--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/pincushion-mcp/v/1.11.21" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/pincushion-mcp/v/1.11.21.md" package: "pincushion-mcp" report_status: "published" title: "pincushion-mcp@1.11.21 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "1.11.21" --- # pincushion-mcp@1.11.21 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 20 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Unknown - **Selected version:** 1.11.21 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai) This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions. AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. No install hook or covert payload was found, so the source does not establish malware. However, an explicit publishing flow executes project-controlled shell text and handles cloud uploads and authenticated sync, which warrants a warning. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 78.0% - **Started:** 2026-09-11T13:34:05.339Z - **Finished:** 2026-09-11T13:36:25.948Z - **Download time:** 509 ms - **Static scan time:** 2633 ms - **AI review time:** 137465 ms - **Total time:** 140609 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis ### Published attack-surface review - **Summary:** The package can execute a project-configured deploy shell command during an explicit mobile publishing action. It can also upload a selected screenshot and use a configured license key for cloud synchronization. - **Trigger:** Run the server with a configured license key, or explicitly run pincushion-mcp mobile-wall publish with a deploy command or upload-enabled configuration. - **Impact:** A malicious or compromised project configuration can run arbitrary commands when the publish action is invoked; selected screenshots and license-authenticated feedback data can leave the machine. - **Evidence paths:** mobile-wall.mjs, server.js, lib/posthog.js - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-09-11T13:36:25.948Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** Shell execution from publish configuration, plus authenticated cloud upload and sync. - **Rationale:** No install hook or covert payload was found, so the source does not establish malware. However, an explicit publishing flow executes project-controlled shell text and handles cloud uploads and authenticated sync, which warrants a warning. - **Files touched:** wall.config.json, crit-wall/wall/publish-manifest.json, crit-wall/wall/publish-report.md, \ - **Network endpoints:** dpsqzszdviltqvethxbr.supabase.co, us.i.posthog.com ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 78.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** The mobile publish command executes a deploy command through a shell; the command can come from the project wall configuration., The mobile publish workflow reads a selected screenshot and uploads its base64 content with a license-key header., Starting the server with a configured license key enables cloud sync and sends that key to the configured Pincushion endpoint., Server startup emits product telemetry to a configurable PostHog host unless the user opts out. - **Evidence against:** package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook and no self-dependency., The shell execution is reachable only through the explicit mobile-wall publish subcommand., The observed network destinations and file handling are consistent with the package's feedback, cloud-sync, and mobile publishing features., The license helper masks keys for display rather than exposing full values. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to pincushion-mcp@1.11.21. - Review the evidence and your use of pincushion-mcp@1.11.21 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. ## Public findings ### 1. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 2. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** mobile-wall.mjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L17: // injectable so both modes are testable without a simulator. L18: import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'; L19: import { ``` ### 3. High: Shell - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% Package source references shell execution. ### 4. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 5. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 6. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 7. Critical: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** mobile-wall.mjs\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution with blocking evidence. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text L121: function publicUrlFrom(text) { L122: const m = /(https?:\/\/[^\s"'<>]+)/.exec(String(text || ''));\n return m ? m[1].replace(/[),.;]+$/, '') : '';\n}\n\nasync function fetchCloudAnnotations(ctx, { baseUrl, key, proje... L123: } ``` ### 8. Critical: Credential Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** server.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L7: // Usage: L8: // npx pincushion-mcp [--project-dir /path/to/project] [--sync-url https://...] [--api-key KEY] [--license-key KEY] [--rest --port 3456] L9: // ... L105: if (process.argv[2] === 'remote-url' || process.argv[2] === 'mcp-url') { L106: const baseUrl = (process.env.PINCUSHION_REMOTE_MCP_URL || 'https://pincushion.io/api/mcp').replace(/\?+$/, ''); L107: const keyFile = join(homedir(), '.pincushion', 'license-key'); L108: let key = process.env.PINCUSHION_LICENSE_KEY || ''; ... L125: const { runSetup } = await import('./setup.mjs'); L126: const setupExitCode = await runSetup(process.argv.slice(3)); L127: await shutdownPostHog(); ... L153: try { L154: PKG_VERSION = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL('./package.json', import.meta.url), 'utf8')).version || PKG_VERSION; ``` ### 9. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** mobile-wall.mjs\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text L121: function publicUrlFrom(text) { L122: const m = /(https?:\/\/[^\s"'<>]+)/.exec(String(text || ''));\n return m ? m[1].replace(/[),.;]+$/, '') : '';\n}\n\nasync function fetchCloudAnnotations(ctx, { baseUrl, key, proje... L123: } ``` ### 10. Critical: Download Execute - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** mobile-wall.mjs\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text L17: // injectable so both modes are testable without a simulator. L18: import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process"; L19: import { ... L32: const DEFAULT_OUT = "crit-wall"; L33: const DEFAULT_FUNCTION_BASE = "https://dpsqzszdviltqvethxbr.supabase.co/functions/v1"; L34: ... L78: function isSignedIn() { L79: if (process.env.PINCUSHION_LICENSE_KEY) return true; L80: try { return !!readFileSync(join(homedir(), ".pincushion", "license-key"), "utf8").trim(); } catch { return false; } L81: } ... L97: const firstLine = (e) => String(e.message || e).split("\n")[0]; L98: const execErrText = (e) => [e?.stderr, e?.stdout, e?.message].filter(Boolean).join("\n"); ``` ### 11. High: Copied Package Dependency Bridge - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 83.0% - **Path:** lib/posthog.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package metadata claims a different repository identity while copied source loads a runtime dependency bridge. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript package = pincushion-mcp; repositoryIdentity = pincushion; dependency = posthog-node L45: _phLoadStarted = true; L46: _phLoadPromise = import('posthog-node') L47: .then((m) => { _PostHog = m.PostHog; _drainPending(); }) ``` ### 12. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** server.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> server.js L7: // Usage: L8: // npx pincushion-mcp [--project-dir /path/to/project] [--sync-url https://...] [--api-key KEY] [--license-key KEY] [--rest --port 3456] L9: // ... L105: if (process.argv[2] === 'remote-url' || process.argv[2] === 'mcp-url') { L106: const baseUrl = (process.env.PINCUSHION_REMOTE_MCP_URL || 'https://pincushion.io/api/mcp').replace(/\?+$/, ''); L107: const keyFile = join(homedir(), '.pincushion', 'license-key'); L108: let key = process.env.PINCUSHION_LICENSE_KEY || ''; ... L125: const { runSetup } = await import('./setup.mjs'); L126: const setupExitCode = await runSetup(process.argv.slice(3)); L127: await shutdownPostHog(); ... L153: try { L154: PKG_VERSION = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL('./package.json', import.meta. ``` ### 13. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** server.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> server.js L7: // Usage: L8: // npx pincushion-mcp [--project-dir /path/to/project] [--sync-url https://...] [--api-key KEY] [--license-key KEY] [--rest --port 3456] L9: // ... L105: if (process.argv[2] === 'remote-url' || process.argv[2] === 'mcp-url') { L106: const baseUrl = (process.env.PINCUSHION_REMOTE_MCP_URL || 'https://pincushion.io/api/mcp').replace(/\?+$/, ''); L107: const keyFile = join(homedir(), '.pincushion', 'license-key'); L108: let key = process.env.PINCUSHION_LICENSE_KEY || ''; ... L125: const { runSetup } = await import('./setup.mjs'); L126: const setupExitCode = await runSetup(process.argv.slice(3)); L127: await shutdownPostHog(); ... L153: try { L154: PKG_VERSION = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL('./pac ``` ### 14. High: Trigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** mobile-wall.mjs\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches command-output exfiltration behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text Trigger-reachable command-output exfiltration chain: scripts.start -> server.js -> mobile-wall.mjs L121: function publicUrlFrom(text) { L122: const m = /(https?:\/\/[^\s"'<>]+)/.exec(String(text || ''));\n return m ? m[1].replace(/[),.;]+$/, '') : '';\n}\n\nasync function fetchCloudAnnotations(ctx, { baseUrl, key, proje... L123: } ``` ### 15. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 16. Low: Telemetry - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs. ### 17. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 18. 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. ### 19. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ### 20. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** lib/license.js\#virtual:normalized:round1 - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 3 ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 4 - **Optional dependencies:** 2 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 2 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 6 ### Published dependency entries - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.0.0 (Dependency) - @sentry/node ^10.74.0 (Dependency) - playwright-core 1.52.0 (Dependency) - posthog-node ^5.37.0 (Dependency) - @supabase/supabase-js ^2.45.0 (OptionalDependency) - dotenv ^21.0.0 (OptionalDependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** pincushion-mcp - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 1.11.21 - **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md - **Version published:** 2026-09-11T13:32:01.728Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-02T15:14:06.775Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-02T17:32:17.987Z - **Known versions:** 26 - **Latest version:** 1.12.5 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Visual feedback as agent work packets. Stakeholders drop pins on your live app; your AI coding agent reads each pin (selector, screenshot, DOM, thread, acceptance criteria) via MCP and ships the fix. - **Author:** Pincushion - **Maintainers:** matttdamon - **Keywords:** mcp, model-context-protocol, claude-code, cursor, ai-coding-agent, visual-feedback, code-review, design-feedback, qa, pincushion, annotations, agent-work-packets - **Runtime engines:** node: ^22.22.0 || ^24.0.0 - **Artifact files:** 77 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,797,298 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Repository]() - [Homepage]() - [Issues]()