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termdock@1.4.193

A complete web-based terminal application with modern UI

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

This is unsafe automatic installation behavior and an automatic self-updater, but the inspected source did not establish secret theft, remote payload execution, or unconsented install-time AI-agent control-surface mutation. The appropriate disposition is a warning rather than a publication block.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

npm postinstall, normal CLI startup when tmux is absent, or a running service after its update timer fires.

Impact

It can delete dependency prebuilds, compile code, install tmux through available package managers including sudo, write a Termdock marker, and install a later release with lifecycle scripts.

Mechanism

Automatic shell execution, native rebuild, system package installation, and global npm update.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/server/utils/bootCheck.jsdist/server/utils/npmUpdate.jsdist/server/agent/installers.jsnode_modules/node-pty/prebuilds/*~/.termdock/.boot-check-ok

Network endpoints1

registry.npmjs.org

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

Its npm postinstall hook runs automatically and invokes shell commands.
The install hook deletes node-pty prebuilds and rebuilds native code when its test fails.
On Linux, install and normal CLI startup attempt privileged system package-manager installation of tmux.
The running service automatically checks for and globally installs newer termdock releases from the npm registry.
It can write and refresh hooks in several AI coding-agent configuration directories, although initial hook installation is user-invoked.

Evidence against

No credential harvesting or data exfiltration was found in the inspected lifecycle, updater, CLI, or hook installer code.
The AI-agent hook installer preserves non-Termdock entries and requires a separate install action; it is not called by postinstall.
The self-update implementation uses the official npm registry first and has no runtime dependency on termdock itself.
No reviewer- or scanner-directed text was found in the inspected package source.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcess

Source & flagged code

32 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 24-64json

24 "dev:client": "vite",

25 "dev:server": "cross-env PORT=9835 tsx watch src/server/entry.ts",

26 "build": "npm run clean && npm run build:client && npm run build:server && npm run build:runtime-manifest",

27 "build:desktop": "node scripts/prepare-desktop-tokens.mjs && tsc -p tsconfig.desktop.json && esbuild desktop/preload.cts --bundle --platform=node --format=cjs --external:electron --outfile=.desktop-dist/preload.cjs && esbuild desktop/renderer/services.tsx --bundle --platform=browser --format=iife --minify --outfile=desktop/renderer/services.js",

28 "desktop:dev": "npm run build && npm run build:desktop && electron-forge start",

29 "desktop:prepare": "npm run build && npm run build:desktop && node scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjs",

30 "desktop:make": "node scripts/ensure-macos-appdmg.mjs && npm run desktop:prepare && electron-forge make",

31 "build:client": "vite build && node scripts/precompress-client.mjs",

32 "build:server": "tsc -p tsconfig.server.json && node -e \"require('fs').chmodSync('dist/server/cli.js', 0o755)\"",

33 "build:runtime-manifest": "node scripts/generate-runtime-manifest.mjs",

34 "generate:pwa-assets": "pwa-assets-generator --config pwa-assets.config.ts",

35 "preview": "vite preview",

36 "start": "node dist/server/cli.js",

37 "lint": "tsc --noEmit",

38 "trace:diff": "node scripts/inspect-diff-trace.mjs",

39 "trace:fsio": "node scripts/inspect-fs-io.mjs",

40 "release:classify": "node scripts/classify-release.mjs",

41 "test": "vitest --passWithNoTests",

42 "test:ui": "vitest --ui",

43 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

44 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.mjs"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L44

