---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/socket/v/1.8.3"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/socket/v/1.8.3.md"
package: "socket"
report_status: "published"
title: "socket@1.8.3 npm security report"
verdict: "clean"
version: "1.8.3"
---

# socket@1.8.3 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Allowed — no malicious behavior detected** — No malicious behavior detected. 25 low-signal pattern(s) reviewed.

- **Verdict:** Clean
- **Product-default install policy:** Allow
- **Firewall policy:** No policy match
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** None published
- **Selected version:** 1.8.3
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: clean; recommendation: mark clean. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The source supports a user-invoked Socket CLI with no detected install-time behavior. The flagged dynamic code, registry authentication, and Maven archive have package-aligned uses, and no concrete attack behavior was found.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Clean
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 97.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-15T10:52:13.015Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-15T10:54:43.764Z
- **Download time:** 1532 ms
- **Static scan time:** 34067 ms
- **AI review time:** 115149 ms
- **Total time:** 150749 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:** No attack surface was identified in the inspected source. The flagged behaviors are tied to CLI functions such as terminal formatting, registry requests, and explicit manifest analysis.

- **Trigger:** A user runs a package CLI command; no install-time trigger was found.

- **Impact:** No confirmed attack impact was identified.

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-15T10:54:43.764Z

### AI review details

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

- **Mechanism:** No confirmed malicious mechanism was established. Telemetry requires an organization setting and API-enabled configuration, and its command context is sanitized.

- **Rationale:** The source supports a user-invoked Socket CLI with no detected install-time behavior. The flagged dynamic code, registry authentication, and Maven archive have package-aligned uses, and no concrete attack behavior was found.

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Clean

- **Confidence:** 97.0%

- **Recommended action:** mark\_clean

- **Intent class:** Benign

- **False-positive risk:** Low

- **Evidence for AI clean decision:** package.json maps the package binaries to CLI wrappers; bin/cli.js launches the CLI with the caller’s arguments, and the inspected scripts are build and check tasks., dist/cli.js starts CLI command handling and telemetry when the CLI is run. Telemetry defaults to disabled, requires an organization configuration, and sends events only when the API-provided setting enables it., Telemetry context sanitizes command arguments, including redacting API-token values; the CLI sends enabled events through the organization telemetry API., The flagged registry code attaches authorization only when registry request auth is present; it sends the request to its URI and notes that credentials for cross-host tarballs require alwaysAuth., The dynamic-code findings are in terminal capability formatting and generated schema validation code., The archive contains Maven extension classes; the CLI loads that extension only when its manifest-analysis path invokes Maven.

- **Evidence against:** No concrete attack behavior was identified in the inspected source; the flagged dynamic compilation, registry authentication, and archive have package-aligned CLI uses.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to socket@1.8.3.

- Review the evidence and your use of socket@1.8.3 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.

## Public findings

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

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. High: Child Process
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%
- **Path:** bin/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/bin/cli.js>)

Package source references child process execution.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L19: 
L20: const spawnPromise = spawn(
L21: constants.execPath,
```

### 3. High: Shell
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 85.0%

Package source references shell execution.

### 4. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** external/blessed/lib/tput.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/external/blessed/lib/tput.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1152: if (this.options.stringify && code.indexOf('return ') === 0) {
L1153: return new Function('', code)();
L1154: }
```

### 5. Medium: Dynamic Require
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** bin/npm-cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/bin/npm-cli.js>)

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L4: void (async () => {
L5: const Module = require('node:module')
L6: const path = require('node:path')
```

### 6. Low: Weak Crypto
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 64.0%
- **Path:** external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/external/%40socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js>)

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: const require$$0$a = require('path')
L14: const require$$0$b = require('child_process')
L15: const require$$0$c = require('os')
...
L30: const require$$0$l = require('crypto')
L31: const require$$0$m = require('http')
L32: const require$$2$4 = require('https')
L33: const require$$0$n = require('dns')
L34: const require$$0$o = require('net')
...
L65: const hexify = char => {
L66: const h = char.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase()
L67: return `0x${h.length % 2 ? '0' : ''}${h}`
...
L233:
```

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

Package source references network APIs.

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

Package source references environment variables.

### 9. Medium: Install Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/cli.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L22: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
L23: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L24: var fs$2 = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/fs');
...
L84: if (!result.ok) {
L85: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L86: }
...
L186: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L187: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L188: });
...
L1078: const {
L1079: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1080: defaultBranch,
```

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

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 11. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** external/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/external/%40socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L13: const require$$0$a = require('path')
L14: const require$$0$b = require('child_process')
L15: const require$$0$c = require('os')
...
L30: const require$$0$l = require('crypto')
L31: const require$$0$m = require('http')
L32: const require$$2$4 = require('https')
L33: const require$$0$n = require('dns')
L34: const require$$0$o = require('net')
...
L65: const hexify = char => {
L66: const h = char.charCodeAt(0).toString(16).toUpperCase()
L67: return `0x${h.length % 2 ? '0' : ''}${h}`
...
L233:
```

