nx@23.1.2
The core Nx plugin contains the core functionality of Nx like the project graph, nx commands and task orchestration.
AI Security Review
scanned 29d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe automatic loading of remotely supplied code is a meaningful guarded lifecycle risk. Its configuration gate and package-aligned default service do not establish malware intent.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Installing the package in an Nx workspace that has nx.json and uses Nx Cloud.
Impact
A configured cloud service can supply code that is loaded during installation; this is a guarded extension lifecycle risk.
Mechanism
The postinstall updater requests a cloud verification endpoint, downloads the returned bundle URL, extracts it locally, and loads it with require.
AI rationale
The automatic loading of remotely supplied code is a meaningful guarded lifecycle risk. Its configuration gate and package-aligned default service do not establish malware intent.
Evidence
package.jsondist/bin/post-install.jsdist/src/nx-cloud/update-manager.jsdist/src/nx-cloud/utilities/axios.js
Network endpoints1
cloud.nx.app
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 89.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package has an automatic postinstall hook.
- Postinstall proceeds only in an Nx workspace with nx.json and Nx Cloud enabled.
- The updater uses the configured cloud URL or the default Nx Cloud host.
- It downloads a bundle URL supplied by the verification response and requires the extracted bundle.
Evidence against
- The update path is guarded by existing Nx workspace and Nx Cloud configuration rather than running for every installation.
- The default endpoint is the package-aligned Nx Cloud service.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
13 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require('./dist/bin/post-install')}catch(e){}"
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require('./dist/bin/post-install')}catch(e){}"
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/bin/nx.jsView file
19const strip_indents_1 = require("../src/utils/strip-indents");
L20: const child_process_1 = require("child_process");
L21: const module_1 = require("module");
High
Findings
6 High8 Medium6 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processdist/bin/nx.js
HighShelldist/src/utils/git-utils.index-filter.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/src/utils/ab-testing.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/src/adapter/ngcli-adapter.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/src/command-line/init/init-v1.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumDynamic Requiredist/bin/nx-cloud.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumInstall Persistencedist/src/command-line/completion/scripts.js
MediumShips Wasm Moduledist/src/native/nx.wasm32-wasi.wasm
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to nx@23.1.2.
See all versions of nx for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of nx@23.1.2 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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