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Source & flagged code

29 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",

dist/database/init.jsView file

Lines 1-29javascript

1/**

2 * Database initialization and connection management

3 */

4import { getBetterSqlite3 } from './better-sqlite3-guard.js';

5import { NativeModuleLoadError, isNativeModuleLoadError, formatNativeLoadError } from './native-load-classify.js';

6import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, renameSync, copyFileSync, readdirSync, openSync, closeSync, realpathSync } 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/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView file

Lines 1-37javascript

1/**

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

3 *

4 * better-sqlite3 13 ships Node-API prebuilt binaries per PLATFORM (not per

5 * Node ABI), so a Node upgrade no longer strands the binding — that was the

6 * 12.x failure mode, where a Node version newer than the installed prebuilds

7 * (and with no C++ toolchain to compile from source) failed to load with a

8 * bare `libc++abi: terminating ... Napi::Error` crash-loop and zero guidance.

9 * An unsupported platform, a stripped install or a half-finished local build

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

54L55: const NOVELTY_CACHE_FILE = path.join(homedir(), ".shieldcortex", "openclaw-memory-cache.json"); L56: const DEFAULT_NOVELTY_THRESHOLD = 0.88; ... L118: try { L119: const raw = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(NOVELTY_CACHE_FILE, "utf-8")); L120: if (!Array.isArray(raw)) return []; ... L629: const fsSync = await import("node:fs"); L630: const scDir = process.env.SHIELDCORTEX_CONFIG_DIR?.trim() || path.join(homedir(), ".shieldcortex"); L631: const cfgPath = path.join(scDir, "config.json"); ... L677: // the native driver from the package that supplied inject-pack.mjs, never L678: // relative to this copied/self-healed handler. Prefer package.json as the L679: // package-root anchor; the selected helper remains a correct ancestry anchor

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView on unpkg · L54

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView file

Lines 1-41javascript

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

Lines 330-370javascript

330 return null;

331}

332/**

333 * Start the Next.js dashboard as a supervised child process.

334 *

335 * v4.27.1: if the child exits while the parent is still alive (crash, OOM,

336 * port conflict at startup, etc.), respawn it with exponential backoff

337 * (1 → 2 → 4 → 8 → 16 → 32 → 60 s, capped). Without this, a single child

338 * crash leaves the parent serving only the API on :3001 while :3030 stays

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.jsView file

1(()=>{var __webpack_modules__={687:e=>{e.exports='"use strict";var c=Object.defineProperty,f=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,y=Object.getOwnPropertyNames,S=Object.prototype.hasOwnP...

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.jsView on unpkg · L1

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

36const _nodepath = /*#__PURE__*/ _interop_require_default(require("node:path")); L37: const _nodechild_process = require("node:child_process"); L38: const _crossspawn = /*#__PURE__*/ _interop_require_default(require("next/dist/compiled/cross-spawn")); ... L49: try { L50: packageJsonPath = (0, _resolvefrom.resolveFrom)(baseDir, "typescript/package.json"); L51: } catch { ... L53: } L54: const packageJson = JSON.parse((0, _nodefs.readFileSync)(packageJsonPath, "utf8")); L55: const packageDir = _nodepath.default.dirname(packageJsonPath); ... L98: return new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{ L99: var _child_stdout, _child_stderr; L100: const child = (0, _crossspawn.default)(process.execPath, [

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L36

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. function openclawchildenv(extra = {}, home = resolveuserhome()) { return { ...process.env, home: home, openclaw_home: home, ...extra }; } export function __openclawchildenvfortest(home) { return home === undefined ? openclawchildenv() : openclawchildenv({}, home); } function isopenclawinstalled() { try { execsync('which openclaw', { encoding: 'utf-8', timeout: 5000 }); return true; } catch {

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

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/service/install.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/service/install.jsView on unpkg

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView file

•path = plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 14429 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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 54

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

•matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 shingleOverlap = 48 summary = source token shingles overlapped finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg

dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.jsView on unpkg

dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.jsView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = polyrouter@1.0.35 matchedPath = app/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.js matchedIdentity = npm:cG9seXJvdXRlcg:1.0.35 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.jsView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.jsView on unpkg

dist/api/routes/xray.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/api/routes/xray.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/api/routes/xray.jsView on unpkg

dist/audit/dependency-scanner.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/audit/dependency-scanner.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/audit/dependency-scanner.jsView on unpkg

dist/audit/env-scanner.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/audit/env-scanner.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/audit/env-scanner.jsView on unpkg

dist/integrations/claude-code-version.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/integrations/claude-code-version.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/integrations/claude-code-version.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

29 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

dist/database/init.jsView file

9import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'; L10: import { execSync } from 'child_process'; L11: import { runMigrations } from './migrations.js';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/database/init.jsView on unpkg · L9

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/database/init.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/database/init.jsView on unpkg

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/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView file

17* • REQUIRING the package resolves JAVASCRIPT ONLY. `lib/index.js` is L18: * `require('./database')(require('./binding').getBinding, true)`, which L19: * hands `getBinding` over as a FUNCTION; no `.node` file is opened. So the

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView on unpkg · L17

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

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView on unpkg · L54

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = shieldcortex@5.0.1 matchedPath = dist/setup/deep-clean.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2hpZWxkY29ydGV4:5.0.1 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView on unpkg

