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Source & flagged code

17 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 42-82json

42 "types": "./dist/scan-only.d.ts"

43 },

44 "./enforce": {

45 "import": "./dist/enforce.js",

46 "require": "./scripts/lib/cjs-not-supported.cjs",

47 "types": "./dist/enforce.d.ts"

48 },

49 "./environment": {

50 "import": "./dist/environment/index.js",

51 "require": "./scripts/lib/cjs-not-supported.cjs",

52 "types": "./dist/environment/index.d.ts"

53 },

54 "./lib": {

55 "import": "./dist/lib.js",

56 "require": "./scripts/lib/cjs-not-supported.cjs",

57 "types": "./dist/lib.d.ts"

58 }

59 },

60 "type": "module",

61 "scripts": {

62 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L62

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L62

63 "build:ts": "node -e \"fs.rmSync('dist', { recursive: true, force: true }); fs.rmSync('plugins/openclaw/dist', { recursive: true, force: true })\" && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json && tsc -p tsconfig.openclaw-plugin.json && cp plugins/openclaw/openclaw.plugin.json plugins/openclaw/dist/ && cp src/database/schema.sql dist/database/",

64 "postbuild:ts": "node scripts/ensure-bin-executable.mjs",

65 "bootstrap:dashboard": "node -e \"if (!require('fs').existsSync('dashboard/node_modules')) { process.exit(1); }\" || (cd dashboard && npm ci --no-audit --no-fund)",

66 "build:dashboard": "npm run bootstrap:dashboard && cd dashboard && npm run build && (cp -r .next/static .next/standalone/dashboard/.next/ 2>/dev/null || true) && (cp -r public .next/standalone/dashboard/ 2>/dev/null || true) && cd .. && node scripts/prune-dashboard-standalone.mjs",

67 "build": "npm run build:ts && npm run build:dashboard",

68 "start": "node dist/index.js",

69 "start:api": "node dist/index.js --mode api",

70 "start:dashboard": "node dist/index.js --dashboard",

71 "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",

72 "dev:api": "tsx src/index.ts --mode api",

73 "dev:dashboard": "tsx src/index.ts --dashboard",

74 "watch": "tsc --watch",

75 "test": "node scripts/run-jest.mjs",

76 "test:watch": "node scripts/run-jest.mjs --watch",

77 "test:coverage": "node scripts/run-jest.mjs --coverage",

78 "test:dist": "node scripts/check-no-bare-require.mjs",

79 "guard:precision": "node scripts/run-guard-precision.mjs",

80 "bench": "tsx benchmark/longmemeval/run.ts",

81 "bench:smoke": "SHIELDCORTEX_SKIP_EMBEDDINGS=1 tsx benchmark/longmemeval/run.ts --quiet",

82 "audit:security": "npm audit --audit-level=moderate",

README.mdView file

•shieldcortex scan "ignore previous instructions"

High

Ai Reviewer Manipulation

Package text addresses the security reviewer or scanner and tries to influence the review outcome.

README.mdView on unpkg

dist/database/init.jsView file

Lines 1-28javascript

1/**

2 * Database initialization and connection management

3 */

4import BetterSqlite3, { isNativeModuleLoadError } from './better-sqlite3-guard.js';

5import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, renameSync, copyFileSync, readdirSync, openSync, closeSync, realpathSync } from 'fs';

6import { basename, dirname, join } from

dist/setup/hooks.jsView file

Lines 33-73javascript

33 const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf-8'));

34 if (!config.customHooks || typeof config.customHooks !== 'object'

dist/xray/patterns.jsView file

Lines 1-39javascript

1/**

2 * X-Ray Pattern Detection

3 *

4 * Comprehensive pattern groups for detecting hidden risk in packages, files,

5 * and metadata. Follows the same conventions as skill-scanner/patterns.ts:

6 * - safeRegexTest wrapper for every test

7 * - Overlapping windowed scanning to bound per-regex work (ReDOS guard)

8 * - PatternGroup style with weighted confidence

9 * - One match per group is enough (break after first)

10 */

dist/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView file

Lines 1-38javascript

1/**

2 * Guarded loader for the better-sqlite3 native module.

