socket@1.1.155
CLI for Socket.dev
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged primitives are consistent with an authenticated security-scanning CLI and are user-invoked. No lifecycle script, covert credential collection, or unconsented persistence was found.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Explicit invocation of socket commands, including `socket wrapper on` or authenticated scans.
Impact
Can scan project manifests, call Socket/GitHub APIs with supplied tokens, or update shell aliases after user action.
Mechanism
User-invoked dependency scanning, API requests, and optional package-manager wrapping.
AI rationale
The flagged primitives are consistent with an authenticated security-scanning CLI and are user-invoked. No lifecycle script, covert credential collection, or unconsented persistence was found.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/cli.jsdist/cli.jsdist/constants.jsdist/utils.jsexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js~/.bashrc~/.zshrc
Network endpoints2
api.socket.dev/v0/api.github.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 96.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- dist/cli.js can modify shell aliases, but only through explicit wrapper commands or a prompted --postinstall argument.
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle hooks.
- bin/cli.js only launches the packaged CLI after user invocation.
- dist/cli.js gates shell-profile changes behind confirmation or `socket wrapper on/off`.
- external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js is an npm pack implementation, not credential exfiltration.
- dist/utils.js telemetry is organization-scoped, disabled by default, and redacts token-like argv values.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsObfuscatedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
15 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
19L20: const spawnPromise = spawn(
L21: constants.execPath,
High
external/blessed/lib/tput.jsView file
1152if (this.options.stringify && code.indexOf('return ') === 0) {
L1153: return new Function('', code)();
L1154: }
High
Eval
Package source references dynamic code evaluation.
external/blessed/lib/tput.jsView on unpkg · L1152bin/npm-cli.jsView file
4void (async () => {
L5: const Module = require('node:module')
L6: const path = require('node:path')
Medium
Findings
2 Critical7 High8 Medium7 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltaexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
HighChild Processbin/cli.js
HighShell
HighEvalexternal/blessed/lib/tput.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/cli.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
MediumDynamic Requirebin/npm-cli.js
MediumNetwork
Medium
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to socket@1.1.155.
See all versions of socket for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of socket@1.1.155 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.
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