---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/local-mcp/v/3.0.368"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/local-mcp/v/3.0.368.md"
package: "local-mcp"
report_status: "published"
title: "local-mcp@3.0.368 npm security report"
verdict: "malicious"
version: "3.0.368"
---

# local-mcp@3.0.368 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Soft block: AI-agent control surface** — Warn by default; block when configured. Unconsented persistent execution through multiple AI clients; backend-controlled binaries can execute with the user's permissions.

- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Block
- **Firewall policy:** Warn by default
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Soft block: AI-agent control surface
- **Selected version:** 3.0.368
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

LPM flags this version as an AI-agent control-surface risk. A global npm install automatically modifies detected third-party AI-client MCP configuration files, causing them to launch this package through npx. The installed runtime then downloads and executes remotely supplied native payloads.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Malicious
- **Confidence:** 99.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-08T00:15:22.035Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-08T00:15:52.238Z
- **Download time:** 260 ms
- **Static scan time:** 86 ms
- **AI review time:** 29856 ms
- **Total time:** 30203 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** A global npm install automatically modifies detected third-party AI-client MCP configuration files, causing them to launch this package through npx. The installed runtime then downloads and executes remotely supplied native payloads.

- **Trigger:** npm install -g local-mcp on macOS

- **Impact:** Unconsented persistent execution through multiple AI clients; backend-controlled binaries can execute with the user's permissions.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, postinstall.js, setup.js, download.js, index.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-08T00:15:52.238Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** postinstall AI-agent config takeover plus unsigned remote native payload delivery

- **Attack narrative:** On global macOS installation, the postinstall hook invokes setup with all clients enabled. It detects installed AI applications and inserts a local-mcp command into their MCP configurations, while deleting office-mcp in several formats. Setup downloads runtime/tray payloads; download.js obtains version and, for some platforms, artifact URLs from the backend, follows redirects, extracts them, and index.js executes the resulting native binary. This creates an unconsented cross-client AI-agent execution path with backend-controlled code.

- **Rationale:** This meets the blocking policy: an npm postinstall mutates broad foreign AI-agent control surfaces without an explicit user setup command. The remote executable delivery chain materially increases the impact.

- **Files touched:** ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude\_desktop\_config.json, ~/.cursor/mcp.json, ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp\_config.json, ~/.vscode/mcp.json, ~/.claude.json, ~/.config/zed/settings.json, ~/.local/share/local-mcp/, ~/Applications/LocalMCPTray.app, ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.local-mcp.tray.plist

- **Network endpoints:** https://office-mcp-production.up.railway.app/runtime/latest, https://download.local-mcp.com/local-mcp-server-${version}-${arch}.tar.gz, https://download.local-mcp.com/local-mcp-tray-${version}-darwin-universal.tar.gz

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 99.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for:** package.json runs postinstall.js automatically., postinstall.js calls runSetup({ all: true }) on global macOS installs., setup.js detects and rewrites MCP configs for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Roo-Cline, Zed, and Claude Code., setup.js deletes an existing office-mcp entry while adding a local-mcp npx@latest launcher., setup.js downloads runtime components and writes a launcher during postinstall setup., download.js accepts backend-provided HTTP(S) binary URLs, follows redirects, extracts, and later executes downloaded binaries without integrity verification.

- **Evidence against:** postinstall.js skips non-global, CI, SKIP\_SETUP, and non-macOS installs., Config writes preserve parseable existing JSON aside from the targeted local-mcp/office-mcp entries., Telemetry shown in setup.js is install metadata rather than harvested application content.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js
```

### 3. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L12: const os     = require('os')
L13: const { execFileSync, execSync } = require('child_process')
L14:
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 6. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 7. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 8. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L7: 
L8: const https  = require('https')
L9: const http   = require('http')
...
L12: const os     = require('os')
L13: const { execFileSync, execSync } = require('child_process')
L14: 
...
L17: function extractTar(tarPath, destDir) {
L18: const tarBin = process.platform === 'win32'
L19: ? path.join(process.env.SystemRoot || 'C:\\Windows', 'System32', 'tar.exe')
L20: : 'tar'
...
L30: const CACHE_DIR = process.platform === 'win32'
L31: ? path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Local'), 'local-mcp', 'bin')
```

### 9. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 10. Critical: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution with blocking evidence.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L7: 
L8: const https  = require('https')
L9: const http   = require('http')
...
L12: const os     = require('os')
L13: const { execFileSync, execSync } = require('child_process')
L14: 
...
L18: const tarBin = process.platform === 'win32'
L19: ? path.join(process.env.SystemRoot || 'C:\\Windows', 'System32', 'tar.exe')
L20: : 'tar'
```

### 11. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L351: if (fs.existsSync(systemTrayApp) && trayApp !== systemTrayApp) {
L352: try { execFileSync('rm', ['-rf', systemTrayApp], { stdio: 'pipe' }) } catch { /* ignorar */ }
L353: }
...
L364: 
L365: const url = `https://download.local-mcp.com/local-mcp-tray-${version}-darwin-universal.tar.gz`
L366: process.stderr.write(`\nDescargando tray v${version}...\n`)
L367:
```