3 *

4 * better-sqlite3 ships prebuilt binaries per Node ABI. On a Node version

5 * newer than the installed better-sqlite3's prebuilds (and with no C++

6 * toolchain to compile from source), the native load fails — historically

7 * with a bare `libc++abi: terminating ... Napi::Error` crash-loop and zero

8 * guidance. This module is the single place better-sqlite3 is loaded at

9 * runtime: it turns that failure into one actionable, catchable error

10 * instead of an opaque abort.

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView file

Lines 33-73typescript

33// case auto-capture is simply skipped (we do NOT regrow the old high-salience

34// bespoke-extractor path). The wrapper imports nothing native; persistence

35// still flows only through callCortex's mcporter shell-out.

36const loadOpenClawExtract = runtime.loadOpenClawExtract;

37// Resolves the ShieldCortex package root from the resolved server binary (no

38// DB access). Used by selfCheckAndHeal to compare the running hook against the

39// packaged source for staleness — warn-only, never re-copies from the gateway.

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView file

Lines 1-39javascript

1/**

2 * Deep-clean / residue detection for ShieldCortex ↔ OpenClaw integration.

3 *

4 * The standard `uninstall` and `uninstallPlugin` code paths only fire when

5 * the on-disk artefacts they expected are still present. Partial uninstalls,

6 * manual cleanups, and version-to-version shape changes left orphaned config

7 * entries in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` and `~/.openclaw/workspace/.clawhub/lock.json`

8 * that kept producing "plugin references without files" and "missing skill file"

9 * warnings until purged by hand (see incident notes 2026-04-23/24).

10 *

dist/index.jsView file

346║ Starting Next.js dashboard... ║ L347: ║ Dashboard: http://localhost:3030 ║ L348: ║ API: http://localhost:3001 ║ ... L358: if (useStandalone && dashboardPath) { L359: return spawn(process.execPath, ['server.js'], { L360: cwd: dashboardPath.cwd, L361: stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'], L362: env: { ...process.env, PORT: '3030', HOSTNAME: '127.0.0.1' }, L363: });

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/index.jsView on unpkg · L346

dist/xray/npm-inspector.jsView file

•Manifest-reachable source resolves another installed package, overwrites its runtime code, and injects package-defined remote behavior. dist/xray/npm[redacted]: /** Max HTTP redirect hops to follow before giving up. */ * Decide whether another redirect hop may be followed. Returns the remaining * Bounds redirect following (max MAX_REDIRECTS hops) and applies a socket * Bounds redirect following, applies a socket timeout, and caps the number of fs.writeFileSync(filePath, fileData); const raw = await httpsGet(`https://registry.npmjs.org/${encodedName}`); if (entry.name !== 'node_modules') {

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

dist/xray/npm-inspector.jsView on unpkg

dist/setup/uninstall.jsView file

•Runtime or CLI code links a write operation to an explicit external AI-agent control path: function blockagentuninstall() { if (isagentcontext()) { console.error('\n[shieldcortex] blocked: uninstall attempted from agent context.'); console.error('sub-agents cannot uninstall shieldcortex.'); console.error('only human operators can uninstall via interactive tty.\n'); return true; } return false; } export async function requireconfirmation(action) { if (process.argv.includes('--confirm')) { return true; } if (!process.stdi

High

External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Runtime or CLI source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/setup/uninstall.jsView on unpkg

dist/setup/openclaw.jsView file

•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation. join('/home', username); try { if (!fs.statsync(userhome).isdirectory()) continue; } catch { continue; } if (fs.existssync(path.join(userhome, '.openclaw')) || fs.existssync(path.join(userhome, '.claude'))) { return userhome; } } } catch { } } return home; } f

High

Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/setup/openclaw.jsView on unpkg

dist/service/install.jsView file

12Trigger-reachable persistence chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js -> dist/service/install.js L12: import os from 'os'; L13: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L14: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'; ... L16: const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url); L17: const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename); L18: function detectPlatform() { L19: switch (process.platform) { L20: case 'darwin': return 'macos'; ... L25: function detectDefaultServiceMode(platform) { L26: if (platform === 'linux' && !process.env.DISPLAY && !process.env.WAYLAND_DISPLAY) { L27: return 'worker'; ... L44: // If that absolute path no longer exists, systemd will fail to open it

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

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

dist/service/install.jsView on unpkg · L12

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView file

•path = plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 13461 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.bodyView file

•path = dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.body kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 26212 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.bodyView on unpkg

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.pyView file

•path = [redacted]test_client_policy.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 17732 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.pyView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

17 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg

README.mdView file

•shieldcortex scan "ignore previous instructions"

High

Ai Reviewer Manipulation

Package text addresses the security reviewer or scanner and tries to influence the review outcome.

