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termdock@1.4.246

A complete web-based terminal application with modern UI

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

This release is a documented web terminal with user-invoked agent-hook setup, not an npm install-time hijack of foreign agent configs and not a self-dependency lifecycle chain. Scanner malware-similarity hits are the same product's prior source, while the remaining risk is explicit dual-use agent-config mutation plus privileged tmux setup.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm postinstall or first CLI boot for tmux/node-pty setup; the agent-hooks install API, plugin-hooks CLI, or settings UI for first hook writes; server import for stale-hook refresh; CLI server start for global auto-update.

Impact

Installed hooks can observe agent events inside Termdock panes, and local agent tokens can be reused for official quota APIs; a compromised or unexpected update path could later change that behavior.

Mechanism

user-command and stale-refresh writes into foreign agent configs, plus install-time sudo package-manager setup

AI rationale

Evidence

scripts/postinstall.mjsdist/server/agent/installers.jsdist/server/routes/terminal.jsdist/server/quota/tokenDiscovery.jsdist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js~/.claude/settings.json~/.codex/hooks.json~/.copilot/hooks/termdock.json~/.grok/hooks/termdock.json~/.kimi-code/config.toml~/.termdock/.boot-check-ok

Network endpoints2

registry.npmjs.orgapi.anthropic.com/api/oauth/usage

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

Postinstall rebuilds node-pty and may run sudo system package-manager commands to install tmux.
Runtime hook installers write Termdock commands into Claude, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, Pi, Grok, and Kimi config files.
Server import refreshes already-installed stale hooks without a new user click.
Quota code reads OAuth tokens from local agent credential files and sends them to provider usage APIs.
Standalone CLI startup can globally install a newer termdock release from npm without a separate update command.

Evidence against

package.json does not depend on another termdock release, so the lifecycle self-dependency chain is absent.
Postinstall only prepares node-pty and tmux and writes ~/.termdock/.boot-check-ok; it does not mutate agent configs.
Fresh hook install is behind POST /agent-hooks/:agent/install, the CLI plugin-hooks command, and the settings UI.
Discovered tokens are used against official provider usage endpoints, not an unrelated collector.
Scanner known-malware similarity matches this same terminal product, not a hidden second payload.
Hook emission is gated on the TERMDOCK environment marker so installed hooks stay silent outside Termdock panes.

Source & flagged code

31 flagged

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/utils/kicadBoardInspection.jsView file

1import { execFile } from 'child_process'; L2: const KICAD_INSPECTION_SCRIPT = String.raw `

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/server/utils/kicadBoardInspection.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@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/bootCheck.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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-DQflua8O.jsView file

1import{p as JA,F as oA,q as y,bd as EA,a$ as cA,J as z,a5 as hA,cs as DA,s as GA,cw as AA,bY as G,ck as wA,w as aA,a_ as ZA}from"./app-6wjgoQbH.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-DQflua8O.jsView on unpkg · L1

dist/server/routes/terminal.jsView file

16Trigger-reachable persistence chain: manifest.exports -> dist/server/entry.js -> dist/server/routes/terminal.js L16: import QRCode from 'qrcode'; L17: import { execFile, spawn } from 'child_process'; L18: import { createHash, randomBytes, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; ... L69: const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile); L70: const TERMDOCK_DIR = `${os.homedir()}/.termdock`; L71: const automationStore = new AutomationStore(`${TERMDOCK_DIR}/automations.json`); ... L85: const raw = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'); L86: return JSON.parse(raw); L87: } ... L117: const require_ = createRequire(import.meta.url); L118: // dist/server/routes/terminal.js → ../../../package.json L119: 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 · L16

•matchType = token_shingles matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/server/routes/terminal.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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/server/routes/terminal.jsView on unpkg

