registry / pm2-orbit / 1.2.0

pm2-orbit@1.2.0

High-performance PM2 monitoring dashboard — event-driven, 1000+ processes, < 150KB

AI Security Review

scanned 2d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Review flagged AI-agent configuration or capability changes. This remains warn-only unless evidence shows foreign-agent hijack through preinstall/install/postinstall, hidden persistence, exfiltration, remote code execution, or other concrete malicious behavior.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.

Trigger

User runs pm2-orbit CLI or starts dist/server.js

Impact

If exposed beyond localhost without a token, remote users could control PM2 processes and view selected process env/log data; this is a dangerous configuration risk, not confirmed malware.

Mechanism

local PM2 monitoring/control web dashboard with optional user-configured notifications

Rationale

Source inspection supports a package-aligned PM2 dashboard rather than malware: install-time code is non-mutating, and network/file behaviors are dashboard settings, history, logs, and notifications. The remaining risk is powerful unauthenticated runtime control if the user binds the server publicly without configuring a token, so warn rather than block.

Evidence

package.jsonbin/pm2-orbit.jsdist/server.jsdist-ui/sw.jsdist-ui/index.htmlREADME.md~/.pm2-orbit/settings.json~/.pm2-orbit/.key~/.pm2-orbit/history.db~/.pm2-orbit/alerts.json~/.pm2/logs/*

Network endpoints5

127.0.0.1:9823localhost:9823ws://127.0.0.1:9823/ws127.0.0.1:5151ws://127.0.0.1:5151

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Critical Vulnerability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

bin/pm2-orbit.js auto-installs pm2 and better-sqlite3 globally via execSync only when CLI is run
dist/server.js exposes PM2 control actions restart/stop/start/reload/delete/flush via /api/processes/:id/action
dist/server.js exposes selected PM2 process environment values via /api/processes/:id/env
dist/server.js can send alert notifications to user-configured WEBHOOK_URL/SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL/DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL/SMTP settings
dist/server.js writes settings/history/alerts under ~/.pm2-orbit

Evidence against

package.json postinstall only prints a PM2 install hint; it does not execute installers or mutate files
No lifecycle hook writes agent control surfaces, VCS hooks, shell startup files, or autostart entries
Network egress is limited to user-configured alert/test endpoints and local UI/websocket serving
README and code align with a PM2 monitoring dashboard with process controls, logs, history, settings, and notifications
High-entropy blobs are WOFF2 font assets; bundled UI code is expected React/dashboard output

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedObfuscatedProtestwareUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 9 file(s), 2.19 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, accounts.google.com, api.nodemailer.com, discord.com, ethereal.email, fastify.dev, github.com, hooks.slack.com, json-schema.org, localhost.com, mail.google.com, nodemailer.com, plus-innovations.com, pm2.io, pm2.keymetrics.io, raw.githubusercontent.com, react.dev, systeminformation.io, www.buymeacoffee.com, www.w3.org, your-webhook-endpoint.com

Source & flagged code

10 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 7-47json

7 "bin/"

8 ],

9 "description": "High-performance PM2 monitoring dashboard — event-driven, 1000+ processes, < 150KB",

10 "main": "dist/server.js",

11 "bin": {

12 "pm2-orbit": "bin/pm2-orbit.js"

13 },

14 "scripts": {

15 "dev:ui": "cd ui && vite",

16 "dev:server": "tsx watch src/server.ts",

17 "dev": "concurrently -k -n ui,server -c blue,green \"npm:dev:ui\" \"npm:dev:server\"",

18 "build": "node build.js",

19 "start": "node dist/server.js",

20 "lint": "tsc --noEmit",

21 "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit && cd ui && tsc --noEmit",

22 "test": "vitest run",

23 "test:watch": "vitest",

24 "test:e2e": "vitest --config vitest.e2e.config.ts",

25 "prepare": "husky",

26 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

27 "postinstall": "node -e \"try{require.resolve('pm2')}catch{console.log('\\n ℹ Install pm2 for process monitoring: npm install -g pm2\\n')}\""

Critical

Red Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

28 },

29 "engines": {

30 "node": ">=18"

