 get: () => e[k]

20 });

21 }

22 }

23 }

bin/cli.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = gitxelectron@1.2.1 matchedPath = bin/cli.js matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0eGVsZWN0cm9u:1.2.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

bin/cli.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

8 flagged · loading source

package.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 unpkg

bin/postinstall.jsView file

2L3: const { spawn } = require('child_process') L4: const path = require('path')

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L2

Findings

1 Critical7 High4 Medium4 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltaout/main/index.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processbin/postinstall.js

HighShell

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityout/main/index.js

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

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

Low

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to gitelectron@1.0.8.

See all versions of gitelectron for other recorded verdicts.

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Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-19 05:49:29.370Z (UTC).

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