### 12. High: Unverified Remote Native Payload Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/package.json>)

Install-time source downloads a native archive from a fixed external host without transport verification, extracts it, and installs an executable payload.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node postinstall.js
Install-time code downloads an unverified remote native archive, stages it locally, activates an executable path, and exposes it to process execution.
L7: *   local-mcp setup          → configura todos los clientes detectados
L8: *   local-mcp setup --all    → configura todos sin preguntar
L9: */
...
L13: const os   = require('os')
L14: const { execSync, execFileSync } = require('child_process')
L15: 
...
L60: '  # curl telemetry — no Node dependency, fire-and-forget',
L61: `  curl -sf --max-time 3 -X POST "https://${BACKEND_HOST}/install-event" \\`,
L62: '    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\',
L63: '    -d "{\\\"stage\\\":\\\"node_too_old\\\",\\\"version\\\":\\\"$NODE_VER\\\"}" &>/dev/null &',
L64: '  printf \'LMCP requires Node 16+. Current
```

### 13. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L7: 
L8: const https  = require('https')
L9: const http   = require('http')
...
L12: const os     = require('os')
L13: const { execFileSync, execSync } = require('child_process')
L14: 
...
L17: function extractTar(tarPath, destDir) {
L18: const tarBin = process.platform === 'win32'
L19: ? path.join(process.env.SystemRoot || 'C:\\Windows', 'System32', 'tar.exe')
L20: : 'tar'
...
L30: const CACHE_DIR = process.platform === 'win32'
L31: ? path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Local'), 'local-mcp', 'bin')
```

### 14. Critical: Ai Agent Control Hijack
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** setup.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/setup.js>)

Source creates an unconsented AI-agent control surface through install-time mutation or a default unauthenticated remote skill channel.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L40: // Write a .cmd wrapper that Claude Desktop can execute
L41: fs.mkdirSync(cacheDir, { recursive: true })
L42: const cmdPath = path.join(cacheDir, 'lmcp-launch.cmd')
L43: const script = `@echo off\r\n"${npxAbsPath}" -y local-mcp@latest %*\r\n`
L44: fs.writeFileSync(cmdPath, script)
L45: return cmdPath
...
L50: try {
L51: fs.mkdirSync(cacheDir, { recursive: true })
L52: const launcherPath = path.join(cacheDir, 'lmcp-launch.sh')
...
L68: ].join('\n') + '\n'
L69: fs.writeFileSync(launcherPath, script, { mode: 0o755 })
L70: return launcherPath
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/index.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.main -> index.js
L14: 
L15: const { spawn, execFileSync, execSync } = require('child_process')
L16: const path  = require('path')
...
L18: const fs    = require('fs')
L19: const https = require('https')
L20: 
...
L35: const list = [path.join(path.dirname(CACHE_DIR), '.uninstalled')]
L36: if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
L37: list.push(path.join(os.homedir(), 'Library', 'Application Support', 'Local MCP', '.uninstalled'))
L38: }
...
L68: 'Then restart Claude Desktop / Cursor.'
L69: process.stderr.write(msg + '\n')
```

### 16. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 17. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 18. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 19. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 20. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = local-mcp@3.0.367
matchedPath = download.js
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.367
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 21. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/index.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = local-mcp@3.0.367
matchedPath = index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.367
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 22. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** setup.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/setup.js>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = local-mcp@3.0.367
matchedPath = setup.js
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.367
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = 5fd9d9a49e3df6eb
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = local-mcp@3.0.367
matchedPath = download.js
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.367
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 4
summary = package final verdict is malicious
```

### 24. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.368/download.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = local-mcp@3.0.331
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.331
similarity = 0.500
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 0
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 0
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0

## Package metadata
- **Package:** local-mcp
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 3.0.368
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
- **Version published:** 2026-08-08T00:12:56.040Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-04T14:12:49.814Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-14T04:20:03.416Z
- **Known versions:** 18
- **Latest version:** 3.0.371
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Let ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor & any MCP client actually use your Mac — read & reply to email, manage your calendar, text over iMessage, find files, work with Teams, Slack & Office. On your Mac, no API keys, free.
- **Author:** LMCP
- **Keywords:** mcp, model-context-protocol, mcp-server, claude, claude-desktop, cursor, windsurf, vscode, zed, ai, ai-agent, ai-tools
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Supported OS:** darwin
- **Artifact files:** 6
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 104,431 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/local-mcp/v/3.0.368>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/lanchuske/local-mcp.git>)
- [Homepage](<https://local-mcp.com/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/lanchuske/local-mcp/issues>)