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canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/muaddib-scanner/v/2.11.173"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/muaddib-scanner/v/2.11.173.md"
package: "muaddib-scanner"
report_status: "published"
title: "muaddib-scanner@2.11.173 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "2.11.173"
---

# muaddib-scanner@2.11.173 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 29 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Install Hook Abuse
- **Selected version:** 2.11.173
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

No install-time malicious behavior was found. An explicit CLI command can persist a project-local VCS pre-commit hook.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-01T11:19:19.978Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-01T11:20:01.313Z
- **Download time:** 508 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1957 ms
- **AI review time:** 38869 ms
- **Total time:** 41335 ms

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** No install-time malicious behavior was found. An explicit CLI command can persist a project-local VCS pre-commit hook.

- **Trigger:** User runs muaddib init-hooks.

- **Impact:** Subsequent commits invoke the package scanner.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, bin/muaddib.js, src/commands/hooks-init.js, src/rules/index.js, src/response/playbooks.js, src/integrations/canary-tokens.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-01T11:20:01.313Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** writes project Git/Husky/pre-commit configuration

- **Rationale:** Scanner critical hints are explained by this package implementing malware-detection rules and response text, not by a remote decoded payload or npm-publish worm. The explicit VCS-hook installer is an opt-in persistent capability that merits a warning under the stated policy, not a block.

- **Files touched:** .git/hooks/pre-commit, .husky/pre-commit, .pre-commit-config.yaml

- **Network endpoints:** https://registry.npmjs.org/muaddib-scanner/latest

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 90.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for:** src/commands/hooks-init.js writes pre-commit hooks on explicit init-hooks., Generated hook runs npx muaddib before commits.

- **Evidence against:** package.json has no install/preinstall/postinstall hook., bin/muaddib.js dispatches hook setup only for init-hooks., src/rules/index.js and src/response/playbooks.js contain scanner rule text, not payload execution., src/integrations/canary-tokens.js generates sandbox canaries and checks logs., Registry request is a package version check to registry.npmjs.org.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 3. Critical: Critical Secret
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** src/integrations/canary-tokens.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/integrations/canary-tokens.js>)

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = private_key_openssh
severity = critical
line = 158
matchedText = '-----BE...--',
```

### 4. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/muaddib.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/bin/muaddib.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L25: if (!hasMaxOld || !hasGC) {
L26: const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
L27: const flags = [];
```

### 5. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** src/response/playbooks.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/response/playbooks.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L251: sh_c_curl_exec:
L252: 'sh -c wrapping autour de curl detecte. Technique d\'evasion pour masquer l\'execution de commandes distantes. Analyser le contenu telecharge.',
L253:
```

### 6. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** src/scoring.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/scoring.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L440: 'cross_file_dataflow',      // credential read → network exfil across files
L441: 'staged_eval_decode',       // eval(atob(...)) (explicit payload staging)
L442: 'reverse_shell',            // net.Socket + connect + pipe (always malicious)
```

### 7. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/muaddib.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/bin/muaddib.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L25: if (!hasMaxOld || !hasGC) {
L26: const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
L27: const flags = [];
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

### 10. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/rules/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/rules/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L14: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
L15: * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
L16: *
...
L109: domain: 'vulnerability',
L110: description: 'Utilisation de eval() ou new Function() - execution de code dynamique',
L111: references: [
...
L161: domain: 'malware',
L162: description: 'Script preinstall/postinstall suspect dans package.json',
L163: references: [
...
L316: },
L317: import_time_base64_exec: {
L318: id: 'MUADDIB-PYSRC-005',
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 12. Critical: Npm Publish Worm
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** src/response/playbooks.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/response/playbooks.js>)

Source mutates package metadata and republishes itself to npm.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L14: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
L15: * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
L16: *
...
L32: 
L33: child_process:
L34: 'Execution de commandes systeme. Verifier quelles commandes sont lancees.',
...
L50: 
L51: base64_encoding:
L52: 'Encodage base64 detecte. Souvent utilise pour obfusquer du code malveillant.',
...
L96: env_proxy_intercept:
L97: 'CRITIQUE: new Proxy(process.env) intercepte tous les acces aux variables d\'environnement. Technique d\'exfiltration silencieuse. Isoler la machine, regenerer tous les secrets.',
L98:
```

### 13. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 84.0%
- **Path:** src/rules/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/rules/index.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L14: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
L15: * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
L16: *
...
L109: domain: 'vulnerability',
L110: description: 'Utilisation de eval() ou new Function() - execution de code dynamique',
L111: references: [
...
L161: domain: 'malware',
L162: description: 'Script preinstall/postinstall suspect dans package.json',
L163: references: [
...
L316: },
L317: import_time_base64_exec: {
L318: id: 'MUADDIB-PYSRC-005',
```

