instabox@0.8.104
A cloud box for your coding agent, the instabox CLI and its agent skills in one command: npx instabox@latest
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is limited runtime telemetry rather than credential theft, but noninteractive onboarding sends it without displaying the package’s disclosure. The telemetry can be disabled, so this warrants a warning rather than a publish block.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Running the CLI’s onboarding flow after sign-in, including noninteractive use.
Impact
Usage metadata leaves the machine without an on-screen disclosure in noninteractive runs; the inspected fields do not include credentials or command arguments.
Mechanism
The onboarding flow calls `track`, which posts event data and an account identifier to PostHog unless an opt-out variable is set.
AI rationale
This is limited runtime telemetry rather than credential theft, but noninteractive onboarding sends it without displaying the package’s disclosure. The telemetry can be disabled, so this warrants a warning rather than a publish block.
Evidence
bin/instabox.mjslib/telemetry.mjs$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/instabox/telemetry.json~/.config/instabox/telemetry.json
Network endpoints1
us.i.posthog.com/batch/
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- Successful onboarding reports an `npx_onboard` event, including in the noninteractive path.
- The notice describes usage telemetry and opt-out variables, but code prints it only when stderr is a TTY.
- Telemetry posts to PostHog and associates events with the Instabox account ID and a random anonymous ID.
- The event fields are outcomes and runtime context; the code says command arguments are never sent.
- The manifest declares no install, preinstall, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
Evidence against
- The telemetry function honors `INSTABOX_NO_TELEMETRY` and `DO_NOT_TRACK`.
- The reported event fields do not include credentials, file contents, command arguments, paths, or hostnames.
- The CLI’s fallback installer downloads the Instabox CLI from the configured Instabox API and describes a checksum check for bundled Windows downloads.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView file
•path = cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
kind = native_binary
sizeBytes = 9038336
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Native Binary
Package ships native binary artifacts.
cli/instabox-windows-arm64.exeView on unpkgskills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.pyView file
•path = skills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.py
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 2977
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Build Helper
Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.
skills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.pyView on unpkgbin/instabox.mjsView file
Findings
8 Medium4 Low
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Native Binarycli/instabox-windows-arm64.exe
MediumShips Build Helperskills/instabox-basic-setup/scripts/install-files.py
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumAi Review Evidencebin/instabox.mjs
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/telemetry.mjs
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to instabox@0.8.104.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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