---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/relia-sdk/v/0.2.28"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/relia-sdk/v/0.2.28.md"
package: "relia-sdk"
report_status: "published"
title: "relia-sdk@0.2.28 npm security report"
verdict: "policy_finding"
version: "0.2.28"
---

# relia-sdk@0.2.28 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Soft block: AI-agent control surface** — Warn by default; block when configured. Unconsented code-path takeover and exfiltration of AI conversation and tool data.

- **Verdict:** AI-agent control-surface policy finding
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn by default; block when configured
- **Firewall policy:** Warn by default
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Soft block: AI-agent control surface
- **Selected version:** 0.2.28
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This finding concerns changes to an AI agent's instructions or configuration without explicit user action. It does not by itself establish malware intent. The CLI warns by default and blocks when configured for this policy.

AI assessment: malicious; recommendation: publish block. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

LPM flags this version as an AI-agent control-surface risk. Installing the package alters a consumer Next.js AI configuration without a user command. The altered application can intercept LLM traffic and transmit prompts, answers, and tool data to Relia.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Malicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 99.0%
- **Started:** 2026-09-09T11:54:45.542Z
- **Finished:** 2026-09-09T11:56:03.939Z
- **Download time:** 752 ms
- **Static scan time:** 1509 ms
- **AI review time:** 76135 ms
- **Total time:** 78397 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:** Installing the package alters a consumer Next.js AI configuration without a user command. The altered application can intercept LLM traffic and transmit prompts, answers, and tool data to Relia.

- **Trigger:** npm postinstall in a Next.js project; later LLM requests in the altered application.

- **Impact:** Unconsented code-path takeover and exfiltration of AI conversation and tool data.

- **Evidence paths:** package.json, dist/postinstall.cjs, dist/next-setup.cjs, dist/auto.cjs, dist/agent/core.cjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-09-09T11:56:03.939Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** postinstall AI-module aliasing followed by fetch interception and remote reporting

- **Attack narrative:** The postinstall hook detects consumer Next.js projects, modifies their configuration, and adds a Turbopack alias that redirects the AI SDK module to Relia's bridge. The resulting runtime interceptor captures LLM request and response data, including prompts, answers, tool inputs, and tool outputs, then posts it to the Relia endpoint. This behavior occurs through an automatic install-time mutation rather than an explicit setup command.

- **Rationale:** This is an unconsented postinstall mutation of a consumer AI control surface that enables remote collection of sensitive application data. The code establishes the complete configuration-takeover, interception, and reporting path.

- **Files touched:** package.json, next.config.ts, next.config.mjs, next.config.js, next.config.cjs, globalThis.fetch

- **Network endpoints:** https://devreliaapi.tryrelia.com/api/v1/agents/runs

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Malicious

- **Confidence:** 99.0%

- **Recommended action:** publish\_block

- **Intent class:** Malware

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for policy risk:** The install hook automatically edits a consumer Next.js configuration., For projects with the AI SDK, it installs an alias that replaces the ai module with this package bridge., The installed interceptor wraps global fetch, reads LLM request and response content, and reports it to a remote endpoint., Reported runs include user prompts, model answers, tool inputs, and tool outputs.

- **Evidence against:** The interceptor is gated by a Relia agent identifier for the main require entry., No self-dependency or shell execution occurs in the install hook.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to relia-sdk@0.2.28.

- Avoid installing relia-sdk@0.2.28. 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.

## Public findings

### 1. High: Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/package.json>)

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node -e "if (require('fs').existsSync('./dist/postinstall.cjs')) require('./dist/postinstall.cjs');"
```

### 2. Critical: Red Install Lifecycle Script
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 95.0%
- **Path:** package.json
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/package.json>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```json
scripts.postinstall = node -e "if (require('fs').existsSync('./dist/postinstall.cjs')) require('./dist/postinstall.cjs');"
```

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 4. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/node.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/node.cjs>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L6: exports.start = start;
L7: const auto_instrumentations_node_1 = require("@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node");
L8: const exporter_trace_otlp_http_1 = require("@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http");
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 8. High: Browser Session Account Hijack
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/index.js>)

