Summary
jjang-ai/vmlx v2026-03-27 was classified as CRITICAL RISK with a risk score of 2387. Sigil detected 195 findings across 799 files, covering phases including provenance, code patterns, network exfiltration, install hooks, obfuscation, credential access. Review the findings below before installing this package.
Package description: vMLX - Home of JANG_Q - Cont Batch, Prefix, Paged, KV Cache Quant, VL - Powers MLX Studio. Image gen/edit, OpenAI/Anth
v2026-03-27
27 March 2026, 20:38 UTC
by Sigil Bot
Risk Score
2387
Findings
195
Files Scanned
799
Provenance
Registry
https://github.com/jjang-ai/vmlxRepository
https://github.com/jjang-ai/vmlxScanned From
https://github.com/jjang-ai/vmlx.gitFindings by Phase
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install-npm-postinstall
CRITICALnpm lifecycle script — runs automatically on install
repo/panel/package.json:21
"dist": "electron-builder --mac",
"postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps"
},Why was this flagged?
npm lifecycle scripts like postinstall run automatically during package installation with no user interaction required. This is the #1 attack vector for malicious npm packages — attackers embed data theft or backdoor installation in these hooks. Rated CRITICAL because code executes before the developer can review it.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/panel/src/renderer/src/components/api/CodingToolIntegration.tsx:113
const TOOLS = [
{ id: 'claude-code', name: 'Claude Code', desc: 'Anthropic CLI for coding', install: 'curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash\n# Or: brew install --cask claude-code\n# Or: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code', verify: 'claude --version', link: 'https://claude.ai/claude-code' },
{ id: 'codex', name: 'Codex CLI', desc: 'OpenAI coding agent', install: 'npm install -g @openai/codex\n# Or: brew install --cask codex', verify: 'codex --version', link: 'https://githWhy was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
install-makefile-curl
HIGHMakefile/script pipes remote content to shell
repo/panel/src/renderer/src/components/setup/SetupScreen.tsx:205
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curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
</div>Why was this flagged?
A script or Makefile pipes content from a remote URL directly into a shell (curl | sh or wget | bash). This is inherently dangerous because the remote content can change at any time, and the command runs with the current user's permissions. Rated HIGH because it requires manual execution (unlike install hooks) but still executes arbitrary remote code.
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