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novada-search@0.8.7

RETIRED — this product is now novada-mcp. Running this package redirects you to `npx novada-mcp`.

Static Scan Results

scanned 2h ago · by rust-scanner

Static analysis flagged 6 finding(s) at 72.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior.

Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.

Decision evidence

public snapshot
Behavioral surface
Source
ChildProcessShell
Supply chain
UrlStrings
ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.
scanned 1 file(s), 1.00 KB of source, external domains: novada.com

Source & flagged code

3 flagged · loading source
bin/redirect.jsView file
4L5: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L6:
High
Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/redirect.jsView on unpkg · L4
4L5: import { spawn } from "node:child_process"; L6: ... L9: "[novada-search] Forwarding to: npx novada-mcp " + process.argv.slice(2).join(" ") + "\n" + L10: "[novada-search] Get an API key with $10 free credits at https://novada.com\n" L11: ); ... L15: stdio: "inherit", L16: shell: process.platform === "win32", L17: });
High
Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

bin/redirect.jsView on unpkg · L4
13const args = process.argv.slice(2); L14: const child = spawn("npx", ["-y", "novada-mcp", ...args], { L15: stdio: "inherit",
High
Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

bin/redirect.jsView on unpkg · L13

Findings

4 High1 Medium1 Low
HighChild Processbin/redirect.js
HighShell
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/redirect.js
HighRuntime Package Installbin/redirect.js
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowUrl Strings