Package evidence

[email protected]

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node install.js"

Trust signals

Why this verdict

PkgRadar discounts a release’s score when public reputation argues against novel malware. The verdict above already reflects these — the panel just explains what was applied.

Weekly downloads: 3,771,193Ubiquitous · −70% score
Versions published: 1,706Mature · −50% score
First published: May 2012
Publisher: electron-nightly

Effective trust discount applied: −70% (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 "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"specs":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'

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  run: |
    curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PKGRADAR_TOKEN }}" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"specs":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'

Publisherelectron-nightly

Artifact bytes184,954

Previous version40.10.1

Published2026-05-27T20:15:25.999Z

SHA-2567e0dfc79e7fcab0c4a8dd5f45850b3cf5d941c96f10de8f9024c8b751f1078c6

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec: postinstall="node install.js"

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

Availability ledger

available

review

7d agoLast checked

reviewRisk

10Score

40.10.2Version

Status history (1 event)

new → available7d ago · risk review · score 10 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

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

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node install.js"	30

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)

Severity	Kind	Path	Detail	Points
high	Install Lifecycle Remote Or Exec	package.json	postinstall="node install.js"	30
low	Install-time lifecycle script	package.json	postinstall="node install.js"	5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts1

postinstallnode install.js

Dependencies3

@electron/get^2.0.0
@types/node^24.9.0
extract-zip^2.0.1