MCP, MCP server
io.github.DanielBlomma/cortex
io.github.DanielBlomma/cortex, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 0e4ff5211e11, unchanged since the check below.
OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB
Why this grade
- OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB Medium
Contains a long base64 shaped string in a file that should be readable.
benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo047-two-pass-stage1/retrieval-packets-v1.json, line 1
{
Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.
Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.
What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
can delete files.
PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES
benchmark/bootstrapbench/cleanup.mjs, line 87
if (apply) fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
benchmark/bootstrapbench/export-site-data.mjs, line 78
fs.rmSync(versionDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
benchmark/bootstrapbench/run.mjs, line 427
fs.rmSync(packedPath);
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benchmark/bootstrapbench/wo046-progressive-angular.mjs, line 159
fs.rmSync(managedPath, { recursive: true });
benchmark/bootstrapbench/wo046-progressive-angular.mjs, line 359
fs.rmSync(path.join(embeddingsDir, entry));
benchmark/bootstrapbench/wo046-progressive-angular.mjs, line 362
fs.rmSync(manifestPath);
bin/cli/context-passthrough.mjs, line 44
fs.rmSync(
bin/cli/scaffold-ownership.mjs, line 677
fs.unlinkSync(temporaryPath);
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
frontend/src/data/load-bootstrap.ts, line 13
const response = await fetch(`${import.meta.env.BASE_URL}${relativePath}`, {
scaffold/mcp/src/cli/govern.ts, line 390
const res = await fetch(url, {
scaffold/mcp/src/cli/govern.ts, line 417
const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, "")}/api/v1/govern/applied`, {
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scaffold/mcp/src/cli/telemetry-test.ts, line 156
console.error(` curl -I ${config.telemetry.endpoint}`);
scaffold/mcp/src/core/license.ts, line 200
const res = await fetch(url, {
scaffold/mcp/src/core/validators/builtins.ts, line 439
: ["fetch(", "axios.", "http.get", "http.post", "https.get", "https.request"];
scaffold/mcp/src/daemon/capability-sync-checker.ts, line 111
const res = await fetch(url, {
scaffold/mcp/src/daemon/capability-sync-checker.ts, line 131
const res = await fetch(url, {
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
benchmark/bootstrapbench/wo046-progressive-angular.mjs, line 363
runCli(cortexBin, repoRoot, ["embed"], { ...env, CORTEX_INDEXING_START_PAUSED: "0" }, 30 * 60_000);
scaffold/mcp/src/embed.ts, line 865
const requestedTokenBudget = resolveTokenBudgetChoice(process.env.CORTEX_EMBED_MAX_TOKENS, uniqueTextCount);
scaffold/mcp/src/embed.ts, line 931
const batchTokensRaw = Number(process.env.CORTEX_EMBED_BATCH_TOKENS);
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scaffold/mcp/src/embed.ts, line 932
const shortTokensRaw = Number(process.env.CORTEX_EMBED_SHORT_TOKENS);
scaffold/mcp/src/embed.ts, line 1177
const inFlightRaw = Number(process.env.CORTEX_EMBED_INFLIGHT_TOKENS);
scaffold/mcp/src/embed.ts, line 1244
const inheritedLockToken = process.env.CORTEX_INDEXING_LOCK_TOKEN || "";
scaffold/mcp/src/review.ts, line 479
traction_bypass", pattern: /\b(?:process\.env|os\.environ|dotenv|config)\b/u, message
benchmark/bootstrapbench/lib.mjs, line 122
env: env ? { ...process.env, ...env } : process.env,
scaffold/mcp/src/core/validators/builtins.ts, line 597
if (!TEXT_FILE_RES.test(file) && !/(?:^|\/)\.env(?:\.|$)|(?:^|\/)appsettings/i.test(file)) continue;
scaffold/mcp/src/core/validators/builtins.ts, line 651
/\bprocess\.env\.[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*/,
scaffold/mcp/src/core/validators/builtins.ts, line 652
/\bprocess\.env\[\s*['"][A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*['"]\s*\]/,
scaffold/mcp/src/enterprise/tools/walk.ts, line 33
const PATH_EXTRA_RE = /(?:^|\/)\.env(?:\.|$)|(?:^|\/)appsettings(?:\.|$)/i;
scripts/release-artifacts.mjs, line 183
if (/(^|\/)(tests?|docs?|\.context|\.env|package-lock\.json)(\/|$)/i.test(file)) {
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Concern
contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.
OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB
benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo047-two-pass-stage1/retrieval-packets-v1.json, line 1
{
scaffold/mcp/src/core/audit/query.ts, line 1
import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo048-clean-five-v1/frozen-fixture-v1.json, line 117
"base64": "RXhwb3J0IGV4dGVuc2lvbiBzeW50YXggbm90IGZvcm1hdHRlZCBjb3JyZWN0bHkKQ29kZSB1c2luZyB0aGUgW2V4cG9ydCBleHRlbnNpb25zIHRyYW5zZm9ybV0oaHR0cHM6Ly9iYWJlbGpzLmlvL2RvY3MvcGx1Z2lucy90c
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benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo048-clean-five-v1/frozen-fixture-v1.json, line 186
"base64": "QmFja3RpY2tzIG5vdCBhdXRvLWNsb3NpbmcgZm9yIHRhZ2dlZCB0ZW1wbGF0ZSBsaXRlcmFscwpJc3N1ZSBUeXBlOiA8Yj5CdWc8L2I+DQoNCldoZW4gd29ya2luZyB3aXRoIHRhZ2dlZCB0ZW1wbGF0ZSBsaXRlcmFscyBpb
benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo048-clean-five-v1/frozen-fixture-v1.json, line 254
"base64": "IyMgVGl0bGUKCkNsYXJpZnkgcG9pbnRlciByZXR1cm4gYW5kIHBhY2thZ2UgZXhjbHVzaW9uIGxvZ2ljIGluIGBSZW1vdmVSYXNwYmlhblBhY2tGcm9tUmVzdWx0YAoKIyMgUHJvYmxlbSBEZXNjcmlwdGlvbgoKVGhlIGltc
benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo048-clean-five-v1/frozen-fixture-v1.json, line 344
"base64": "SXRlcmF0aXZlSW1wdXRlciBoYXMgbm8gcGFyYW1ldGVyICJmaWxsX3ZhbHVlIgojIyMgRGVzY3JpYmUgdGhlIHdvcmtmbG93IHlvdSB3YW50IHRvIGVuYWJsZQ0KDQpJbiB0aGUgZmlyc3QgaW1wdXRhdGlvbiByb3VuZCBvZ
benchmark/bootstrapbench/fixtures/wo048-clean-five-v1/frozen-fixture-v1.json, line 413
"base64": "U3RhdGVtZW50IGNyZWF0ZWQgYnkgX2NyZWF0ZV91bmlxdWVfc3FsIG1ha2VzIHJlZmVyZW5jZXNfY29sdW1uIGFsd2F5cyBmYWxzZQpEZXNjcmlwdGlvbgoJClRoaXMgaXMgZHVlIHRvIGFuIGluc3RhbmNlIG9mIFRhYmxlI
site-data/bootstrap/2.0.19/repos/alibaba__fastjson2.json, line 142
"constructor": "function Object() { [native code] }111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
site-data/bootstrap/2.0.19/repos/elastic__logstash.json, line 148
"constructor": "function Object() { [native code] }111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
site-data/bootstrap/2.0.19/repos/fasterxml__jackson-core.json, line 122
"constructor": "function Object() { [native code] }111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Licence
Note
no licence file found.
LICENCE_MISSING
No file path was stored.
no licence file found.
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 0e4ff5211e11. can delete files. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable. no licence file found.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 0e4ff5211e1198c95102437e5b5eabb926cfd1e3
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