snyk@1.1308.2
⚠ Under reviewsnyk library and cli utility
AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe install hook downloads the Snyk CLI and verifies its checksum, with no concrete attack behavior established in the inspected JavaScript. Two loaded native modules remain unresolved, so their behavior requires review.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
The postinstall hook downloads the CLI; the native modules load when their CLI code paths are used.
Impact
The native modules' effects cannot be assessed from the inspected source and artifact analysis.
Mechanism
The wrapper verifies the downloaded binary against a bundled checksum. The native modules are loaded with process.dlopen, and their behavior remains unresolved.
AI rationale
The install hook downloads the Snyk CLI and verifies its checksum, with no concrete attack behavior established in the inspected JavaScript. Two loaded native modules remain unresolved, so their behavior requires review.
Evidence
dist/cli/778.index.js.lpm-inspection-LshcWL/1-1e77f1a9c85f.txt.lpm-inspection-LshcWL/2-1f89096a8e6b.txtdist/cli/4744c3448a2e72a05611f70de149729e.nodedist/cli/3840f1e01c4c911a413c5b2234744338.node
Network endpoints2
downloads.snyk.iostatic.snyk.io
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 61.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The postinstall hook invokes the wrapper in download mode; the wrapper checks the downloaded binary against a SHA-256 value.
- The CLI source loads two native modules, but offline analysis cannot identify their behavior.
Evidence against
- The wrapper downloads the platform CLI from Snyk hosts and rejects a binary whose checksum differs from the expected value.
- No concrete attack behavior was established from the inspected source.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
17 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•dependencies registry_only=boolean,roarr
Critical
Manifest Confusion
Tarball package.json differs from the npm registry version manifest for scripts or dependency sets.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node wrapper_dist/bootstrap.js exec
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg•scripts.postinstall = node wrapper_dist/bootstrap.js exec
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgwrapper_dist/common.jsView file
Findings
1 Critical6 High10 Medium7 Low
CriticalManifest Confusionpackage.json
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processwrapper_dist/common.js
HighShellwrapper_dist/common.js
HighSame File Env Network Executionwrapper_dist/common.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/cli/nupkgs/nuget.frameworks.6.14.3.nupkg
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli/905.index.js
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
MediumDynamic Requirewrapper_dist/bootstrap.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Native Binarydist/cli/4744c3448a2e72a05611f70de149729e.node
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to snyk@1.1308.2.
See all versions of snyk for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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