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icoa-cli@2.19.380

ICOA CLI — The world's first CLI-native cyber & AI security olympiad terminal: AI4CTF (Day 1), CTF4AI (Day 2), VLA4CTF (Pioneer Round — embodied AI)

AI Security Review

scanned 2h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The CLI provides explicit interactive shell access and proctored-exam telemetry. In exam mode it can report shell input and detected AI binaries to the ICOA service; no install-time attack behavior was found.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

User launches CLI exam/shell features after installation.

Impact

User commands and exam-related identity/device metadata may be sent to the ICOA service; host commands run only on explicit CLI use.

Mechanism

host-shell launch and exam telemetry POSTs

Rationale

Source inspection disproves the scanner's lifecycle and reverse-shell implications, but confirms opaque runtime code plus invasive proctoring telemetry and host-shell capability. These are not sufficient to establish malicious intent, but warrant a warning for users.

Evidence

package.jsondist/postinstall.jsdist/commands/shell.jsdist/lib/exam-sandbox.jsdist/lib/gemini.jsdist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.jsdist/commands/ctf4vla.jsdist/lib/tool-man.jsdist/lib/config.js

Network endpoints3

practice.icoa2026.au/api/icoa/exam-auditpractice.icoa2026.au/api/icoa/exam-ai-binariespractice.icoa2026.au/api/icoa/ai/chat

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 82.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

`dist/lib/exam-sandbox.js` detects installed AI CLIs and POSTs detection data.
`dist/lib/exam-sandbox.js` records exam shell input, risk flags, device data, and auth identity to `practice.icoa2026.au`.
`dist/commands/shell.js` explicitly launches an interactive host shell when Docker is unavailable.
`dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.js` and `dist/commands/ctf4vla.js` are deliberately obfuscated, limiting auditability.

Evidence against

`package.json` postinstall only displays progress; `dist/postinstall.js` has no network, file, or process mutation.
No `eval`, `Function`, VM execution, or hidden lifecycle payload was confirmed.
`dist/lib/tool-man.js` reverse-shell-like strings are CTF tool documentation, not executed socket code.
Observed network calls are to the package's ICOA competition endpoints and are reached by CLI/exam features.
No writes to AI-agent configuration files or credential-harvesting paths were found.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsNetwork

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedObfuscatedUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 98 file(s), 681 KB of source, external domains: aistudio.google.com, api.github.com, au.icoa2026.au, bootstrap.pypa.io, brew.sh, cdn.jsdelivr.net, deb.nodesource.com, github.com, icoa2026.au, nodejs.org, practice.icoa2026.au, python.org, raw.githubusercontent.com, registry.npmjs.org, www.docker.com, www.python.org

Source & flagged code

12 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 7-47json

7 "icoa": "dist/index.js"

8 },

9 "files": [

10 "dist",

11 "refs",

12 "assets",

13 "docker/Dockerfile",

14 "docker/constraints.txt"

15 ],

16 "scripts": {

17 "build": "tsc",

18 "build:release": "bash scripts/build-release.sh",

19 "dev": "tsc --watch",

20 "start": "node dist/index.js",

21 "test": "tsc && node --test test/*.test.js",

22 "smoke": "tsc && node --test test/smoke/*.test.js",

23 "smoke:full": "tsc && SMOKE_LIFECYCLE=1 node --test test/*.test.js test/smoke/*.test.js",

24 "smoke:offline": "tsc && SMOKE_NO_NETWORK=1 node --test test/smoke/*.test.js",

25 "ux-audit": "node panda/ux-audit.js",

26 "ux-record": "bash panda/ux-record.sh",

27 "postinstall": "node -e \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\"",

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 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build:release",

29 "prepare": "husky"

30 },

31 "keywords": [

32 "ctf",

33 "cli",

34 "cybersecurity",

35 "ai-security",

36 "embodied-ai",

37 "vla",

38 "olympiad",

39 "icoa",

40 "competition",

41 "k-12",

42 "education",

43 "mujoco",

44 "robotics-security",

45 "red-team"

46 ],

47 "license": "BUSL-1.1",

dist/repl.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

1import{createInterface as o}from"node:readline";import{spawn as e,execSync as t}from"node:child_process";import chalk from"chalk";import{isConnected as n,getConfig as l,saveConfig as a}from"./lib/config.js";import{ensureLangCache as s}from"./lib/translations-fetcher.js";import

dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

1(function(b,f){const U=a0f,h=b();while(!![]){try{const j=-parseInt(U(0x25f))/(0x247*0x9+-0x23eb+0xf6d*

dist/commands/env.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

1import chalk from"chalk";import{execSync as e}from"node:child_process";import{appendFileSync as o,existsSync as n,mkdirSync as t,readFileSync as r}from"node:fs";import{homedir as a,platform as c}from"node:os";import{delimiter as s,dirname as i,join

dist/lib/tool-man.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

1import chalk from"chalk";export const TOOL_DOCS=[{name:"file",cat:"Forensics",summary:"identify a file type (always step 1)",ex:[["file mystery","what is this really? (extension lies)"]]},{name:"strings",cat:"Forensics",summary:"pull printable text out of any binary",ex:[["strings -n 8 bin","runs ≥8 chars (cuts noise)"],["strings bin | grep -i flag","hunt the flag directly"],["strings -e l bin"

dist/commands/demo2.jsView file

1import chalk from"chalk";import{spawn as o}from"node:child_process";import{writeFileSync as e}from"node:fs";import{join as n}from"node:path";import{createInterface as t}from"node:r...

