registry / Install hook abuse / wind-agent-cli / 1.44.11

wind-agent-cli@1.44.11

A local-first web interface for AI coding agents

AI Security Review

scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The automatic patch of global third-party software is a concrete install-hook risk. Its guarded compatibility purpose and lack of observed network or credential handling do not support a malware block.

Static reason

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

Trigger

Installing the package on Windows.

Impact

A third-party local or global PM2 installation is altered without an explicit user command.

Mechanism

The postinstall script discovers PM2 roots, copies its bundled executable, and rewrites PM2's pidusage module.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/fix-pm2-windows-console.jsscripts/windows-pidusage.exenode_modules/pm2/lib/gwmi.js

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

Package installation automatically runs a script that patches PM2.
On Windows, the script locates local and global PM2 installations, including the global npm root.
The script copies a bundled executable and rewrites PM2's pidusage source during installation.

Evidence against

The PM2 change is limited to Windows and rejects unsupported source layouts.
No network operation or credential collection was found in either lifecycle script.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTelemetryUrlStrings

Manifest

CopyleftLicense

scanned 740 file(s), 11.1 MB of source, external domains: 0.0.0.0, 10.0.0.7, 127.0.0.1, 169.254.169.254, 172.16.2.9, 192.168.1.9, another-project.test, api-gateway.cloudcli.ai, api.example.com, api.exemple.com, api.github.com, api.openai.com, app.example.test, bit.ly, browser-restarted.test, chevrotain.io, cloudcli.ai, cloudcli.example, codex.example.com, cursor.com, data-pipeline.cloudcli.ai, desktop.test, developer.mozilla.org, docs.anthropic.com, docs.docker.com, en.wikipedia.org, example.com, example.org, example.test, extension.test, fb.me, github.com, github.com.evil.example, global.example.com, langium.org, legacy.test, localhost.example.com, ml-trainer.cloudcli.ai, mobile.test, new-project.test, new.test, old.test, opencode.ai, opencode.example.com, other-window.test, other.example.test, other.test, private.test, push.example.test, radix-ui.com

Source & flagged code

40 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 48-88json

48 "desktop:dist:win": "npm run build && npm run desktop:stage && electron-builder --projectDir .desktop-build/desktop-app --win nsis",

49 "server:bundle": "npm run build && node scripts/release/build-server-bundle.js",

50 "desktop:icon:mac": "node electron/scripts/generate-macos-icon.js",

51 "assets:brand": "node scripts/generate-brand-assets.mjs",

52 "build": "npm run build:client && npm run build:server",

53 "build:client": "node scripts/package-browser-extension.mjs && node scripts/build-client.mjs && node scripts/verify-pwa-build.mjs",

54 "prebuild:server": "node -e \"require('node:fs').rmSync('dist-server.next', { recursive: true, force: true })\"",

55 "build:server": "tsc -p server/tsconfig.json && tsc-alias -p server/tsconfig.json",

56 "postbuild:server": "node scripts/promote-dist-server.mjs",

57 "preview": "vite preview",

58 "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.json && tsc --noEmit -p server/tsconfig.json",

59 "test": "tsx --tsconfig server/tsconfig.json --test --test-concurrency=1 \"server/**/*.test.ts\" \"server/**/*.test.js\"",

60 "test:client": "tsx --test \"src/**/*.test.ts\" \"src/**/*.test.tsx\" && npm run test:browser-extension",

61 "test:browser-extension": "node --test scripts/tests/browser-extension-*.test.mjs",

62 "test:desktop-updater": "node --test scripts/tests/desktop-updater.test.mjs scripts/tests/desktop-package.test.mjs",

63 "lint": "eslint src/ server/ --max-warnings=0",

64 "lint:fix": "eslint src/ server/ --fix",

65 "start": "npm run build && npm run server",

66 "release": "./release.sh",

67 "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",

68 "postinstall": "node scripts/fix-node-pty.js && node scripts/fix-pm2-windows-console.js",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L68

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L68

69 "prepare": "husky",

70 "update:platform": "./update-platform.sh",

71 "audit:production": "npm audit --omit=dev --audit-level=low",

72 "audit:all": "npm audit --audit-level=low"

73 },

74 "build": {

75 "appId": "ai.cloudcli.desktop",

76 "productName": "WindCli",

77 "asar": false,

78 "artifactName": "windcli-desktop-${version}-${os}-${arch}.${ext}",

79 "directories": {

80 "output": "release/desktop"

81 },

82 "extraMetadata": {

83 "main": "electron/main.js"

84 },

85 "publish": {

86 "provider": "github",

87 "owner": "CaineWind",

88 "repo": "wacli"

dist/assets/feature-workspace-CI1knk9d.jsView file

39patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 39

Critical

Critical Secret

Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.

