mano-coding@0.1.44
Mano Coding CLI and toolchain
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis release does not show a concrete malicious payload, but its default background global self-update is an unresolved dangerous capability. The scanner's dynamic-evaluation signal is attributable to bundled schema validation rather than remote response execution.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the mano-coding CLI while automatic updates are enabled and a global installation is detected.
Impact
A later registry release can be installed and its package code may execute without an interactive update prompt.
Mechanism
Detached self-update worker invokes npm or pnpm global installation.
AI rationale
This release does not show a concrete malicious payload, but its default background global self-update is an unresolved dangerous capability. The scanner's dynamic-evaluation signal is attributable to bundled schema validation rather than remote response execution.
Evidence
dist/bin.js.aicoding/cli-update
Network endpoints1
registry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The CLI enables automatic updates by default unless configuration or environment settings disable them.
- Running the CLI starts a detached background update worker.
- The worker can install a newer global mano-coding release through npm or pnpm without an interactive confirmation.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The detected new Function call belongs to bundled schema-validation code, not downloaded response handling.
- No source path was found that sends harvested files, environment values, or command output to an unrelated endpoint.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/bin.jsView file
49* Constructs the CommanderError class
L50: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit
L51: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error
...
L1159: var EventEmitter = __require("node:events").EventEmitter;
L1160: var childProcess = __require("node:child_process");
L1161: var path2 = __require("node:path");
...
L1209: this._outputConfiguration = {
L1210: writeOut: (str) => process4.stdout.write(str),
L1211: writeErr: (str) => process4.stderr.write(str),
...
L1248: * @returns {Command[]}
L1249: * @private
L1250: */
Critical
Remote Response Code Execution
Source passes code obtained from a remote response into a dynamic execution sink.
dist/bin.jsView on unpkg · L491159var EventEmitter = __require("node:events").EventEmitter;
L1160: var childProcess = __require("node:child_process");
L1161: var path2 = __require("node:path");
High
1999}
L2000: const execArgv = process4.execArgv ?? [];
L2001: if (execArgv.includes("-e") || execArgv.includes("--eval") || execArgv.includes("-p") || execArgv.includes("--print")) {
High
Findings
1 Critical5 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalRemote Response Code Executiondist/bin.js
HighChild Processdist/bin.js
HighShelldist/bin.js
HighEvaldist/bin.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/bin.js
MediumDynamic Requirebin/mano-coding.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mano-coding@0.1.44.
See all versions of mano-coding for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of mano-coding@0.1.44 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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