README.mdView on unpkg

dist/database/init.jsView file

8import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'; L9: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L10: import { runMigrations } from './migrations.js';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/database/init.jsView on unpkg · L8

dist/setup/hooks.jsView file

53stdio: ['pipe', 'inherit', 'inherit'], L54: shell: true, L55: });

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/setup/hooks.jsView on unpkg · L53

dist/xray/patterns.jsView file

19title: 'Dynamic code execution detected', L20: description: 'Code uses eval(), new Function(), or vm.runIn* which can execute arbitrary code.', L21: patterns: [

Low

Eval

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

dist/xray/patterns.jsView on unpkg · L19

dist/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView file

18import { createRequire } from 'module'; L19: const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); L20: /**

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView on unpkg · L18

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView file

53L54: const NOVELTY_CACHE_FILE = path.join(homedir(), ".shieldcortex", "openclaw-memory-cache.json"); L55: const DEFAULT_NOVELTY_THRESHOLD = 0.88; ... L117: try { L118: const raw = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(NOVELTY_CACHE_FILE, "utf-8")); L119: if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return [];

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView on unpkg · L53

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView file

19import os from 'os'; L20: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L21: import { gatewayRestartCommand } from './gateway-restart-command.js'; ... L28: function resolveHome() { L29: const sudoUser = process.env.SUDO_USER; L30: if (sudoUser) { ... L43: } L44: return os.homedir(); L45: } ... L49: try { L50: const parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8')); L51: return typeof parsed === 'object' && parsed !== null

Medium

Install Persistence

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

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView on unpkg · L19

dist/index.jsView file

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/index.jsView on unpkg · L346

dist/xray/npm-inspector.jsView file

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

dist/xray/npm-inspector.jsView on unpkg

dist/setup/uninstall.jsView file

High

External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Runtime or CLI source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/setup/uninstall.jsView on unpkg

dist/setup/openclaw.jsView file

High

Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/setup/openclaw.jsView on unpkg

dist/service/install.jsView file

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

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

dist/service/install.jsView on unpkg · L12

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView file

•path = plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 13461 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.bodyView file

•path = dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.body kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 26212 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.bodyView on unpkg

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.pyView file

•path = [redacted]test_client_policy.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 17732 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.pyView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

17 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 42-82json

42 "types": "./dist/scan-only.d.ts"

43 },

44 "./enforce": {

45 "import": "./dist/enforce.js",

46 "require": "./scripts/lib/cjs-not-supported.cjs",

47 "types": "./dist/enforce.d.ts"

48 },

49 "./environment": {

50 "import": "./dist/environment/index.js",

51 "require": "./scripts/lib/cjs-not-supported.cjs",

52 "types": "./dist/environment/index.d.ts"

53 },

54 "./lib": {

55 "import": "./dist/lib.js",

56 "require": "./scripts/lib/cjs-not-supported.cjs",

57 "types": "./dist/lib.d.ts"

58 }

59 },

60 "type": "module",

61 "scripts": {

62 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L62

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L62

64 "postbuild:ts": "node scripts/ensure-bin-executable.mjs",

65 "bootstrap:dashboard": "node -e \"if (!require('fs').existsSync('dashboard/node_modules')) { process.exit(1); }\" || (cd dashboard && npm ci --no-audit --no-fund)",

67 "build": "npm run build:ts && npm run build:dashboard",

68 "start": "node dist/index.js",

69 "start:api": "node dist/index.js --mode api",

70 "start:dashboard": "node dist/index.js --dashboard",

71 "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",

72 "dev:api": "tsx src/index.ts --mode api",

73 "dev:dashboard": "tsx src/index.ts --dashboard",

74 "watch": "tsc --watch",

75 "test": "node scripts/run-jest.mjs",

76 "test:watch": "node scripts/run-jest.mjs --watch",

77 "test:coverage": "node scripts/run-jest.mjs --coverage",

78 "test:dist": "node scripts/check-no-bare-require.mjs",

79 "guard:precision": "node scripts/run-guard-precision.mjs",

80 "bench": "tsx benchmark/longmemeval/run.ts",

81 "bench:smoke": "SHIELDCORTEX_SKIP_EMBEDDINGS=1 tsx benchmark/longmemeval/run.ts --quiet",

82 "audit:security": "npm audit --audit-level=moderate",

README.mdView file

•shieldcortex scan "ignore previous instructions"

High

Ai Reviewer Manipulation

Package text addresses the security reviewer or scanner and tries to influence the review outcome.

