gitxelectron@1.2.3

⚠ 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; 18 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 6 file(s), 1.26 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

10 flagged

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 = gitxelectron@1.2.1 matchedPath = bin/postinstall.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/postinstall.jsView on unpkg

out/main/index.jsView file

37const decrypted = electron.safeStorage.decryptString(encrypted); L38: accounts = JSON.parse(decrypted); L39: } ... L116: async function startDeviceFlow(_sessionId) { L117: const response = await fetch("https://github.com/login/device/code", { L118: method: "POST", ... L122: }, L123: body: JSON.stringify({ L124: client_id: GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, ... L360: } L361: async function createGitHubRepository(sessionId, name, description, isPrivate, autoInit = false, gitignoreTemplate = "", licenseTemplate = "") { L362: const token = getToken(sessionId);

Critical

Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration

Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.

out/main/index.jsView on unpkg · L37

37Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> out/main/index.js L37: const decrypted = electron.safeStorage.decryptString(encrypted); L38: accounts = JSON.parse(decrypted); L39: } ... L116: async function startDeviceFlow(_sessionId) { L117: const response = await fetch("https://github.com/login/device/code", { L118: method: "POST", ... L122: }, L123: body: JSON.stringify({ L124: client_id: GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, ... L360: } L361: async function createGitHubRepository(sessionId, name, description, isPrivate, autoInit = false, gitignoreTemplate = "", licenseTemplate = "") { L362: const token = getToken(sessionId);

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

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

out/main/index.jsView on unpkg · L37

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = gitxelectron@1.2.2 matchedIdentity = npm:Z2l0eGVsZWN0cm9u:1.2.2 similarity = 0.667 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

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

10 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

3 Critical6 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalHardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltrationout/main/index.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilityout/main/index.js

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltaout/main/index.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processbin/postinstall.js

HighShellbin/postinstall.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

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to gitxelectron@1.2.3.

See all versions of gitxelectron for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of gitxelectron@1.2.3 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-19 14:10:39.927Z (UTC).

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