---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/local-mcp"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/local-mcp/v/3.0.409.md"
package: "local-mcp"
report_status: "under_review"
title: "local-mcp@3.0.409 npm security report"
verdict: "scan_failed"
version: "3.0.409"
---

# local-mcp@3.0.409 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 24 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Scan Failed
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Under Review
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 3.0.409
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

Static analysis completed at 0.0% confidence. No malicious behavior was detected; 24 low-signal pattern(s) were surfaced and cleared.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Scan Failed
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 0.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-19T07:41:57.521Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-19T07:41:58.166Z
- **Download time:** 250 ms
- **Static scan time:** 394 ms
- **AI review time:** Not available
- **Total time:** 645 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to local-mcp@3.0.409.

- Review the evidence and your use of local-mcp@3.0.409 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.

## 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@3.0.409/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@3.0.409/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@3.0.409/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%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/download.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L60: // Only the win32 ladder reads/writes it: it's the side of the probe that can
L61: // come up empty on a real machine (wmic gone, PowerShell blocked by policy),
L62: // and consulting the same file the go-server already wrote/reads is what lets
```

### 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@3.0.409/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'
...
L39: const CACHE_DIR = process.platform === 'win32'
L40: ? 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\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/download.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
L7: 
L8: const https  = require("https")
L9: const http   = require("http")
...
L12: const os     = require("os")
L13: const { execFileSync, execSync } = require("child_process")
L14: 
L15: // On Windows, Git-Bash"s tar interprets \"C:...\" paths as \"host:path\" (SSH syntax).\n// Use the native Windows tar.exe from System32 instead, which handles Win32 paths correctl...
L16: // the caller would otherwise mask as "not yet available" (#1256).
```

### 11. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** setup.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/setup.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L914: if (!content.includes('local-mcp-server') && !content.includes('Local MCP')) return
L915: process.stderr.write('\n  Migrating legacy server LaunchAgent to tray supervision...\n')
L916: // launchctl unload kills the running process AND prevents it from restarting
L917: try { execFileSync('launchctl', ['unload', plistPath], { stdio: 'pipe' }) } catch { /* may already be unloaded */ }
L918: try { fs.unlinkSync(plistPath) } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
...
L928: try {
L929: const https = require('https')
L930: const payload = {
```

### 12. High: Unverified Remote Native Payload Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/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: const download = require('./download')
...
L69: '  # curl telemetry — no Node dependency, fire-and-forget',
L70: `  curl -sf --max-time 3 -X POST "https://${BACKEND_HOST}/install-event" \\`,
L71: '    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\',
L72: '    -d "{\\\"stage\\\":\\\"node_too_old\\\",\\\"version\\\":\\\"$NODE_VER\\\"}" &>/dev/null &',
L73: '  pr
```

### 13. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/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'
...
L39: const CACHE_DIR = process.platform === 'win32'
L40: ? 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@3.0.409/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
L45: // Write a .cmd wrapper that Claude Desktop can execute
L46: fs.mkdirSync(cacheDir, { recursive: true })
L47: const cmdPath = path.join(cacheDir, 'lmcp-launch.cmd')
...
L52: const script = `@echo off\r\n"${npxAbsPath}" -y local-mcp@latest\r\n`
L53: fs.writeFileSync(cmdPath, script)
L54: return cmdPath
...
L59: try {
L60: fs.mkdirSync(cacheDir, { recursive: true })
L61: const launcherPath = path.join(cacheDir, 'lmcp-launch.sh')
...
L77: ].join('\n') + '\n'
L78: fs.writeFileSync(launcherPath, script, { mode: 0o755 })
L79: return launcherPath
```

### 15. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/download.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> index.js -> download.js
Reachable file contains a blocking source-risk pattern.
```

### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** setup.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/setup.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: scripts.postinstall -> postinstall.js -> setup.js
L914: if (!content.includes('local-mcp-server') && !content.includes('Local MCP')) return
L915: process.stderr.write('\n  Migrating legacy server LaunchAgent to tray supervision...\n')
L916: // launchctl unload kills the running process AND prevents it from restarting
L917: try { execFileSync('launchctl', ['unload', plistPath], { stdio: 'pipe' }) } catch { /* may already be unloaded */ }
L918: try { fs.unlinkSync(plistPath) } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
...
L928: try {
L929: const https = require('https')
L930: const payload = {
```

### 17. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/download.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 -> download.js
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'
...
L39: const CACHE_DIR = process.platform === 'win32'
L40: ? path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Local'), 'local-mcp', 'bin')
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 20. 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.

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

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 22. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** download.js\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/download.js%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 4
```

### 23. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** download.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/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@3.0.381
matchedPath = download.js
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.381
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 24. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/local-mcp@3.0.409/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@3.0.381
matchedPath = index.js
matchedIdentity = npm:bG9jYWwtbWNw:3.0.381
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

## 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:** 3.0.409
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE
- **Version published:** 2026-09-17T18:08:23.689Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-04T14:12:49.814Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-06T20:59:43.097Z
- **Known versions:** 37
- **Latest version:** 3.0.419
- **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
- **Maintainers:** lanchuske
- **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, linux, win32
- **Artifact files:** 6
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 140,167 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/local-mcp/v/3.0.409>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/colibird-ai/local-mcp>)
- [Homepage](<https://local-mcp.com/>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/colibird-ai/local-mcp/issues>)