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

dist/commands/demo2.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/ctf4vla.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = icoa-cli@2.19.379 matchedIdentity = npm:aWNvYS1jbGk:2.19.379 similarity = 0.949 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.

dist/commands/ctf4vla.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

12 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}"

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/repl.jsView file

1import{createInterface as o}from"node:readline";import{spawn as e,execSync as t}from"node:child_process";import chalk from"chalk";import{isConnected as n,getConfig as l,saveConfig ...

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/repl.jsView on unpkg · L1

1import{createInterface as o}from"node:readline";import{spawn as e,execSync as t}from"node:child_process";import chalk from"chalk";import{isConnected as n,getConfig as l,saveConfig ...

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/repl.jsView on unpkg · L1

1import{createInterface as o}from"node:readline";import{spawn as e,execSync as t}from"node:child_process";import chalk from"chalk";import{isConnected as n,getConfig as l,saveConfig ...

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/repl.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.jsView file

1(function(b,f){const U=a0f,h=b();while(!![]){try{const j=-parseInt(U(0x25f))/(0x247*0x9+-0x23eb+0xf6d*0x1)*(-parseInt(U(0x24f))/(0x1154+0x10ad+0x21ff*-0x1))+parseInt(U(0x1f8))/(-0x...

High

Obfuscated Payload Loader

Source contains an obfuscator-style string-array loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.jsView on unpkg · L1

1(function(b,f){const U=a0f,h=b();while(!![]){try{const j=-parseInt(U(0x25f))/(0x247*0x9+-0x23eb+0xf6d*0x1)*(-parseInt(U(0x24f))/(0x1154+0x10ad+0x21ff*-0x1))+parseInt(U(0x1f8))/(-0x...

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/env.jsView file

1import chalk from"chalk";import{execSync as e}from"node:child_process";import{appendFileSync as o,existsSync as n,mkdirSync as t,readFileSync as r}from"node:fs";import{homedir as a...

Medium

Install Persistence

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

dist/commands/env.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/lib/tool-man.jsView file

1import chalk from"chalk";export const TOOL_DOCS=[{name:"file",cat:"Forensics",summary:"identify a file type (always step 1)",ex:[["file mystery","what is this really? (extension li...

Critical

Reverse Shell

Source matches reverse-shell style process and socket wiring.

dist/lib/tool-man.jsView on unpkg · L1

1Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/index.js -> dist/repl.js -> dist/lib/tool-man.js L1: import chalk from"chalk";export const TOOL_DOCS=[{name:"file",cat:"Forensics",summary:"identify a file type (always step 1)",ex:[["file mystery","what is this really? (extension li...

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

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

dist/lib/tool-man.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/demo2.jsView file

1import chalk from"chalk";import{spawn as o}from"node:child_process";import{writeFileSync as e}from"node:fs";import{join as n}from"node:path";import{createInterface as t}from"node:r...

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

dist/commands/demo2.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/ctf4vla.jsView 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.

dist/commands/ctf4vla.jsView on unpkg

Findings

3 Critical7 High6 Medium4 Low

CriticalReverse Shelldist/lib/tool-man.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/lib/tool-man.js

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/commands/ctf4vla.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/repl.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/repl.js

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/repl.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/commands/demo2.js

HighObfuscated Payload Loaderdist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.js

HighObfuscated

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumDynamic Requiredist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumInstall Persistencedist/commands/env.js

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

12 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 7-47json

7 "icoa": "dist/index.js"

8 },

9 "files": [

10 "dist",

11 "refs",

12 "assets",

13 "docker/Dockerfile",

14 "docker/constraints.txt"

15 ],

16 "scripts": {

17 "build": "tsc",

18 "build:release": "bash scripts/build-release.sh",

19 "dev": "tsc --watch",

20 "start": "node dist/index.js",

21 "test": "tsc && node --test test/*.test.js",

22 "smoke": "tsc && node --test test/smoke/*.test.js",

23 "smoke:full": "tsc && SMOKE_LIFECYCLE=1 node --test test/*.test.js test/smoke/*.test.js",

24 "smoke:offline": "tsc && SMOKE_NO_NETWORK=1 node --test test/smoke/*.test.js",

25 "ux-audit": "node panda/ux-audit.js",

26 "ux-record": "bash panda/ux-record.sh",

27 "postinstall": "node -e \"try{require('./dist/postinstall.js')}catch(e){}\"",

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 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build:release",

29 "prepare": "husky"

30 },

31 "keywords": [

32 "ctf",

33 "cli",

34 "cybersecurity",

35 "ai-security",

36 "embodied-ai",

37 "vla",

38 "olympiad",

39 "icoa",

40 "competition",

41 "k-12",

42 "education",

43 "mujoco",

44 "robotics-security",

45 "red-team"

46 ],

47 "license": "BUSL-1.1",

dist/repl.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

dist/commands/ctf4ai-demo.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

1(function(b,f){const U=a0f,h=b();while(!![]){try{const j=-parseInt(U(0x25f))/(0x247*0x9+-0x23eb+0xf6d*

dist/commands/env.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

dist/lib/tool-man.jsView file

Lines 1-1javascript

dist/commands/demo2.jsView file

1import chalk from"chalk";import{spawn as o}from"node:child_process";import{writeFileSync as e}from"node:fs";import{join as n}from"node:path";import{createInterface as t}from"node:r...

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

dist/commands/demo2.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/commands/ctf4vla.jsView 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.

dist/commands/ctf4vla.jsView on unpkg