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termdock@1.4.219

A complete web-based terminal application with modern UI

AI Security Review

scanned 24d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Installation can modify host software by invoking system package managers. Server startup also performs recurring self-updates that globally install another release with lifecycle scripts enabled, then refreshes stale third-party agent hooks.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm installation, or starting the Termdock server.

Impact

Can install tmux with elevated package-manager commands, execute lifecycle code from a newly downloaded release, and rewrite existing AI-agent hook integrations.

Mechanism

automatic system-package installation, lifecycle-enabled self-update, and agent-hook persistence

Attack narrative

Installing the package runs postinstall, which attempts to install tmux through host package managers and may use sudo. When the server starts, its update manager checks for newer versions and globally installs them with foreground lifecycle scripts; after an official-registry failure it retries using the configured registry. The runtime also rewrites stale hooks in several AI-agent configuration surfaces. This creates an automatic supply-chain and persistence path beyond operating a terminal application.

AI rationale

The package combines automatic host package installation with recurring lifecycle-enabled global self-updates and third-party agent-hook rewriting. These actions occur without an explicit update or hook-install command at the triggering point.

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/server/utils/autoUpdate.jsdist/server/utils/npmUpdate.jsdist/server/agent/installers.jsdist/server/routes/terminal.js

Source & flagged code

30 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

dist/server/utils/bootCheck.jsView file

51const r = spawnSync(cmd, [], { L52: shell: true, L53: timeout: timeoutMs,

High

Shell

Package source references shell execution.

dist/server/utils/bootCheck.jsView on unpkg · L51

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/bootCheck.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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/bootCheck.jsView on unpkg

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

1import{o as JA,y as NA,p as y,aW as EA,aK as cA,G as z,a2 as hA,c1 as DA,r as GA,c3 as AA,bC as G,bX as wA,u as aA,aJ as ZA}from"./app-DVhUsAA1.js";import"./react-XDCjal2T.js";impo... L2: ${g.stack}`:Q}function iA(g,A){return g=g>>>0,u().subarray(g/1,g/1+A)}let K=null;function l(){return(K===null||K.buffer.detached===!0||K.buffer.detached===void 0&&K.buffer!==k.memo...

High

Eval

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

dist/client/assets/passwordBootstrap-DUuJmnlc.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/server/routes/terminal.jsView file

14Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.exports -> dist/server/entry.js -> dist/server/routes/terminal.js L14: import QRCode from 'qrcode'; L15: import { execFile, spawn } from 'child_process'; L16: import { createHash, randomBytes, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; ... L67: const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile); L68: const TERMDOCK_DIR = `${os.homedir()}/.termdock`; L69: const automationStore = new AutomationStore(`${TERMDOCK_DIR}/automations.json`); ... L83: const raw = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'); L84: return JSON.parse(raw); L85: } ... L115: const require_ = createRequire(import.meta.url); L116: // dist/server/routes/terminal.js → ../../../package.json L117: const pkg = require_(path.join(__dirname || '', '..', '..', '..', 'package.json'));

High

Trigger Reachable Persistence

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

dist/server/routes/terminal.jsView on unpkg · L14

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/server/routes/terminal.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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/routes/terminal.jsView on unpkg

14import QRCode from 'qrcode'; L15: import { execFile, spawn } from 'child_process'; L16: import { createHash, randomBytes, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; ... L67: const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile); L68: const TERMDOCK_DIR = `${os.homedir()}/.termdock`; L69: const automationStore = new AutomationStore(`${TERMDOCK_DIR}/automations.json`); ... L83: const raw = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'); L84: return JSON.parse(raw); L85: } ... L115: const require_ = createRequire(import.meta.url); L116: // dist/server/routes/terminal.js → ../../../package.json L117: const pkg = require_(path.join(__dirname || '', '..', '..', '..', 'package.json'));

dist/server/cli.jsView file

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）。 L5: process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE ||= '16'; L6: import { config as loadDotenv } from 'dotenv'; ... L10: // dotenv 不会覆盖已存在的环境变量，因此系统环境变量和命令行参数优先级最高 L11: loadDotenv({ path: resolve(os.homedir(), '.termdock', '.env'), quiet: true }); L12: loadDotenv({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), '.env'), quiet: true }); ... L20: import fs from 'fs'; L21: import http from 'http'; L22: import https from 'https'; ... L25: import { createHash, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; L26: import { spawn, spawnSync, execFile } from 'child_process'; L27: import { promisify } from 'util';