31 },

32 "dependencies": {

33 "@fastify/compress": "^9",

34 "@fastify/cors": "^11",

35 "@fastify/helmet": "^13",

36 "@fastify/rate-limit": "^11",

37 "@fastify/static": "^9.1.3",

38 "fastify": "^5",

39 "mri": "^1.2",

40 "open": "^10",

41 "systeminformation": "^5.31.11",

42 "ws": "^8"

43 },

44 "optionalDependencies": {

45 "better-sqlite3": "^11",

46 "nodemailer": "^9.0.1",

47 "pm2": "^7"

bin/pm2-orbit.jsView file

Lines 47-87javascript

47 process.exit(0);

48}

50if (args.version) {

51 console.log(require('../package.json').version);

52 process.exit(0);

53}

55// Check and auto-install pm2 if missing

dist/server.jsView file

28|| (${o} === "string" && ${n} && ${n} == +${n} && !(${n} % 1))`).assign(a,(0,Le._)`+${n}`);return;case"boolean":r.elseIf((0,Le._)`${n} === "false" || ${n} === 0 || ${n} === null`).... L29: || ${o} === "boolean" || ${n} === null`).assign(a,(0,Le._)`[${n}]`)}}}function $oe({gen:e,parentData:t,parentDataProperty:i},r){e.if((0,Le._)`${t} !== undefined`,()=>e.assign((0,Le... L30: missingProperty: ${r},

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L28

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High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L423

dist-ui/assets/index-WtC1_5oL.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

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dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2View file

•path = dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2 kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 21828 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2View on unpkg

Source & flagged code

10 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node -e "try{require.resolve('pm2')}catch{console.log('\n ℹ Install pm2 for process monitoring: npm install -g pm2\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 "try{require.resolve('pm2')}catch{console.log('\n ℹ Install pm2 for process monitoring: npm install -g pm2\n')}"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

bin/pm2-orbit.jsView file

67try { L68: const { execSync } = require('child_process'); L69: execSync(`npm install -g ${name}`, { stdio: 'inherit', timeout: 120000 });

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/pm2-orbit.jsView on unpkg · L67

dist/server.jsView file

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L28

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L423

22${g}${O} L23: ${v}`),m.pop(),`{${O}}`}case"number":return isFinite(h)?String(h):t?t(h):"null";case"boolean":return h===!0?"true":"false";case"undefined":return;case"bigint":if(r)return String(h)... L24: `:` L25: `),q=Mie.bind(null,{[b2]:"",[w2]:o,[S2]:N,[_2]:Tb,[Cb]:C,[E2]:R}),X="";p!==null&&(f===void 0?X=q(p):X=q(Object.assign({},p,{name:f})));let B=a instanceof Function?a:a?A2:ire,U=B().... L26: `:""},this._extScope=t,this._scope=new Wr.Scope({parent:t}),this._nodes=[new gw]}toString(){return this._root.render(this.opts)}name(t){return this._scope.name(t)}scopeName(t){retu... ... L28: || (${o} === "string" && ${n} && ${n} == +${n} && !(${n} % 1))`).assign(a,(0,Le._)`+${n}`);return;case"boolean":r.elseIf((0,Le._)`${n} === "false" || ${n} === 0 || ${n} === null`).... L29: || ${o} === "boolean" || ${n} === null`).assign(a,(0,Le._)`[${n}]`)}}}function $oe({gen:e,parentData:t,parentDataProperty:i},r){e.if((0,Le._)`${t} !== undefined`,()=>e.assign((0,Le... L30: missingProperty: ${r},