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

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

package.jsonView on unpkg · L44

45 },

46 "dependencies": {

47 "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "17.0.0",

48 "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",

49 "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",

50 "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",

51 "@hello-pangea/dnd": "^18.0.1",

52 "@libp2p/crypto": "5.1.9",

53 "@libp2p/interface": "3.1.0",

54 "@libp2p/peer-id": "6.0.0",

55 "@libp2p/utils": "7.0.7",

56 "@noble/hashes": "2.4.0",

57 "@serenity-kit/opaque": "1.1.0",

58 "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.10",

59 "@types/csurf": "^1.11.5",

60 "@types/refractor": "^2.8.0",

61 "@use-gesture/react": "^10.3.1",

62 "@xterm/addon-clipboard": "^0.3.0-beta.287",

63 "@xterm/addon-fit": "^0.12.0-beta.287",

64 "@xterm/addon-image": "^0.10.0-beta.287",

dist/server/certificateWatcher.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1import { EventEmitter } from 'events';

2import { execFile } from 'child_process';

3import { promisify } from 'util';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/server/certificateWatcher.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/server/utils/bootCheck.jsView file

Lines 31-71javascript

31 }

32 catch { /* not in PATH */ }

33 // macOS non-interactive SSH 的 PATH 不包含 Homebrew 路径，手动检查

34 const extraPaths = [

35 '/opt/homebrew/bin',

36 '/usr/local/bin'

dist/client/assets/passwordBootstrap-BuXV9qsA.jsView file

Lines 1-3javascript

1import{m as JA,w as oA,n as y,aT as EA,aH as cA,D as z,a0 as hA,bY as DA,p as GA,b_ as AA,bx as G,bS as wA,s as aA,aG

dist/server/utils/ensureNodePty.jsView file

Lines 1-10javascript

1import { createRequire } from 'node:module';

2// Both src/server/utils and dist/server/utils resolve to the shipped scripts.

3const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);

4export function

dist/server/routes/terminal.jsView file

Lines 1-34javascript

1import { ensureNodePty } from '../utils/ensureNodePty.js';

2import { PtySpawnBackoff, PtySpawnDeferredError } from '../utils/ptySpawnBackoff.js';

3import { collaborationGroupRoutes } from '../agent/collaborationGroupRoutes.js';

4import { TerminalClientAttachment } from '../utils/terminalClientAttachment.js'

dist/server/cli.jsView file

Lines 1-24javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2// libuv 线程池默认只有 4 个线程，慢/挂起的异步 IO（fs.promises、crypto 等）

3// 会把池耗尽，表现为整个服务的 IO 全部卡死。必须在任何异步 fs 调用之前

4// 设置（同步 fs 不占线程池，所以放在文件体顶部仍然足够早）。

5process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE ||= '16';

6import { config as loadDotenv } from 'dotenv';

scripts/postinstall.mjsView file

10L11: import { execSync, spawnSync } from 'child_process'; L12: import { createRequire } from 'module'; ... L31: const r = spawnSync(cmd, [], { shell: true, timeout: timeoutMs, encoding: 'utf-8', stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'] }); L32: return { ok: r.status === 0, stdout: r.stdout, stderr: r.stderr }; L33: } catch { ... L51: const { ensureNodePty } = require_('./ensure-node-pty.cjs'); L52: const PTY_PATH = require_.resolve('node-pty/package.json', { paths: [pkgRoot] }).replace('/package.json', ''); L53: ... L83: const pty = require_(PTY_PATH); L84: const proc = pty.spawn(process.env.SHELL || '/bin/bash', [], { name: 'xterm', cols: 80, rows: 24 }); L85: proc.kill();

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

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

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg · L10

dist/server/agent/installers.jsView file

•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation. import fs from 'node:fs'; import os from 'node:os'; import path from 'node:path'; import { execfile, spawn } from 'node:child_process'; import { agentbyslug, ispluginagent } from './registry.js'; import { loadplugins, resolvehooktarget } from './plugins.js'; export const hook_agents = ['claude', 'codex', 'copilot', 'opencode', 'pi', 'grok', 'kimi']; const display_names = { claude: 'claude code', codex: 'codex', copilot: 'copilot cli', opencode: 'opencode', pi: 'pi', grok: 'grok build', kimi: 'kimi code', };

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/server/agent/installers.jsView on unpkg