Critical

Download Execute

Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.

dist/server/cli.jsView on unpkg · L4

4Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/server/cli.js L4: // 设置（同步 fs 不占线程池，所以放在文件体顶部仍然足够早）。 L5: process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE ||= '16'; L6: import { config as loadDotenv } from 'dotenv'; ... L10: // dotenv 不会覆盖已存在的环境变量，因此系统环境变量和命令行参数优先级最高 L11: loadDotenv({ path: resolve(os.homedir(), '.termdock', '.env'), quiet: true }); L12: loadDotenv({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), '.env'), quiet: true }); ... L20: import fs from 'fs'; L21: import http from 'http'; L22: import https from 'https'; ... L25: import { createHash, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; L26: import { spawn, spawnSync, execFile } from 'child_process'; L27: import { promisify } from 'util';

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

dist/server/cli.jsView on unpkg · L4

4Detached bundled service listener: dist/server/cli.js spawns dist/server/entry.js; helper exposes a broad-bound HTTP listener. L4: // 设置（同步 fs 不占线程池，所以放在文件体顶部仍然足够早）。 L5: process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE ||= '16'; L6: import { config as loadDotenv } from 'dotenv'; ... L10: // dotenv 不会覆盖已存在的环境变量，因此系统环境变量和命令行参数优先级最高 L11: loadDotenv({ path: resolve(os.homedir(), '.termdock', '.env'), quiet: true }); L12: loadDotenv({ path: resolve(process.cwd(), '.env'), quiet: true }); ... L20: import fs from 'fs'; L21: import http from 'http'; L22: import https from 'https'; ... L25: import { createHash, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; L26: import { spawn, spawnSync, execFile } from 'child_process'; L27: import { promisify } from 'util';

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

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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.

scripts/postinstall.mjsView on unpkg

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@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/server/agent/installers.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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

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 = 64690 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 = 64690 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-DdYyvXF2.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-DdYyvXF2.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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.

scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjsView on unpkg

.desktop-dist/main.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = .desktop-dist/main.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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.

.desktop-dist/main.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/agent/pluginPackages.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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/server/agent/titleNamerCatalog.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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/titleNamerCatalog.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/ptyhost/manager.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/server/ptyhost/manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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/ptyHost.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.211 matchedPath = dist/server/ptyHost.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.211 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.jsView on unpkg

Findings

3 Critical23 High7 Medium6 Low

CriticalDownload Executedist/server/cli.js

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

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/server/cli.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/server/certificateWatcher.js

HighShelldist/server/utils/bootCheck.js

HighEvaldist/client/assets/passwordBootstrap-DUuJmnlc.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityscripts/postinstall.mjs

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

HighSpawned Bundled Service Listenerdist/server/cli.js

HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/server/routes/terminal.js

HighRuntime Package Installscripts/ensure-node-pty.cjs

HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.br

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/client/assets/chunk-TICWLB2K-DdYyvXF2.js#virtual:normalized:round1

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/utils/bootCheck.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityscripts/postinstall.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/routes/terminal.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityscripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjs

HighKnown Malware Source Similarity.desktop-dist/main.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/agent/pluginPackages.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/agent/installers.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/agent/titleNamerCatalog.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/ptyhost/manager.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/server/ptyHost.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumInstall Persistencedist/server/routes/terminal.js

MediumShips Build Helperdist/client/shell-integration/termdock.bash

MediumShips Compressed Blobdist/client/sw-encrypted-background.js.br

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowTelemetry

LowUrl Strings