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
- 91,211,962Ubiquitous · −70% score
- Versions published
- 1,239Mature · −50% score
- First published
- Mar 2013
- Publisher
- pnpmuser
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 promotingMixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.
Block this release in CIcurl · GitHub Actions
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curl -fsS https://pkgradar.com/gate/npm \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PKGRADAR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"specs":["[email protected]"],"fail_on":"review"}'GitHub Actions step:
- name: PkgRadar gate
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"}'Why flagged
What the scanner saw
DNS / OAST exfiltration: matched "dns.lookup"
Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.
Availability ledger
available
Status history (1 event)
- new → available · risk review · score 25 · status changed
Evidence
Static findings
6 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.
| Severity | Kind | Path | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | DNS / OAST exfiltration | package/dist/node_modules/@npmcli/agent/lib/dns.js | matched "dns.lookup" | 30 |
| high | DNS / OAST exfiltration | package/dist/node_modules/socks-proxy-agent/dist/index.js | matched "dns.lookup" | 30 |
| high | DNS / OAST exfiltration | package/dist/node_modules/make-fetch-happen/lib/options.js | matched "dns.lookup" | 30 |
| medium | Obfuscation Density | package/dist/node_modules/minipass-sized/package-lock.json | high encoded/escaped-token density | 12 |
| medium | Obfuscation Density | package/dist/node_modules/.pnpm/lock.yaml | high encoded/escaped-token density | 12 |
| medium | Large Javascript Payload | package/dist/pnpm.cjs | 7883937 bytes | 10 |
Manifest
Package metadata
Scripts8
_compiletsc --build_testjestbundlets-node bundle.tscompiletsc --build && pnpm run lint --fix && rimraf dist bin/nodes && pnpm run bundle && shx cp -r node-gyp-bin dist/node-gyp-bin && shx cp -r node_modules/@pnpm/tabtab/lib/templates dist/templates && shx cp -r node_modules/ps-list/vendor dist/vendor && shx cp pnpmrc dist/pnpmrclinteslint "src/**/*.ts" "test/**/*.ts"pretest:e2erimraf node_modules/.bin/pnpmstarttsc --watchtestpnpm run compile && pnpm run _test