16import QRCode from 'qrcode'; L17: import { execFile, spawn } from 'child_process'; L18: import { createHash, randomBytes, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; ... L69: const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile); L70: const TERMDOCK_DIR = `${os.homedir()}/.termdock`; L71: const automationStore = new AutomationStore(`${TERMDOCK_DIR}/automations.json`); ... L85: const raw = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'); L86: return JSON.parse(raw); L87: } ... L117: const require_ = createRequire(import.meta.url); L118: // dist/server/routes/terminal.js → ../../../package.json L119: const pkg = require_(path.join(__dirname || '', '..', '..', '..', 'package.json'));

dist/server/ptyhost/manager.jsView file

264// must not die with (or be reaped by) this server. L265: const child = spawn(command, args, { L266: detached: true, L267: stdio: 'ignore', L268: env: process.env, L269: }); ... L274: return new Promise((resolvePromise, rejectPromise) => { L275: const conn = net.createConnection(ptyHostSocketPath()); L276: const timer = setTimeout(() => {

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

dist/server/ptyhost/manager.jsView on unpkg · L264

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/server/ptyhost/manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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

.desktop-dist/main.jsView file

6import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, dialog, ipcMain, Menu, net, nativeImage, Notification, powerMonitor, screen, session, shell, Tray, } from 'electron'; L7: import { execFile, spawn } from 'node:child_process'; L8: import crypto from 'node:crypto'; ... L10: import fs from 'node:fs'; L11: import http from 'node:http'; L12: import https from 'node:https'; ... L29: const projectRoot = path.resolve(currentDir, '..'); L30: const termdockDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.termdock'); L31: const desktopConfigPath = path.join(termdockDir, 'desktop.json'); ... L56: function triggerLocalNetworkPermission() { L57: if (process.platform !== 'darwin') L58: return;

Critical

Download Execute

Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.

.desktop-dist/main.jsView on unpkg · L6

6Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.main -> .desktop-dist/main.js L6: import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, dialog, ipcMain, Menu, net, nativeImage, Notification, powerMonitor, screen, session, shell, Tray, } from 'electron'; L7: import { execFile, spawn } from 'node:child_process'; L8: import crypto from 'node:crypto'; ... L10: import fs from 'node:fs'; L11: import http from 'node:http'; L12: import https from 'node:https'; ... L29: const projectRoot = path.resolve(currentDir, '..'); L30: const termdockDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.termdock'); L31: const desktopConfigPath = path.join(termdockDir, 'desktop.json'); ... L56: function triggerLocalNetworkPermission() { L57: if (process.platform !== 'darwin') L58: return;

Critical

Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability

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

.desktop-dist/main.jsView on unpkg · L6

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@1.4.233 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/server/agent/installers.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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

dist/server/cli.jsView file

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 }); ... L23: import { getMissingCertificateNames } from './utils/certificateNames.js'; L24: import http from 'http'; L25: import https from 'https'; ... L28: import { createHash, randomUUID } from 'crypto'; L29: import { spawn, spawnSync, execFile } from 'child_process'; L30: import { promisify } from 'util';

High

Spawned Bundled Service Listener

Source launches a detached bundled service that exposes a broad-bound HTTP listener.

dist/server/cli.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-agXqG73-.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-agXqG73-.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.233 matchedPath = scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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

dist/server/agent/pluginPackages.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.233 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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-BRF3sqGx.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/DiffViewer-D17tBMWn.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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/DiffViewer-BRF3sqGx.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/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.233 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/index-UqXCGE5m.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.233 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/agent/localSessionContext.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/localSessionContext.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

31 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/utils/kicadBoardInspection.jsView file

1import { execFile } from 'child_process'; L2: const KICAD_INSPECTION_SCRIPT = String.raw `

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/server/utils/kicadBoardInspection.jsView on unpkg · L1

Findings

3 Critical24 High7 Medium6 Low

CriticalDownload Execute.desktop-dist/main.js

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

CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability.desktop-dist/main.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processdist/server/utils/kicadBoardInspection.js

HighShelldist/server/utils/bootCheck.js

HighEvaldist/client/assets/passwordBootstrap-DQflua8O.js

HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/server/ptyhost/manager.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityscripts/postinstall.mjs

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

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to termdock@1.4.246.

See all versions of termdock for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of termdock@1.4.246 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: 2026-09-17 10:21:36.740Z (UTC).

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