### 14. Critical: Remote Asset Decode Execute
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** src/rules/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/rules/index.js>)

Source fetches a remote non-code asset, decodes its contents, and dynamically executes the decoded payload.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L14: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
L15: * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
L16: *
...
L109: domain: 'vulnerability',
L110: description: 'Utilisation de eval() ou new Function() - execution de code dynamique',
L111: references: [
...
L161: domain: 'malware',
L162: description: 'Script preinstall/postinstall suspect dans package.json',
L163: references: [
...
L316: },
L317: import_time_base64_exec: {
L318: id: 'MUADDIB-PYSRC-005',
```

### 15. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** bin/muaddib.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/bin/muaddib.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: bin/muaddib.js spawns src/rules/index.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L15: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
L16: * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
L17: *
...
L22: if (process.argv[2] === 'evaluate') {
L23: const hasMaxOld = process.execArgv.some(a => a.includes('--max-old-space-size'));
L24: const hasGC = process.execArgv.some(a => a === '--expose-gc');
...
L32: stdio: 'inherit',
L33: env: process.env
L34: });
...
L47: const { loadDotEnv } = require('../src/env-loader.js');
L48: loadDotEnv(require('path').join(__dirname, '..', '.env'));
L49: } catch { /* non-fatal: .env is optional */ }
```

### 16. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** src/rules/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/rules/index.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 -> src/index.js -> src/scoring.js -> src/rules/index.js
L14: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
L15: * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
L16: *
...
L109: domain: 'vulnerability',
L110: description: 'Utilisation de eval() ou new Function() - execution de code dynamique',
L111: references: [
...
L161: domain: 'malware',
L162: description: 'Script preinstall/postinstall suspect dans package.json',
L163: references: [
...
L316: },
L317: import_time_base64_exec: {
L318: id: 'MUADDIB-PYSRC-005',
```

### 17. Medium: Protestware
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 90.0%

Package source has broad protestware-like patterns that need review.

### 18. Low: Obfuscated
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 40.0%

Package source has low-confidence obfuscation-like patterns.

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 20. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 22. Medium: Ships Wasm Module
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** src/vendor/tree-sitter-python.wasm
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/vendor/tree-sitter-python.wasm>)

Package ships WebAssembly modules.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = src/vendor/tree-sitter-python.wasm
kind = wasm_module
sizeBytes = 459862
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 23. 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.

### 24. Low: Copyleft License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest declares a copyleft-style license.

### 25. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/integrations/canary-tokens.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/integrations/canary-tokens.js>)

OpenSSH private key in src/integrations/canary-tokens.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = private_key_openssh
severity = critical
line = 158
matchedText = '-----BE...--',
```

### 26. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/sandbox/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/sandbox/index.js>)

GitHub personal access token in src/sandbox/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = github_pat
severity = critical
line = 207
matchedText = GITHUB_T...gK',
```

### 27. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/sandbox/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/sandbox/index.js>)

npm access token in src/sandbox/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = npm_token
severity = critical
line = 208
matchedText = NPM_TOKE...5e',
```

### 28. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/sandbox/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/sandbox/index.js>)

AWS access key ID in src/sandbox/index.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = aws_access_key
severity = critical
line = 209
matchedText = AWS_ACCE...Q3',
```

### 29. Critical: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/scanner/ast-detectors/anti-evasion.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/muaddib-scanner@2.11.173/src/scanner/ast-detectors/anti-evasion.js>)

AWS access key ID in src/scanner/ast-detectors/anti-evasion.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = aws_access_key
severity = critical
line = 55
matchedText = // (AKIA...able
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 6
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 4
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 6

### Published dependency entries
- @inquirer/prompts 8.5.2 (Dependency)
- acorn 8.17.0 (Dependency)
- acorn-walk 8.3.5 (Dependency)
- adm-zip 0.5.18 (Dependency)
- js-yaml 5.1.0 (Dependency)
- web-tree-sitter ^0.26.9 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** muaddib-scanner
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 2.11.173
- **License:** AGPL-3.0-only
- **Version published:** 2026-07-15T15:32:13.550Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-06-30T15:00:00.099Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-08-01T11:20:11.516Z
- **Known versions:** 28
- **Latest version:** 2.11.179
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Supply-chain threat detection & response for npm & PyPI/Python
- **Author:** DNSZLSK
- **Maintainers:** dnszlsk
- **Keywords:** security, npm, pypi, python, supply-chain, malware, scanner, typosquatting, shai-hulud, detection, ast, sarif
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 183
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 3,482,081 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/muaddib-scanner/v/2.11.173>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/DNSZLSK/muad-dib>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/DNSZLSK/muad-dib/issues>)