---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/polyrouter"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/polyrouter/v/1.0.12.md"
package: "polyrouter"
report_status: "published"
title: "polyrouter@1.0.12 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "1.0.12"
---

# polyrouter@1.0.12 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged as AI-agent capability risk** — Allowed by default with warning: agent-facing configuration or capability changes need review before use.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Warn-only AI-agent capability risk
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** AI-agent capability abuse
- **Selected version:** 1.0.12
- **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.

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.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 90.0%
- **Started:** 2026-08-06T01:12:06.219Z
- **Finished:** 2026-08-06T01:12:44.132Z
- **Download time:** 1015 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1116 ms
- **AI review time:** 35781 ms
- **Total time:** 37913 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:** Installation fetches executable runtime dependencies into ~/.polyrouter/runtime. At runtime, the bundled gateway can enable a privileged AI-tool TLS interception proxy that edits hosts entries and handles provider traffic.

- **Trigger:** npm install triggers runtime dependency installation; user-enabled gateway/MITM features activate interception.

- **Impact:** Dynamic native code installation and interception of AI-provider requests/tokens if the MITM feature is enabled.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, hooks/postinstall.js, hooks/sqliteRuntime.js, hooks/trayRuntime.js, cli.js, app/src/mitm/server.js, src/cli/tray/autostart.js

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-08-06T01:12:44.132Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** install-time runtime package installation plus privileged local TLS proxy

- **Rationale:** No concrete malicious exfiltration or stealthy foreign AI-agent control mutation was found. The package nevertheless performs unprompted install-time downloads and ships a privileged credential-intercepting AI proxy, warranting a warning.

- **Files touched:** package.json, hooks/postinstall.js, hooks/sqliteRuntime.js, hooks/trayRuntime.js, cli.js, app/src/mitm/server.js, ~/.polyrouter/runtime, /etc/hosts

- **Network endpoints:** https://registry.npmjs.org/polyrouter/latest

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 90.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for warning:** package.json postinstall runs hooks/postinstall.js., hooks/postinstall.js installs runtime npm dependencies during install., hooks/trayRuntime.js installs and chmods systray2 native binaries., app/src/mitm/server.js implements TLS interception and request forwarding for AI-tool hosts., app/src/mitm/server.js modifies system hosts entries and generates a local root CA.

- **Evidence against:** No source evidence of credential exfiltration to an attacker-controlled endpoint., MITM capability is package-aligned with its declared local AI gateway/router purpose., Autostart writes are invoked from explicit tray/menu actions, not postinstall., cli.js update check targets npm registry only.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to polyrouter@1.0.12.

- Review the evidence and your use of polyrouter@1.0.12 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. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node hooks/postinstall.js
```

### 2. Medium: Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/package.json>)

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node hooks/postinstall.js
```

### 3. Low: Non Install Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package declares lifecycle scripts that are not normally run for registry tarball installs.

### 4. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 5. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** app/src/mitm/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/app/src/mitm/server.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L32: `)}catch{}}var od=(()=>{let e=new Uint32Array(256);for(let t=0;t<256;t++){let a=t;for(let r=0;r<8;r++)a=a&1?3988292384^a>>>1:a>>>1;e[t]=a}return e})();function Po(e){let t=42949672...
L33: `);t.push({role:"tool",tool_call_id:n.toolUseId||"",content:s})}let r=(e.content||"").trim();return(r||a.length===0)&&t.push({role:"user",content:r}),t}function fd(e){let t=e.toolU...
L34: $proc = Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList @(
```

### 6. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/cli.js>)

Package source references shell execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L225: if (process.platform === "win32") {
L226: const psCmd = `powershell -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Get-WmiObject Win32_Process -Filter 'Name=\\"cloudflared.exe\\"' | Select-Object ProcessId,CommandLine | Con...
L227: const output = execSync(psCmd, { encoding: "utf8", windowsHide: true, timeout: 5000 });
```

### 7. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** app/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/app/server.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: const path = require('path')
L2:
```

### 8. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 9. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 10. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** src/cli/tray/autostart.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/src/cli/tray/autostart.js>)

Source writes installer persistence such as shell profile or service configuration.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L3: const os = require("os");
L4: const { execSync } = require("child_process");
L5: 
...
L36: }
L37: const computed = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cli.js");
L38: if (fs.existsSync(computed)) return computed;
...
L47: function enableAutoStart(cliPath) {
L48: const platform = process.platform;
L49: 
L50: if (!["darwin", "win32", "linux"].includes(platform)) return false;
L51: if (platform === "linux" && !process.env.DISPLAY) return false;
L52:
```

