shift
The package downloads a prebuilt x86_64 Electron/Chromium-based binary application from update.tryshift.com, which is the official vendor update infrastructure for the Shift desktop app (tryshift.com). The binary is installed to /opt/shift and symlinked into /usr/bin, so it executes with user privileges. The sha256sum is pinned, which mitigates tampering risk somewhat. The concern is that this is a closed-source prebuilt binary from a vendor update endpoint (not a GitHub release or official distro mirror), meaning the binary's contents cannot be audited and the update domain could serve different content in future versions. This is a standard AUR pattern for proprietary apps (similar to google-chrome, slack-desktop, etc.) but still carries inherent supply-chain risk from executing an unauditable vendor binary. The cheaper model's 'non-standard host' concern is partially valid — update.tryshift.com is the vendor's own CDN/update server, not a personal or unofficial host, but it is less transparent than a GitHub releases page. Overall this is a legitimate medium: a real supply-chain concern (opaque prebuilt binary from a vendor update endpoint) but not clearly malicious.
Triggered rules
source_untrusted_domain
One or more source=() URLs point to a host outside the trusted allowlist (github.com, gitlab.com, codeberg.org, pypi.org, …).
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PKGBUILD:9
source=("shift-linux-v$pkgver-stable.zip::https://update.tryshift.com/download/version/$pkgver-stable/linux_32")
llm_review
An AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed this and agrees it is MEDIUM (confidence 72%): The package downloads a prebuilt x86_64 Electron/Chromium-based binary application from update.tryshift.com, which is the official vendor update infrastructure for the Shift desktop app (tryshift.com). The binary is installed to /opt/shift and symlinked into /usr/bin, so it executes with user privileges. The sha256sum is pinned, which mitigates tampering risk somewhat. The concern is that this is a closed-source prebuilt binary from a vendor update endpoint (not a GitHub release or official distro mirror), meaning the binary's contents cannot be audited and the update domain could serve different content in future versions. This is a standard AUR pattern for proprietary apps (similar to google-chrome, slack-desktop, etc.) but still carries inherent supply-chain risk from executing an unauditable vendor binary. The cheaper model's 'non-standard host' concern is partially valid — update.tryshift.com is the vendor's own CDN/update server, not a personal or unofficial host, but it is less transparent than a GitHub releases page. Overall this is a legitimate medium: a real supply-chain concern (opaque prebuilt binary from a vendor update endpoint) but not clearly malicious.
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: David Barri <japgolly@gmail.com>
pkgname=shift
pkgver=8.0.48
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Shift is the desktop app for streamlining your accounts, apps, and workflows."
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://tryshift.com/"
license=('custom')
source=("shift-linux-v$pkgver-stable.zip::https://update.tryshift.com/download/version/$pkgver-stable/linux_32")
sha256sums=('27ceae03907246e1866f31376806b5daa0c21006177b2fa95f409ac90e3b0f0b')
package() {
set -e
cd Shift-linux-x64
mkdir -p "$pkgdir/opt"
cp -r . "$pkgdir/opt/shift"
install -Dm644 LICENSE "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/bin"
cd "$pkgdir/usr/bin"
ln -s ../../opt/shift/Shift
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 00:21:48 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-31 00:07:41 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-30 00:29:30 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-29 00:13:55 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-28 00:06:54 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-27 00:23:28 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-26 00:12:40 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-25 00:20:48 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-24 00:14:55 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-23 00:02:19 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-22 00:13:10 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-21 00:12:50 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-20 00:10:31 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-19 00:03:55 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-18 00:06:55 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-17 00:21:55 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-16 00:12:47 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-15 00:28:05 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-14 00:06:47 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-10-13 00:23:45 | Medium | 2 |