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L22

2`;for(let s=0;s<r;++s){let o=e.nodes[s],a=t+(s===n?" ":"\u2502 ");i+=t,i+=s===n?"\u2514\u2500":"\u251C\u2500",i+=o.nodes.length===0?"\u2500 ":"\u252C ",i+=gA(o,a).slice(t.length+2... L3: `).slice(0,2).map(i=>i.trim()).join(" -- ")}SA.exports={getPluginName:ZY}});var wh=S((U$e,TA)=>{"use strict";function eJ(e){return e!==null&&typeof e=="object"&&typeof e.then=="fun... L4: causes have become circular...`;let r=Dv(e);return r?(t.add(e),i+` L5: caused by: `+kk(r,t)):i},MQ=e=>kk(e,new Set),Ik=(e,t,i)=>{if(!Qu(e))return"";let r=i?"":e.message||"";if(t.has(e))return r+": ...";let n=Dv(e);if(n){t.add(e);let s=typeof e.cause==... L6: ${v}`,_=`, ... L22: ${g}${O} L23: ${v}`),m.pop(),`{${O}}`}case"number":return isFinite(h)?String(h):t?t(h):"null";case"boolean":return h===!0?"true":"false";case"undefined":return;case"bigint":if(r)return String(h)... L24: `:` L25: `),q=Mie.bind(null,{[b2]:"",[w2]:o,[S2]:N,[_2]:Tb,[Cb]:C,[E2]:R}),X="";p!==null&&(f===void 0?X=q(p):X=q(Object.assign({},p,{name:f})));let B=a instanceof Function?a:a?A2:ire,U=B().... L26: `:""},this._extScope=t,this._scope=new Wr.Scope({parent:t}),this._nodes=[new gw]}toString(){return this._root.render(this.opts)}name(t){retu

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L2

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L2

dist-ui/assets/index-WtC1_5oL.jsView file

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Critical

Credential Exfiltration

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

dist-ui/assets/index-WtC1_5oL.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2View file

•path = dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2 kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 21828 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2View on unpkg

Findings

2 Critical7 High4 Medium7 Low

CriticalRed Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist-ui/assets/index-WtC1_5oL.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processbin/pm2-orbit.js

HighEvaldist/server.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/server.js

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/server.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/server.js

HighShips High Entropy Blobdist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumProtestware

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowWeak Cryptodist/server.js

LowFilesystem

LowObfuscated

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

10 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 7-47json

7 "bin/"

8 ],

9 "description": "High-performance PM2 monitoring dashboard — event-driven, 1000+ processes, < 150KB",

10 "main": "dist/server.js",

11 "bin": {

12 "pm2-orbit": "bin/pm2-orbit.js"

13 },

14 "scripts": {

15 "dev:ui": "cd ui && vite",

16 "dev:server": "tsx watch src/server.ts",

17 "dev": "concurrently -k -n ui,server -c blue,green \"npm:dev:ui\" \"npm:dev:server\"",

18 "build": "node build.js",

19 "start": "node dist/server.js",

20 "lint": "tsc --noEmit",

21 "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit && cd ui && tsc --noEmit",

22 "test": "vitest run",

23 "test:watch": "vitest",

24 "test:e2e": "vitest --config vitest.e2e.config.ts",

25 "prepare": "husky",

26 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

27 "postinstall": "node -e \"try{require.resolve('pm2')}catch{console.log('\\n ℹ Install pm2 for process monitoring: npm install -g pm2\\n')}\""

Critical

Red Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L27

28 },

29 "engines": {

30 "node": ">=18"

31 },

32 "dependencies": {

33 "@fastify/compress": "^9",

34 "@fastify/cors": "^11",

35 "@fastify/helmet": "^13",

36 "@fastify/rate-limit": "^11",

37 "@fastify/static": "^9.1.3",

38 "fastify": "^5",

39 "mri": "^1.2",

40 "open": "^10",

41 "systeminformation": "^5.31.11",

42 "ws": "^8"

43 },

44 "optionalDependencies": {

45 "better-sqlite3": "^11",

46 "nodemailer": "^9.0.1",

47 "pm2": "^7"

bin/pm2-orbit.jsView file

Lines 47-87javascript

47 process.exit(0);

48}

50if (args.version) {

51 console.log(require('../package.json').version);

52 process.exit(0);

53}

55// Check and auto-install pm2 if missing

dist/server.jsView file

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L28

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/server.jsView on unpkg · L423

dist-ui/assets/index-WtC1_5oL.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import{j as o,_ as Dn}from"./cmdk-D6Y8xHyf.js";import{r as wc,g as cp,a as x,b as $,B as dp,M as Ev,c as fp,S as mp,W as zv,d as Tv,C as Cv,e as hp,f as Av,A as fc,N as Mv,H

dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2View file

•path = dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2 kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 21828 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dist-ui/fonts/Exo-400.woff2View on unpkg