dist/assets/feature-workspace-CI1knk9d.jsView on unpkg · L39

39patternName = github_pat severity = critical line = 39

Critical

Secret Pattern

GitHub personal access token in dist/assets/feature-workspace-CI1knk9d.js

dist/assets/feature-workspace-CI1knk9d.jsView on unpkg · L39

dist/assets/vendor-data-DsEZeNPr.jsView file

3`+gt),tt&&(gt=_e(gt)),R&&Zt?P(gt):gt},K.setConfig=function(){let X=arguments.length>0&&arguments[0]!==void 0?arguments[0]:{};xe(X),At=!0,Ft=t,Tt=x},K.clearConfig=function(){Jt=null... L4: \0`,Y+=u(z,2),Y+=B.magic,Y+=u(v,2),Y+=u(T,2),Y+=u(it.crc32,4),Y+=u(it.compressedSize,4),Y+=u(it.uncompressedSize,4),Y+=u(W.length,2),Y+=u(P.length,2),{fileRecord:g.LOCAL_FILE_HEADE...

Low

Eval

Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.

dist/assets/vendor-data-DsEZeNPr.jsView on unpkg · L3

dist-server/server/modules/auth/auth.module.jsView file

7// composition root narrows its CommonJS runtime surface before injecting it. L8: const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); L9: const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist-server/server/modules/auth/auth.module.jsView on unpkg · L7

scripts/tests/browser-extension-connection.test.mjsView file

Lines 34-74javascript

34 runtime: {

35 id: 'windcli-test', getManifest: () => ({ version: '2.0.0' }),

36 onMessage: { addListener: (listener) => { onMessage =

dist-server/server/modules/providers/list/cursor/cursor-sessions.provider.jsView file

106try { L107: return JSON.parse(trimmed); L108: } ... L172: const { default: Database } = await import('better-sqlite3'); L173: const cwdId = crypto.createHash('md5').update(projectPath || process.cwd()).digest('hex'); L174: const safeSessionId = sanitizeLeafDirectoryName(sessionId, 'cursor session id');

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist-server/server/modules/providers/list/cursor/cursor-sessions.provider.jsView on unpkg · L106

dist-server/server/index.jsView file

6Manifest entrypoint (manifest.main) carries capability families absent from dist/build output: environment+network L6: import os from 'os'; L7: import http from 'http'; L8: import express from 'express'; ... L35: import { configureWebPush } from './modules/notifications/index.js'; L36: const __dirname = getModuleDirectory(import.meta.url); L37: // The server source runs from /server, while the compiled output runs from /dist-server/server. ... L41: // Version of the code that is actually running, captured once at process L42: // startup. This intentionally does NOT re-read package.json per request: after L43: // an update replaces the files on disk, package.json reflects the NEW version ... L48: try { L49: return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(APP_ROOT, 'package.json'), 'utf8')).vers

High

Entrypoint Build Divergence

Manifest entrypoint contains risky behavior absent from dist/build output.

dist-server/server/index.jsView on unpkg · L6

electron/main.jsView file

1import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, dialog, ipcMain, session, shell, webContents } from 'electron'; L2: import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'; L3: import path from 'node:path'; ... L12: L13: const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)); L14: ... L18: const CALLBACK_URL = `${CALLBACK_PROTOCOL}://auth/callback`; L19: const CLOUDCLI_CONTROL_PLANE_URL = process.env.CLOUDCLI_CONTROL_PLANE_URL || 'https://cloudcli.ai'; L20: const REMOTE_START_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000; ... L24: L25: if (process.platform === 'win32') { L26: app.setAppUserModelId(APP_USER_MODEL_ID);

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

electron/main.jsView on unpkg · L1

scripts/windows-pidusage.exeView file

•path = scripts/windows-pidusage.exe kind = native_binary sizeBytes = 133120 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Native Binary

Package ships native binary artifacts.

scripts/windows-pidusage.exeView on unpkg

scripts/generate-pwa-icons.ps1View file

•path = scripts/generate-pwa-icons.ps1 kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 71 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

scripts/generate-pwa-icons.ps1View on unpkg

dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zipView file

•path = dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zip kind = high_entropy_blob sizeBytes = 84205 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Ships High Entropy Blob

Package ships high-entropy non-source blobs.

dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zipView on unpkg

•path = dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zip kind = compressed_blob sizeBytes = 84205 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Compressed Blob

Package ships compressed or archive-like blobs.

dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zipView on unpkg

•path = dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zip kind = nested_archive_needs_inspection sizeBytes = 84205 magicHex = [redacted]

Low

Nested Archive Needs Inspection

Package ships a nested archive or MCP bundle that was inventoried but not recursively analyzed.

dist/windcli-browser-bridge.zipView on unpkg

dist-server/server/modules/assets/services/image-assets.service.jsView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 19

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

dist-server/server/modules/assets/services/image-assets.service.jsView on unpkg

dist-server/server/modules/database/connection.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = wind-agent-cli@1.40.0 matchedPath = dist-[redacted].js matchedIdentity = npm:d2luZC1hZ2VudC1jbGk:1.40.0 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High