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Package evidence

@oaklandzoo/[email protected]

Js Hidden Powershell: Hidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Weekly downloads
2,200Niche · −30% score
Versions published
18
First published
May 2026
Publisher
oaklandzoo

Effective trust discount applied: 30% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

Review before promoting

Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["@oaklandzoo/[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'
Publisheroaklandzoo
Artifact bytes146,570
Previous version0.14.0
Published2026-05-28T08:39:17.266Z
SHA-256dadd17036f2ac93d1b0fe6a687598a544371df26a20f3b93dd00b889b06bcf99

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Js Hidden Powershell: Hidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
50Score
0.15.0Version
Status history (2 events)
  1. availableavailable · risk review · score 50 · status available -> available, risk review -> review, score 72 -> 50
  2. newavailable · risk review · score 72 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

5 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Hidden Powershellpackage/src/bootstrap.mjsHidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.45
mediumRemote Payloadpackage/src/bootstrap.mjsmatched "curl "12
Show all 5 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
highJs Hidden Powershellpackage/src/bootstrap.mjsHidden / non-interactive PowerShell invocation in package code — `-WindowStyle Hidden`, `irm | iex`, `windowsHide: true`, or equivalent — used to download-and-run payloads on Windows installers.45
mediumRemote Payloadpackage/src/bootstrap.mjsmatched "curl "12
lowCredential file accesspackage/src/adopt.mjsmatched ".npmrc"5
lowCredential file accesspackage/bin/cli.mjsmatched ".npmrc"5
lowCredential file accesspackage/src/credential-prompts-npm.mjsmatched ".npmrc"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts2
  • prepublishOnlynpm test
  • testnode --test 'test/**/*.test.mjs'
Dependencies5
  • @clack/prompts^1.4.0
  • execa^9.6.1
  • kleur^4.1.5
  • prompts^2.4.2
  • yaml^2.9.0