@modelcontextprotocol/inspector 2.14.0
PkgFire would install this release with a warning.·Checked 1 hour ago·Published 5 November 2026
Why
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warnSuspicious behaviour
Detects download-and-execute patterns: fetching a remote file then executing it
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warnSuspicious behaviour
Detects LOLBAS usage in install hooks (execution and network tools)
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warnSuspicious behaviour
Newly added dependency @modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps@2.1.0 is high risk (risk score 8.8/10). Matched rules: threat-process-download-exec, threat-runtime-obfuscation-base64exec. It was introduced in @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.14.0 and was not a dependency of the previous version 1.0.4. Newly added dependency pino@9.14.0 is high risk (risk score 8.2/10). Matched rules: threat-network-exfil-sysinfo, threat-runtime-system-info. It was introduced in @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.14.0 and was not a dependency of the previous version 1.0.4. Newly added dependency vite@8.3.5 is suspicious (risk score 5.9/10). Matched rules: threat-filesystem-read, threat-runtime-enumeration, threat-runtime-obfuscation-base64exec, threat-runtime-obfuscation-steganography, threat-runtime-system-info. It was introduced in @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.14.0 and was not a dependency of the previous version 1.0.4.
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warnSuspicious behaviour
Possible credential in the published package: generic-api-key
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warnSuspicious behaviour
1 new behaviour since 2.13.0
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warnRelease cooldown
Published less than an hour ago, inside the 7-day cooldown. Most malicious releases are pulled within hours of publication, so a version this new has not yet had time to be caught.
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warnInstall script added
The postinstall script is new or changed since 1.0.4: postinstall "node scripts/install-clients.mjs". A release that starts running code on install is how event-stream, ua-parser-js and the 2025 npm worms spread. It was already installed before this scan.
Provenance
A registry signature proves the registry served these bytes unaltered. Build provenance proves which workflow built them from which commit; a stolen publishing token can fake the first but not the second.
- Signature
- Verified against the registry's key
- Build provenance
- Attested · source commit ↗
What the code does
On its own this is weak signal: plenty of honest libraries read files or talk to the network. What PkgFire watches is a release gaining something the one before it did not.
Code reading
PkgFire's own reading of the files: what the code can do.
Source patterns
Patterns found in the source, including those malware is known to use.
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