### 11. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 12. High: Same File Env Network Execution
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** app/src/mitm/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/app/src/mitm/server.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L24: Private-MAC: `+B.digest().toHex()+`\r
L25: `,s};ma.publicKeyToOpenSSH=function(e,t){var a="ssh-rsa";t=t||"";var r=Ce.util.createBuffer();return vr(r,a),Et(r,e.e),Et(r,e.n),a+" "+Ce.util.encode64(r.bytes())+" "+t};ma.private...
L26: `);u=c.pop()||"";for(let g of c){let v=g.trim();if(!v||!v.startsWith("data:"))continue;let y=v.slice(5).trim();if(y!=="[DONE]"){process.env.DEBUG_MITM&&Ea(`[SSE in] ${y.slice(0,200...
...
L32: `)}catch{}}var od=(()=>{let e=new Uint32Array(256);for(let t=0;t<256;t++){let a=t;for(let r=0;r<8;r++)a=a&1?3988292384^a>>>1:a>>>1;e[t]=a}return e})();function Po(e){let t=42949672...
L33: `);t.push({role:"tool",tool_call_id:n.toolUseId||"",content:s})}let r=(e.content||"").trim();return(r||a.length===0)&&t.push({role:"user",content:r}),t}function fd(e){let t=e.toolU.
```

### 13. High: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** app/src/realtime/runtime.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/app/src/realtime/runtime.js>)

Source combines credential-like environment material and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import { WebSocketServer, WebSocket } from "ws";
L2: import RealtimeUpstream from "./upstream.js";
...
L19: const internalHost = getInternalAuthHost(host);
L20: const response = await fetch(`http://${internalHost}:${process.env.PORT || 20128}/api/realtime/authorize`, {
L21: method: "POST",
...
L32: },
L33: body: JSON.stringify({
L34: model: url.searchParams.get("model"),
...
L40: });
L41: const payload = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
L42: if (!response.ok || !payload.accessToken) throw new Error(payload.error || "Realtime authentication failed.");
```

### 14. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** app/src/mitm/server.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/app/src/mitm/server.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L24: Private-MAC: `+B.digest().toHex()+`\r
L25: `,s};ma.publicKeyToOpenSSH=function(e,t){var a="ssh-rsa";t=t||"";var r=Ce.util.createBuffer();return vr(r,a),Et(r,e.e),Et(r,e.n),a+" "+Ce.util.encode64(r.bytes())+" "+t};ma.private...
L26: `);u=c.pop()||"";for(let g of c){let v=g.trim();if(!v||!v.startsWith("data:"))continue;let y=v.slice(5).trim();if(y!=="[DONE]"){process.env.DEBUG_MITM&&Ea(`[SSE in] ${y.slice(0,200...
...
L32: `)}catch{}}var od=(()=>{let e=new Uint32Array(256);for(let t=0;t<256;t++){let a=t;for(let r=0;r<8;r++)a=a&1?3988292384^a>>>1:a>>>1;e[t]=a}return e})();function Po(e){let t=42949672...
L33: `);t.push({role:"tool",tool_call_id:n.toolUseId||"",content:s})}let r=(e.content||"").trim();return(r||a.length===0)&&t.push({role:"user",content:r}),t}function fd(e){let t=e.toolU.
```

### 15. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/cli.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: cli.js spawns app/src/mitm/server.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L2: 
L3: const { spawn, exec, execSync } = require("child_process");
L4: const path = require("path");
L5: const fs = require("fs");
L6: const https = require("https");
L7: const net = require("net");
...
L36: start() {
L37: if (process.stdout.isTTY) {
L38: process.stdout.write(`\r${frames[0]} ${currentText}`);
L39: interval = setInterval(() => {
...
L64: 
L65: const pkg = require("./package.json");
```

### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** src/cli/tray/autostart.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/src/cli/tray/autostart.js>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches persistence behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.dev -> cli.js -> src/cli/tray/autostart.js
L3: const os = require("os");
L4: const { execSync } = require("child_process");
L5: 
...
L36: }
L37: const computed = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "cli.js");
L38: if (fs.existsSync(computed)) return computed;
...
L47: function enableAutoStart(cliPath) {
L48: const platform = process.platform;
L49: 
L50: if (!["darwin", "win32", "linux"].includes(platform)) return false;
L51: if (platform === "linux" && !process.env.DISPLAY) return false;
L52:
```

### 17. High: Runtime Package Install
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** app/src/lib/updater/updater.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/app/src/lib/updater/updater.js>)

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: // Standalone detached updater process.
L2: // Spawns `npm i -g <pkg>@latest`, exposes progress via tiny HTTP server.
L3: // Survives after parent Next server exits (detached + unref by spawner).
L4: 
L5: const { spawn } = require("child_process");
L6: const http = require("http");
```

### 18. Low: Obfuscated
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 60.0%

Package source has low-confidence obfuscation-like patterns.

### 19. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 20. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 21. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** src/cli/tray/tray.ps1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/src/cli/tray/tray.ps1>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = src/cli/tray/tray.ps1
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 4004
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 22. 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.

### 23. Low: No License
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 80.0%

Package manifest does not declare a clear license.

### 24. Critical: Previous Version Dangerous Delta
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 93.0%
- **Path:** cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/polyrouter@1.0.12/cli.js>)

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = polyrouter@1.0.8
matchedIdentity = npm:cG9seXJvdXRlcg:1.0.8
similarity = 0.854
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall, prepublishOnly
- **Dependencies:** 5
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 2
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 5

### Published dependency entries
- enquirer ^2.4.1 (Dependency)
- node-forge ^1.3.3 (Dependency)
- node-machine-id ^1.1.12 (Dependency)
- react 19.2.1 (Dependency)
- react-dom 19.2.1 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** polyrouter
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.0.12
- **License:** UNLICENSED
- **Version published:** 2026-08-05T18:07:03.844Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-30T23:21:28.899Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-09-30T20:14:03.138Z
- **Known versions:** 23
- **Latest version:** 1.0.40
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Local AI gateway and OpenAI-compatible API router for AI coding tools and 40+ providers
- **Maintainers:** hkbulbul
- **Keywords:** polyrouter, ai gateway, ai router, openai compatible, openai api, ai coding tools, llm gateway, llm router, multi provider, oauth, cli
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.0.0
- **Artifact files:** 3221
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 49,350,699 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/polyrouter/v/1.0.12>)