registry / Install hook abuse / termdock / 1.4.248

termdock@1.4.248

A complete web-based terminal application with modern UI

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

This is not proven credential theft or a self-propagating lifecycle chain, but automatic deletion, rebuilding, and privileged host package installation are a concrete unsafe install-hook capability. The behavior warrants a warning rather than publication blocking under the stated policy.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm installation, then ordinary CLI startup when checks are not marked complete.

Impact

It can alter installed dependency files and install system software, including attempted sudo commands, without an explicit setup command.

Mechanism

Automatic shell execution, dependency rebuild, and host package installation.

AI rationale

Evidence

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

Decision evidence

public snapshot

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

Evidence for warning

Installation automatically runs a package script.
The install script deletes native prebuilds and invokes node-gyp through npx.
The install script tries privileged system package-manager commands to install tmux.
Normal CLI startup repeats the dependency-rebuild and automatic tmux-install behavior.

Evidence against

No runtime dependency on termdock itself appears in package.json.
The inspected paths show no credential collection or outbound data exfiltration.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTelemetryUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 236 file(s), 10.3 MB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.23, api.anthropic.com, api.github.com, api.kimi.com, api.openai.com, api.x.ai, bit.ly, brew.sh, bugzilla.mozilla.org, chatgpt.com, chevrotain.io, en.wikipedia.org, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, github.com, jcgt.org, langium.org, nodejs.org, reactjs.org, redux.js.org, registry.npmjs.org, term.example.com, termdock-preview.invalid, termdock.invalid, www.w3.org

Source & flagged code

30 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@1.4.247 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/bootCheck.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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/server/routes/terminal.jsView file

Lines 1-36javascript

1import { assertPeerRegistrationAuthority } from '../agent/collaborationPeerTransport.js';

2import { progressRoutes } from '../notifications/progressRoutes.js';

3import { ensureNodePty } from '../utils/ensureNodePty.js';

4import { PtySpawnBackoff, PtySpawnDeferredError } from '../utils/ptySpawnBackoff.js'

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@1.4.247 matchedPath = dist/server/ptyhost/manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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@1.4.247 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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@1.4.247 matchedPath = dist/server/agent/installers.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.247 matchedPath = dist/server/cli.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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/cli.jsView on unpkg

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-yzLwt_MH.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-yzLwt_MH.js#virtual:normalized:round1View on unpkg

scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.247 matchedPath = scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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@1.4.247 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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@1.4.247 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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-C2s4BXp0.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.247 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/DiffViewer-DvP6iXpD.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.247 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-C2s4BXp0.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

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/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 Critical23 High7 Medium7 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

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

HighSpawned Bundled Service Listenerdist/server/cli.js

High

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to termdock@1.4.248.

See all versions of termdock for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of termdock@1.4.248 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 13:45:13.605Z (UTC).

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