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termdock@1.4.261

A complete web-based terminal application with modern UI

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

This is a real web-terminal product, not hidden malware: scanner similarity and the client credential hit are noisy, and install hooks do not hijack agent configs. It still warrants a warning because it can write first-party hooks into foreign AI CLI configs, refresh them at server start, and harvest those agents' tokens for quota calls, with optional auth on a LAN bind.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm install runs postinstall; starting the CLI/server can refresh stale hooks; hook install is triggered by the authenticated-or-open terminal API or equivalent UI.

Impact

Other coding agents may start executing Termdock's hook emitter, and a host without a password can expose that install API on the LAN.

Mechanism

first-party agent hook installer plus install-time native and tmux setup

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.mjsdist/server/agent/installers.jsdist/server/routes/terminal.jsdist/server/quota/tokenDiscovery.jsdist/server/utils/authProtection.js~/.claude/settings.json~/.codex/hooks.json~/.copilot/hooks/termdock.json~/.config/opencode/plugins/termdock.js~/.pi/agent/extensions/termdock/index.ts~/.grok/hooks/termdock.json~/.kimi-code/config.toml~/.termdock/.boot-check-ok

Network endpoints5

api.anthropic.com/api/oauth/usage/backend-api/wham/usage

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json postinstall runs scripts/postinstall.mjs, which rebuilds node-pty and may install tmux with sudo package managers.
Hook installers write Termdock-owned hook commands into Claude, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, Pi, Grok, and Kimi config paths.
Server start rewrites those hooks when they are already installed but marked stale.
An HTTP POST under /api/terminal/agent-hooks/:agent/install installs the same hooks after the CLI is running.
Quota code reads other agents' tokens and environment API keys so it can call provider usage APIs.
Auth is optional; when no password is set, requireAuth lets those terminal APIs through on the default 0.0.0.0 bind.

Evidence against

The npm postinstall script does not write AI-agent configs; it only prepares node-pty/tmux and a ~/.termdock boot marker.
Owned-file installers refuse to overwrite files that lack the Termdock marker, and the hook API is not an install lifecycle hook.
Discovered tokens are sent to matching provider usage endpoints such as api.anthropic.com, not an unrelated host.
The client credential finding is Vite modulepreload fetch credentials, not secret export.

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@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/bootCheck.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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/utils/version.jsView file

Lines 1-34javascript

1import path from 'node:path';

2import { createRequire } from 'node:module';

3import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';

4const currentDir = path.

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

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'));

Medium

Install Persistence

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

dist/server/routes/terminal.jsView on unpkg · L16

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@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/server/ptyhost/manager.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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/app-Cvxoycn7.jsView file

1const __vite__mapDeps=(i,m=__vite__mapDeps,d=(m.f||(m.f=["assets/passwordBootstrap-pL3w9QFh.js","assets/react-XDCjal2T.js","assets/dnd-BCFAPC0L.js","assets/terminal-C7X98Amf.js","a... L2: import{r as _c,a as Rm,g as If}from"./react-XDCjal2T.js";import{b as O,R as We,r as Oc}from"./dnd-BCFAPC0L.js";import{L as Tm,l as Pm}from"./terminal-C7X98Amf.js";(function(){const... L3: ]))+`;ut.KANJI=new RegExp(n,"g"),ut.BYTE_KANJI=new RegExp("[^A-Z0-9 $%*+\\-./:]+","g"),ut.BYTE=new RegExp(r,"g"),ut.NUMERIC=new RegExp(t,"g"),ut.ALPHANUMERIC=new RegExp(e,"g");cons... ... L8: `);const B=y(T,S,A),C=t.getSymbolSize(T),E=new r(C);return h(E,T),g(E),m(E,T),w(E,S,0),T>=7&&b(E,T),R(E,B),isNaN(v)&&(v=i.getBestMask(E,w.bind(null,E,S))),i.applyMask(v,E),w(E,S,v)... L9: `;return typeof a=="function"&&a(null,b)

Critical

Credential Exfiltration

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

dist/client/assets/app-Cvxoycn7.jsView on unpkg · L1

.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@1.4.249 matchedPath = scripts/postinstall.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/server/agent/installers.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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/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@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/server/cli.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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-CspXvKlS.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 4

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

scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.249 matchedPath = scripts/prepare-desktop-runtime.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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@1.4.249 matchedPath = [redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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/android/adb.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/server/android/adb.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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/android/adb.jsView on unpkg

dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/server/utils/npmUpdate.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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-JbnGZ1in.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = termdock@1.4.249 matchedPath = dist/client/assets/DiffViewer-zb8C5YLR.js matchedIdentity = npm:dGVybWRvY2s:1.4.249 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-JbnGZ1in.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

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 Critical23 High8 Medium7 Low

CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/client/assets/app-Cvxoycn7.js

CriticalDownload Execute.desktop-dist/main.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@1.4.261.

See all versions of termdock for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of termdock@1.4.261 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: 2026-09-19 00:31:11.449Z (UTC).

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Decision evidence

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Source & flagged code

Findings

Affected versions and remediation

Behavioral surface

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