Browser source reuses an authenticated session to collect identity data and mutate account settings while reporting externally.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L725: }
L726: const Fo = /url\((?:(')([^']*)'|(")(.*?)"|([^)]*))\)/gm, Uo = /^(?:[a-z+]+:)?\/\//i, zo = /^www\..*/i, Bo = /^(data:)([^,]*),(.*)/i;
L727: function yt(e, t) {
...
L2024: function f(i) {
L2025: return Buffer ? Buffer.from(i, "base64").toString() : window.atob(i);
L2026: }
...
L3227: } catch (i) {
L3228: throw process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && i.name === "CssSyntaxError" && l && l.from && (/\.scss$/i.test(l.from) ? i.message += `
L3229: You tried to parse SCSS with the standard CSS parser; try again with the postcss-scss parser` : /\.sass/i.test(l.from) ? i.message += `
...
L3740: x + `: postcss.plugin was deprecated. Migration guide:
L3741: https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/postcss-8-plugin-migration`
L3742: ), process.env.LANG && process.env.LANG.startsWith("cn") &&
```

### 9. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/cli.cjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L23: exports.main = main;
L24: const node_child_process_1 = require("node:child_process");
L25: const node_fs_1 = __importDefault(require("node:fs"));
...
L32: const next_setup_cjs_1 = require("./next-setup.cjs");
L33: exports.DEFAULT_API_BASE = "https://devreliaapi.tryrelia.com";
L34: exports.DEFAULT_OTLP_ENDPOINT = "https://devotel.tryrelia.com/v1/traces";
...
L42: try {
L43: return JSON.parse(node_fs_1.default.readFileSync(node_path_1.default.resolve(p), "utf8"));
L44: }
...
L55: };
L56: const AUTH_FILE_PATH = node_path_1.default.join(node_os_1.default.homedir(), ".relia", "auth.json");
L57: function getStoredCliAuth() {
```

### 10. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/cli.cjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/cli.cjs
L23: exports.main = main;
L24: const node_child_process_1 = require("node:child_process");
L25: const node_fs_1 = __importDefault(require("node:fs"));
...
L32: const next_setup_cjs_1 = require("./next-setup.cjs");
L33: exports.DEFAULT_API_BASE = "https://devreliaapi.tryrelia.com";
L34: exports.DEFAULT_OTLP_ENDPOINT = "https://devotel.tryrelia.com/v1/traces";
...
L42: try {
L43: return JSON.parse(node_fs_1.default.readFileSync(node_path_1.default.resolve(p), "utf8"));
L44: }
...
L55: };
L56: const AUTH_FILE_PATH = node_path_1.default.join(node_os_1.default.homedir(), ".relia", "auth.json");
L57: function getStoredCliAuth() {
```

### 11. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/cli.cjs>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/cli.cjs
L23: exports.main = main;
L24: const node_child_process_1 = require("node:child_process");
L25: const node_fs_1 = __importDefault(require("node:fs"));
...
L32: const next_setup_cjs_1 = require("./next-setup.cjs");
L33: exports.DEFAULT_API_BASE = "https://devreliaapi.tryrelia.com";
L34: exports.DEFAULT_OTLP_ENDPOINT = "https://devotel.tryrelia.com/v1/traces";
...
L42: try {
L43: return JSON.parse(node_fs_1.default.readFileSync(node_path_1.default.resolve(p), "utf8"));
L44: }
...
L55: };
L56: const AUTH_FILE_PATH = node_path_1.default.join(node_os_1.default.homedir(), ".relia", "auth.json");
L57: function getStoredCliAuth() {
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 13. Low: Telemetry
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references telemetry or analytics APIs.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 15. 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.

### 16. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/auto.cjs\#virtual:normalized:round1
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/auto.cjs%23virtual%3Anormalized%3Around1>)

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 = 1
```

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/cli.cjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = relia-sdk@0.2.27
matchedPath = dist/cli.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVsaWEtc2Rr:0.2.27
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 18. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/agent/core.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/agent/core.cjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = relia-sdk@0.2.27
matchedPath = dist/agent/core.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVsaWEtc2Rr:0.2.27
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 19. High: Known Malware Source Similarity
- **Category:** Static
- **Confidence:** 97.0%
- **Path:** dist/auto.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/auto.cjs>)

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = relia-sdk@0.2.27
matchedPath = dist/auto.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVsaWEtc2Rr:0.2.27
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
```

### 20. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/relia-sdk@0.2.28/dist/cli.cjs>)

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = 79b8c4d94f2ff28c
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = relia-sdk@0.2.27
matchedPath = dist/cli.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:cmVsaWEtc2Rr:0.2.27
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 24
summary = package final verdict is malicious
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** Yes
- **Published lifecycle scripts:** postinstall
- **Dependencies:** 9
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 5
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 9

### Published dependency entries
- @opentelemetry/api ^1.9.1 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node ^0.79.0 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http ^0.221.0 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/instrumentation-express ^0.69.0 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/instrumentation-http ^0.221.0 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/resources ^2.10.0 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/sdk-node ^0.221.0 (Dependency)
- @opentelemetry/semantic-conventions ^1.43.0 (Dependency)
- rrweb ^2.0.0-alpha.14 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** relia-sdk
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.2.28
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-09-09T11:51:44.467Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-04T07:19:26.887Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-02T11:20:35.023Z
- **Known versions:** 21
- **Latest version:** 0.2.47
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Zero-config observability SDK for \[RELIA\](https://github.com/relia-platform). Instruments Node.js services, browser sessions, and AI agents with a single CLI command.
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 87
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 1,502,927 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** No

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/relia-sdk/v/0.2.28>)
