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gitxelectron@1.1.5: Malicious npm security report (Block) | LPM Firewall

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gitxelectron@1.1.5

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

AI Security Review

scanned 3h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

A Git failure during the CLI push command causes the package to obtain command text from a remote AI service and run it through the shell without an allowlist or user approval. Installation also kills matching processes and invokes an external dependency installer.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

Install the package, or run gitxelectron push and encounter a Git error.

Impact

An attacker able to influence the AI response or Git error context can run arbitrary commands as the CLI user; repository details are transmitted to remote AI services.

Mechanism

Automatic lifecycle commands and unvalidated AI-supplied shell execution.

Attack narrative

Installing the package triggers scripts that kill GitElectron processes and invoke an external dependency installer. When a user runs the push command and Git reports an error, the CLI sends status and error data to a remote AI service, then executes each returned command with shell privileges and no validation. The desktop update path also starts a detached shell that globally reinstalls the package and another package.

Rationale

The package combines automatic lifecycle execution with unvalidated remote AI command execution in the user's shell. This is a concrete remote-code-execution attack surface, not merely ordinary Git automation.

Evidence

package.jsonbin/preuninstall.jsbin/postinstall.jsbin/cli.jsout/main/index.jsGitElectron processesglobal npm package installation

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

46const { execSync } = require('child_process'); L47: execSync(`powershell -NoProfile -Command "${psCommand}"`, { stdio: 'ignore' }); L48: console.log('✅ Desktop shortcut created successfully!');

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

bin/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L46

13const { execSync } = require('child_process') L14: execSync('npx electron-builder install-app-deps', { stdio: 'inherit' }) L15: } else {

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

bin/postinstall.jsView on unpkg · L13

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = gitelectron@1.0.16 matchedPath = bin/postinstall.js matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0ZWxlY3Ryb24:1.0.16 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/postinstall.jsView on unpkg

bin/cli.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = gitelectron@1.0.16 matchedPath = bin/cli.js matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0ZWxlY3Ryb24:1.0.16 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

out/main/index.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = gitxelectron@1.1.1 matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0eGVsZWN0cm9u:1.1.1 similarity = 0.667 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

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

out/main/index.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

8 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 8-48json

8 "bin"

9 ],

10 "bin": {

11 "gitxelectron": "bin/cli.js"

12 },

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

14 "license": "MIT",

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

16 "scripts": {

17 "release": "node release.js",

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 "dev": "electron-vite dev",

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

26 "preinstall": "node ./bin/preuninstall.js",

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

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

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L28

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

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

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

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

33 },

34 "dependencies": {

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

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

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

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

39 "autoprefixer": "^10.5.4",

40 "chokidar": "^5.0.0",

41 "commander": "^11.0.0",

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

43 "openai": "^7.5.0",

44 "postcss": "^8.5.26",

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

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

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

48 "tailwindcss": "^4.3.3"

bin/postinstall.jsView file

Lines 1-58javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2

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

4const path = require('path')

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/postinstall.js

bin/cli.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = gitelectron@1.0.16 matchedPath = bin/cli.js matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0ZWxlY3Ryb24:1.0.16 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

out/main/index.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = gitxelectron@1.1.1 matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0eGVsZWN0cm9u:1.1.1 similarity = 0.667 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

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

out/main/index.jsView on unpkg