mkeditor-git
The npx command is used to run 'tsc' and 'electron-builder' locally after dependencies are installed via npm; these are standard build tools for the project and not executing arbitrary remote code.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-07-25) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 90%): The npx command is used to run 'tsc' and 'electron-builder' locally after dependencies are installed via npm; these are standard build tools for the project and not executing arbitrary remote code.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
remote_code_tool
`npx`/`bunx`/`pnpm dlx`/`deno run <url>` downloads AND runs a remote package at build time — the moral equivalent of piping a download into a shell. Severity downgraded: Node.js consumer context.
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PKGBUILD:95
NODE_ENV=production npx tsc src/app/*.ts --outDir ./dist/app
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=mkeditor-git
_pkgname=MKEditor
pkgver=3.8.1.r0.g7ff9f47
_electronversion=42
_nodeversion=22
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="The simple markdown editor.(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=('any')
url="https://versyxdigital.github.io/mkeditor"
_ghurl="https://github.com/versyxdigital/mkeditor"
license=("MIT")
conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
provides=("${pkgname%-git}=${pkgver%.r*}")
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'git'
'nvm'
'gendesk'
'curl'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname//-/.}::git+${_ghurl}.git"
"${pkgname%-git}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('SKIP'
'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
pkgver() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
set -o pipefail
git describe --long --tags --abbrev=7 | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g' ||
printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
}
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_electron_version() {
_elec_ver=$(find "${srcdir}" -maxdepth 5 -name "package.json" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" \
-exec grep -l '"electron"' {} + | xargs -I{} jq -r '(.devDependencies.electron // .dependencies.electron) // empty' {} 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[[ -z "${_elec_ver}" ]] && return 1
echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_elec_ver%%.*}\033[0m"
}
prepare() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="AudioVideo" \
--name="${_pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname%-git} %U"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
local HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
export NPM_CONFIG_CACHE="${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
export NPM_CONFIG_MAXSOCKETS=32
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
export NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/"
export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/"
export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
export ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron/"
export ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron-builder-binaries/"
}
find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
fi
_ensure_local_nvm
find src -type f -exec sed -i "s/icon\.ico/icon\.png/g" {} +
sed -e "
s/\/\${platform}\/\${arch}//g
s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g
" -i package.json
rm -rf dist releases
NODE_ENV=development npm install
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
_ensure_local_nvm
NODE_ENV=production npm run build-editor
NODE_ENV=production npm run build-app
NODE_ENV=production npx tsc src/app/*.ts --outDir ./dist/app
cp src/app/assets/icon.png dist/app/assets/
local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist}"
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
local _app_dir=$(find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1)
cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/". "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}/"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/build/resources/icon256x256.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/${pkgname%-git}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/build/resources/icon512x512.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/${pkgname%-git}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
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| 2026-09-17 00:27:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-16 00:03:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-15 00:25:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-14 00:27:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-13 00:19:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Low | 2 |
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| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-01 00:11:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Low | 2 |