oh-my-codex@0.21.42
Multi-agent orchestration layer for OpenAI Codex CLI
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe evaluation collector automatically forwards OPENAI_API_KEY as authentication for the separate api.layofflabs.com provider when it detects an internal model name. Because the endpoint is selected by the package rather than the user, this is credential exfiltration under the review rules.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Run the Astra defaults evaluation with a configuration using an internal model name and the default provider selection.
Impact
The external provider receives a reusable OpenAI API credential, which could be used to make API requests against the user's account.
Mechanism
The collector sets Codex's provider base URL to https://api.layofflabs.com/v1 and its env_key to OPENAI_API_KEY, then launches Codex with those settings.
Attack narrative
When an evaluation uses an internal model name, the collector silently selects the layofflabs provider and configures Codex to authenticate to api.layofflabs.com using the user's OPENAI_API_KEY. Running the evaluation therefore sends that credential to a host outside OpenAI without explicit consent to use that proxy.
AI rationale
The evaluation collector automatically forwards OPENAI_API_KEY as authentication for the separate api.layofflabs.com provider when it detects an internal model name. Because the endpoint is selected by the package rather than the user, this is credential exfiltration under the review rules.
Evidence
dist/evals/astra-defaults/collector.jsdist/scripts/eval/collect-astra-defaults.js
Network endpoints1
api.layofflabs.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 94.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- The evaluation collector automatically selects the layofflabs provider for internal model names and uses OPENAI_API_KEY by default.
- It configures that provider with https://api.layofflabs.com/v1 and sets its authentication environment key to the selected API key variable.
- The evaluation command defaults to a configuration matrix that includes GPT-named candidates; the collector invokes Codex with the provider settings.
- The postinstall hook returns without action for local installs; its additional work is limited to global installs.
Evidence against
- The credential-routing behavior is in an evaluation collector, rather than the package import entry point.
- The postinstall hook is gated to global installs.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
12 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node -e "const fs=require('fs');const p='./dist/scripts/postinstall.js';if(fs.existsSync(p))import(p).then(m=>m.main?.()).catch(e=>console.warn('[omx] Postinstall skipped after a n...
Critical
Red Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node -e "const fs=require('fs');const p='./dist/scripts/postinstall.js';if(fs.existsSync(p))import(p).then(m=>m.main?.()).catch(e=>console.warn('[omx] Postinstall skipped after a n...
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgdist/cli/__tests__/detached-leader-teardown.test.jsView file
340patternName = github_fine_grained
severity = critical
line = 340
Findings
4 Critical5 High6 Medium5 Low
CriticalRed Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
CriticalCritical Secretdist/cli/__tests__/detached-leader-teardown.test.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cli/index.js
CriticalSecret Patterndist/cli/__tests__/detached-leader-teardown.test.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processdist/autoresearch/runtime.js
HighShelldist/autoresearch/runtime.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/evals/astra-defaults/collector.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli/api.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumDynamic Requiredist/cli/hooks.js
MediumNetwork
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to oh-my-codex@0.21.42.
See all versions of oh-my-codex for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing oh-my-codex@0.21.42. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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