gitxelectron@1.3.6
An elegant, completely silent auto-syncing Git client. Works as a desktop app and npm CLI tool.
AI Security Review
scanned 22d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiUnvalidated execution of remote AI output warrants a warning for command-execution risk. The inspected behavior does not provide sufficient evidence to classify the package as malicious.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
A user runs the CLI push command and the Git operation fails.
Impact
A harmful model response could execute arbitrary commands with the user's permissions and modify or delete accessible files.
Mechanism
Git error and status information enter an AI prompt; returned commands pass directly to execSync without an allowlist or confirmation.
AI rationale
Unvalidated execution of remote AI output warrants a warning for command-execution risk. The inspected behavior does not provide sufficient evidence to classify the package as malicious.
Evidence
bin/cli.js
Network endpoints1
router.huggingface.co/v1
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 97.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json exposes bin/cli.js as the npm command.
- On a failed push, bin/cli.js executes AI-returned commands through execSync without validation or approval.
- The CLI obtains those responses from Gemini or the Hugging Face inference endpoint.
- The inspected postinstall hook runs Electron dependency setup.
- The desktop entrypoint separately exposes an approval handler for AI fixes.
Evidence against
- The risky CLI behavior activates during a user-invoked push error.
- No concrete malicious installation chain or covert credential export was established.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
10 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
46
Findings
3 Critical6 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalHardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltrationout/main/index.js
CriticalDownload Executeout/main/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilityout/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@1.3.6.
See all versions of gitxelectron for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of gitxelectron@1.3.6 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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