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/server/agent/installers.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/server/agent/installers.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/terminal-C7X98Amf.jsView file

4contains invisible/control Unicode U+200E (left-to-right mark) `)})),this._register(this._bufferService.onResize(()=>this.queueSync())),this._register(this._bufferService.buffers.onBufferActivate(()=>{this._latestYDisp=void 0,this.queueSync()})),this._register(this._bufferService.onScroll(()=>this._syn

Critical

Trojan Source Unicode

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

dist/client/assets/terminal-C7X98Amf.jsView on unpkg · L4

scripts/ensure-node-pty.cjsView file

15source = source.replace(' int stat_loc;', ' int stat_loc = 0;'); L16: source = source.replace(' }\n#else\n while (true)', ' }\n if (kq >= 0) close(kq);\n#else\n while (true)'); L17: source = source.replace('throw Napi::Error::New(napiEnv, "posix_spawnp failed.");',

Critical

Protestware

Package source matches protestware-related patterns.

scripts/ensure-node-pty.cjsView on unpkg · L15

51console.log('Rebuilding node-pty with the Termdock macOS FD cleanup fix...'); L52: const result = spawnSync('npx', ['--yes', 'node-gyp', 'rebuild'], { L53: cwd: ptyRoot, stdio: 'inherit', timeout: 180_000,

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

scripts/ensure-node-pty.cjsView on unpkg · L51

dist/client/shell-integration/termdock.bashView file

•path = dist/client/shell-integration/termdock.bash kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 3514 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

dist/client/shell-integration/termdock.bashView on unpkg

dist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.brView file

•path = dist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.br kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 64490 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.brView on unpkg

•path = dist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.br kind = compressed_blob sizeBytes = 64490 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Compressed Blob

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

dist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.brView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/chunk-TICWLB2K-N3OPIvmU.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 5

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

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

dist/client/assets/chunk-TICWLB2K-N3OPIvmU.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

dist/server/agent/pluginPackages.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/server/agent/pluginPackages.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/server/utils/npmUpdate.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/DiffViewer-BlwwMnsB.jsView file

•matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/DiffViewer-Bg272xI5.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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.

dist/client/assets/DiffViewer-BlwwMnsB.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/agent/titleNamerCatalog.jsView file

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

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

dist/server/agent/titleNamerCatalog.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/ptyhost/manager.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/server/ptyhost/manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/server/ptyhost/manager.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/utils/gitStatus.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/gitStatus.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/server/utils/gitStatus.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/diagram-VX7I27RA-C7nQgan9.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/diagram-VX7I27RA-BUjfRaI7.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/client/assets/diagram-VX7I27RA-C7nQgan9.jsView on unpkg

dist/client/assets/flowDiagram-HODETNUW-CcdXfpU7.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.181 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/flowDiagram-HODETNUW-nKpOA9LA.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.181 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/client/assets/flowDiagram-HODETNUW-CcdXfpU7.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

32 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/server/certificateWatcher.jsView file

1import { EventEmitter } from 'events'; L2: import { execFile } from 'child_process'; L3: import { promisify } from 'util';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/server/certificateWatcher.jsView on unpkg · L1

Findings

4 Critical23 High8 Medium6 Low

CriticalDownload Executedist/server/cli.js

CriticalTrojan Source Unicodedist/client/assets/terminal-C7X98Amf.js

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/server/cli.js

CriticalProtestwarescripts/ensure-node-pty.cjs

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/server/certificateWatcher.js

HighShelldist/server/utils/bootCheck.js

HighEvaldist/client/assets/passwordBootstrap-BuXV9qsA.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityscripts/postinstall.mjs

HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/server/agent/installers.js

HighSpawned Bundled Service Listener

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to termdock@1.4.193.

See all versions of termdock for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of termdock@1.4.193 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.

Evidence last updated: 2026-09-10 03:02:45.371Z (UTC).

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