### 12. High: Command Output Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 82.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/vendor.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L8: var os$3 = require('node:os');
L9: var require$$2$4 = require('node:https');
L10: var require$$1$7 = require('node:http');
...
L32: var node_buffer = require$$0$b;
L33: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L34: var require$$1$a = require('node:path/win32');
...
L46: var require$$12$1 = require$$6$4;
L47: var require$$0$o = require('node:dns');
L48: var require$$0$p = require('node:net');
...
L941: var _a$1, _b$1, _c$1;
L942: const minNodeVersion$1 = process && process.env && process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION ? Number(process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION) : 12;
L943: const nodeVersion$1 = (_b$1 = (_a$1 = process === null || process === void 0 ? void 0 : process.versions) === null || _a$1 === void 0 ? void 0 : _a$1.node) !== null && _b$1 !== voi...
```

### 13. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 72.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/cli.js>)

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/cli.js spawns dist/vendor.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L22: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
L23: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L24: var fs$2 = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/fs');
...
L84: if (!result.ok) {
L85: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L86: }
...
L186: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L187: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L188: });
...
L1078: const {
L1079: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1080: defaultBranch,
```

### 14. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/vendor.js>)

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.js -> dist/vendor.js
L8: var os$3 = require('node:os');
L9: var require$$2$4 = require('node:https');
L10: var require$$1$7 = require('node:http');
...
L32: var node_buffer = require$$0$b;
L33: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L34: var require$$1$a = require('node:path/win32');
...
L46: var require$$12$1 = require$$6$4;
L47: var require$$0$o = require('node:dns');
L48: var require$$0$p = require('node:net');
...
L941: var _a$1, _b$1, _c$1;
L942: const minNodeVersion$1 = process && process.env && process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION ? Number(process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION) : 12;
L943: const nodeVersion$1 = (_b$1 = (_a$1 = process === null || process === void 0 ? void 0 : process.versions) === null || _a$1 === void 0 ?
```

### 15. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/vendor.js>)

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.js -> dist/vendor.js
L8: var os$3 = require('node:os');
L9: var require$$2$4 = require('node:https');
L10: var require$$1$7 = require('node:http');
...
L32: var node_buffer = require$$0$b;
L33: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L34: var require$$1$a = require('node:path/win32');
...
L46: var require$$12$1 = require$$6$4;
L47: var require$$0$o = require('node:dns');
L48: var require$$0$p = require('node:net');
...
L941: var _a$1, _b$1, _c$1;
L942: const minNodeVersion$1 = process && process.env && process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION ? Number(process.env.YARGS_MIN_NODE_VERSION) : 12;
L943: const nodeVersion$1 = (_b$1 = (_a$1 = process === null || process === void 0 ? void 0 : process.versions) === nu
```

### 16. High: Trigger Reachable Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/cli.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/cli.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.exports -> dist/cli.js
L22: var bin = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/bin');
L23: var childProcess = require('node:child_process');
L24: var fs$2 = require('../external/@socketsecurity/registry/lib/fs');
...
L84: if (!result.ok) {
L85: process.exitCode = result.code ?? 1;
L86: }
...
L186: titles: Object.keys(data.top_five_alert_types),
L187: data: Object.values(data.top_five_alert_types)
L188: });
...
L1078: const {
L1079: cwd = process.cwd(),
L1080: defaultBranch,
```

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

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

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

Package source contains URL literals.

### 19. Medium: Ships Build Helper
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/socket-completion.bash
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/socket-completion.bash>)

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```shell
path = dist/socket-completion.bash
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 8951
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 20. Medium: Ships Compressed Blob
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar>)

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
kind = compressed_blob
sizeBytes = 27474
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 21. High: Ships High Entropy Blob
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar>)

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
kind = high_entropy_blob
sizeBytes = 27474
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 22. Medium: Oversized Source File
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 70.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/vendor.js>)

Package contains source files above the normal full-analysis size ceiling.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
path = dist/vendor.js
kind = oversized_source_file
sizeBytes = 6912520
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 23. Low: Nested Archive Needs Inspection
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar>)

Package ships a nested archive or MCP bundle that was inventoried but not recursively analyzed.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```text
path = dist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection
sizeBytes = 27474
magicHex = [redacted]
```

### 24. 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.

### 25. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/vendor.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/socket@1.8.3/dist/vendor.js>)

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

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 9
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 2
- **Optional dependencies:** 0
- **Peer dependencies:** 0
- **Development dependencies:** 104
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 2

### Published dependency entries
- @socketsecurity/socket-patch 2.0.0 (Dependency)
- form-data 4.0.6 (Dependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** socket
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 1.8.3
- **License:** MIT
- **Version published:** 2026-10-15T10:48:35.826Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T08:38:47.109Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-11-03T13:08:22.364Z
- **Known versions:** 50
- **Latest version:** 1.13.0
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** CLI for Socket.dev
- **Author:** Socket Inc
- **Maintainers:** feross, socket-bot
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18.20.8, pnpm: \>=10.33.0
- **Artifact files:** 1015
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 23,090,268 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 1
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/socket/v/1.8.3>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-cli>)