21import os from 'os'; L22: import { execFileSync, execSync } from 'child_process'; L23: import { gatewayRestartCommand } from './gateway-restart-command.js'; ... L33: function resolveHome() { L34: const sudoUser = process.env.SUDO_USER; L35: if (sudoUser && SAFE_USERNAME.test(sudoUser)) { ... L48: } L49: return os.homedir(); L50: } ... L54: try { L55: const parsed = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8')); L56: 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 · L21

dist/index.jsView file

350║ Starting Next.js dashboard... ║ L351: ║ Dashboard: http://localhost:3030 ║ L352: ║ API: http://localhost:3001 ║ ... L362: if (useStandalone && dashboardPath) { L363: return spawn(process.execPath, ['server.js'], { L364: cwd: dashboardPath.cwd, L365: stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'], L366: env: { ...process.env, PORT: '3030', HOSTNAME: '127.0.0.1' }, L367: });

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 · L350

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.jsView file

1(()=>{var __webpack_modules__={687:e=>{e.exports='"use strict";var c=Object.defineProperty,f=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,y=Object.getOwnPropertyNames,S=Object.prototype.hasOwnP...

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.jsView on unpkg · L1

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L36

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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/service/install.jsView on unpkg

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView file

•path = plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 14429 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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 54

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg

dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.jsView on unpkg

dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.jsView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.jsView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.jsView on unpkg

dist/api/routes/xray.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/api/routes/xray.jsView on unpkg

dist/audit/dependency-scanner.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/audit/dependency-scanner.jsView on unpkg

dist/audit/env-scanner.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/audit/env-scanner.jsView on unpkg

dist/integrations/claude-code-version.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/integrations/claude-code-version.jsView on unpkg

Findings

24 High7 Medium6 Low

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/database/init.js

HighShelldist/setup/hooks.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighExternal Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/setup/uninstall.js

HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/setup/openclaw.js

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/service/install.js

HighShips High Entropy Blobdashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/.next/server/app/apple-icon.png.body

HighPayload In Excluded Dirplugins/hermes/shieldcortex/tests/test_client_policy.py

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityscripts/postinstall.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/service/install.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/api/routes/xray.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/audit/dependency-scanner.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/setup/deep-clean.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/audit/env-scanner.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/database/init.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/integrations/claude-code-version.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumDynamic Requiredist/database/better-sqlite3-guard.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumInstall Persistencedist/setup/deep-clean.js

MediumShips Build Helperplugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowWeak Cryptohooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.ts

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

29 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",

dist/database/init.jsView file

Lines 1-29javascript

1/**

2 * Database initialization and connection management

3 */

4import { getBetterSqlite3 } from './better-sqlite3-guard.js';

5import { NativeModuleLoadError, isNativeModuleLoadError, formatNativeLoadError } from './native-load-classify.js';

6import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, renameSync, copyFileSync, readdirSync, openSync, closeSync, realpathSync } 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/database/better-sqlite3-guard.jsView file

Lines 1-37javascript

1/**

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

3 *

4 * better-sqlite3 13 ships Node-API prebuilt binaries per PLATFORM (not per

5 * Node ABI), so a Node upgrade no longer strands the binding — that was the

6 * 12.x failure mode, where a Node version newer than the installed prebuilds

7 * (and with no C++ toolchain to compile from source) failed to load with a

8 * bare `libc++abi: terminating ... Napi::Error` crash-loop and zero guidance.

9 * An unsupported platform, a stripped install or a half-finished local build

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

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

hooks/openclaw/cortex-memory/handler.tsView on unpkg · L54

dist/setup/deep-clean.jsView file

Lines 1-41javascript

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

Lines 330-370javascript

330 return null;

331}

332/**

333 * Start the Next.js dashboard as a supervised child process.

334 *

335 * v4.27.1: if the child exits while the parent is still alive (crash, OOM,

336 * port conflict at startup, etc.), respawn it with exponential backoff

337 * (1 → 2 → 4 → 8 → 16 → 32 → 60 s, capped). Without this, a single child

338 * crash leaves the parent serving only the API on :3001 while :3030 stays

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.jsView file

1(()=>{var __webpack_modules__={687:e=>{e.exports='"use strict";var c=Object.defineProperty,f=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,y=Object.getOwnPropertyNames,S=Object.prototype.hasOwnP...

High

Command Output Exfiltration

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/compiled/edge-runtime/index.jsView on unpkg · L1

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/lib/typescript/runTypeScriptCli.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg · L36

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

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/service/install.jsView on unpkg

plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.pyView file

•path = plugins/hermes/shieldcortex/sc_client.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 14429 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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 54

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg

dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/defence/skill-scanner/scan-skill.jsView on unpkg

dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/integrations/openclaw-gateway-roster.jsView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/@next/env/dist/index.jsView on unpkg

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dashboard/.next/standalone/dashboard/node_modules/next/dist/build/next-config-ts/transpile-config.jsView on unpkg

dist/api/routes/xray.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/api/routes/xray.jsView on unpkg

dist/audit/dependency-scanner.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/audit/dependency-scanner.jsView on unpkg

dist/audit/env-scanner.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/audit/env-scanner.jsView on unpkg

dist/integrations/claude-code-version.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/integrations/claude-code-version.jsView on unpkg

shieldcortex@5.1.0

AI Security Review

Decision evidence

Source & flagged code

Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Source & flagged code