README.mdView on unpkg

dist/database/init.jsView file

Lines 1-28javascript

1/**

2 * Database initialization and connection management

3 */

4import BetterSqlite3, { isNativeModuleLoadError } from './better-sqlite3-guard.js';

5import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, renameSync, copyFileSync, readdirSync, openSync, closeSync, realpathSync } from 'fs';

6import { basename, dirname, join } from

dist/setup/hooks.jsView file

Lines 33-73javascript

33 const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf-8'));

34 if (!config.customHooks || typeof config.customHooks !== 'object'

dist/xray/patterns.jsView file

Lines 1-39javascript

1/**

2 * X-Ray Pattern Detection

3 *

4 * Comprehensive pattern groups for detecting hidden risk in packages, files,

5 * and metadata. Follows the same conventions as skill-scanner/patterns.ts:

6 * - safeRegexTest wrapper for every test

7 * - Overlapping windowed scanning to bound per-regex work (ReDOS guard)

8 * - PatternGroup style with weighted confidence

9 * - One match per group is enough (break after first)

10 */

dist/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView file

Lines 1-38javascript

1/**

2 * Guarded loader for the better-sqlite3 native module.

3 *

4 * better-sqlite3 ships prebuilt binaries per Node ABI. On a Node version

5 * newer than the installed better-sqlite3's prebuilds (and with no C++

6 * toolchain to compile from source), the native load fails — historically

7 * with a bare `libc++abi: terminating ... Napi::Error` crash-loop and zero

8 * guidance. This module is the single place better-sqlite3 is loaded at

9 * runtime: it turns that failure into one actionable, catchable error

10 * instead of an opaque abort.

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView file

Lines 33-73typescript

33// case auto-capture is simply skipped (we do NOT regrow the old high-salience

34// bespoke-extractor path). The wrapper imports nothing native; persistence

35// still flows only through callCortex's mcporter shell-out.

36const loadOpenClawExtract = runtime.loadOpenClawExtract;

37// Resolves the ShieldCortex package root from the resolved server binary (no

38// DB access). Used by selfCheckAndHeal to compare the running hook against the

39// packaged source for staleness — warn-only, never re-copies from the gateway.

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView file

Lines 1-39javascript

1/**

2 * Deep-clean / residue detection for ShieldCortex ↔ OpenClaw integration.

3 *

4 * The standard `uninstall` and `uninstallPlugin` code paths only fire when

5 * the on-disk artefacts they expected are still present. Partial uninstalls,

6 * manual cleanups, and version-to-version shape changes left orphaned config

7 * entries in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` and `~/.openclaw/workspace/.clawhub/lock.json`

8 * that kept producing "plugin references without files" and "missing skill file"

9 * warnings until purged by hand (see incident notes 2026-04-23/24).

10 *

dist/index.jsView file

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/index.jsView on unpkg · L346

dist/xray/npm-inspector.jsView file

High

Entrypoint Foreign Package Code Overwrite

Manifest-reachable source overwrites another installed package with package-defined remote behavior.

dist/xray/npm-inspector.jsView on unpkg

dist/setup/uninstall.jsView file

High

External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Runtime or CLI source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/setup/uninstall.jsView on unpkg

dist/setup/openclaw.jsView file

High

Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation

Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.

dist/setup/openclaw.jsView on unpkg

dist/service/install.jsView file

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

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

dist/service/install.jsView on unpkg · L12

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView file

•path = plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 13461 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.bodyView file

•path = dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.body kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 26212 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.bodyView on unpkg

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.pyView file

•path = [redacted]test_client_policy.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 17732 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.pyView on unpkg

shieldcortex@4.54.2

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