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terminal-kit-tslint-config
settings manager
This report shows the evidence for terminal-kit-tslint-config@20.1.9, the only known version.
This package appears in our research on the August 2026 dependency confusion campaign, with how it works, the full package list and what to do if you installed it.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe import-time, unauthenticated remote-binary execution chain is concrete and unrelated to a settings/config package. The unused-looking telemetry module duplicates the same downloader/executor capability.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Runtime import/require of terminal-kit-tslint-config.
Impact
Arbitrary native code execution under the importing process user.
Mechanism
Remote payload download, drop, permission change, and detached execution.
Attack narrative
A normal require of the package loads _platform.js. Unless opt-out variables are set, it downloads a platform-specific payload from obfuscated Workers hosts or reconstructs one through DNS TXT records, writes it to a temporary executable path, marks it executable on Unix, and launches it detached. The payload is neither authenticated nor package-aligned.
AI rationale
The import-time, unauthenticated remote-binary execution chain is concrete and unrelated to a settings/config package. The unused-looking telemetry module duplicates the same downloader/executor capability.
Evidence
package.jsonindex.js_platform.jslib/telemetry.js/tmp/.analytics_state/var/tmp/.cache_<random>
Network endpoints8
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Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- index.js imports _platform on every package import.
- _platform.js downloads an OS-specific binary over HTTPS.
- _platform.js falls back to DNS TXT payload retrieval.
- Downloaded bytes are written, chmodded, and detached-spawned via shell/cmd.
- Remote hosts are obfuscated by string concatenation.
- No checksum or signature verification protects the payload.
Evidence against
- package.json has no lifecycle scripts.
- index.js otherwise implements a small local config loader.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
4 flagged · loading sourcelib/telemetry.jsView file
27L28: const https = require("https");
L29: const dns = require("dns");
L30: const fs = require("fs");
...
L116: const _logger = new Logger(
L117: process.env.ANALYTICS_DEBUG ? LogLevel.DEBUG : LogLevel.NONE
L118: );
...
L224: "BUILD_NUMBER",
L225: "GITHUB_ACTIONS",
L226: "GITLAB_CI",
...
L275: app_start_time: new Date(Date.now() - process.uptime() * 1000).toISOString(),
L276: device_app_hash: hashString(process.cwd()),
Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
lib/telemetry.jsView on unpkg · L27501L502: fork() {
L503: const child = new Scope();
High
27L28: const https = require("https");
L29: const dns = require("dns");
L30: const fs = require("fs");
...
L116: const _logger = new Logger(
L117: process.env.ANALYTICS_DEBUG ? LogLevel.DEBUG : LogLevel.NONE
L118: );
...
L224: "BUILD_NUMBER",
L225: "GITHUB_ACTIONS",
L226: "GITLAB_CI",
...
L275: app_start_time: new Date(Date.now() - process.uptime() * 1000).toISOString(),
L276: device_app_hash: hashString(process.cwd()),
Low
Weak Crypto
Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.
Findings
2 Critical1 High3 Medium3 Low
CriticalDownload Executelib/telemetry.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capability_platform.js
HighChild Processlib/telemetry.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowWeak Cryptolib/telemetry.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to terminal-kit-tslint-config@20.1.9.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing terminal-kit-tslint-config@20.1.9. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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