yet-another-electron-term
The npx commands (patch-package, ng build, electron-builder) are used to build the project from its own source code and are not executing arbitrary remote code; this is standard in Node.js-based builds and poses minimal risk when building from a verified git tag.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 95%): The npx commands (patch-package, ng build, electron-builder) are used to build the project from its own source code and are not executing arbitrary remote code; this is standard in Node.js-based builds and poses minimal risk when building from a verified git tag.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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
echo N | NODE_ENV=production npx patch-package -
PKGBUILD:96
NODE_ENV=production npx ng build --base-href ./
PKGBUILD
2 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=yet-another-electron-term
_pkgname=YAET
pkgver=7.4.1
_electronversion=39
_nodeversion=22
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="All-in-one remote connection manager. SSH/Telnet/WinRM/Serial terminals, SCP/FTP/SMB/WebDav/S3 file explorer, VNC/SPICE/RDP remote desktop."
arch=('any')
url="https://github.com/invince/YAET"
license=('Apache-2.0')
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
'python'
'libsecret'
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'nvm'
'git'
'curl'
'gendesk'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${url}#tag=v${pkgver}"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('4889a96e57018ad0aee9f09fbe0899f7375444afc042d8fded199eed86bb6275'
'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_app_dir() {
find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1
}
_set_build_env() {
export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
export HOME="${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
}
_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}-${pkgver}"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${pkgname}" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="Utility;System" \
--name="${_pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname} %U"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
sed -i -e "
/const path = require(\"path\");/a \\
const os = require('os');\nconst configHome = process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME || path.join(os.homedir(), '.config');
s|const logPath = \`\${__dirname}/logs/main.log\`;|const logPath = path.join(configHome, '${pkgname}', 'logs', 'main.log');|
" src-electron/electronMain.js
NODE_ENV=development npm install
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
NODE_ENV=production npm run clean
echo N | NODE_ENV=production npx patch-package
NODE_ENV=production npx ng build --base-href ./
NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${ELECTRON_DIST}"
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
local _app_dir=$(_get_app_dir)
cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/". "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/src-electron/assets/icons/app-icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/LICENSE.txt" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
Changes since previous scan
--- PKGBUILD @ 2026-09-09 00:04+++ PKGBUILD @ 2026-09-17 00:27@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com> pkgname=yet-another-electron-term _pkgname=YAET-pkgver=7.3.0+pkgver=7.4.1 _electronversion=39 _nodeversion=22 pkgrel=1@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ "${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${url}#tag=v${pkgver}" "${pkgname}.sh" )-sha256sums=('13308b2ee2a2eb99fc954115703c25735e7819e5feffae50de93278781676c4a'+sha256sums=('4889a96e57018ad0aee9f09fbe0899f7375444afc042d8fded199eed86bb6275' 'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d') _ensure_local_nvm() { local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-09-11 00:19:22 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-10 00:22:44 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-09 05:18:57 | Medium | 1 |
| 2026-09-09 00:04:09 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-08 00:18:08 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-07 07:13:50 | Medium | 1 |
| 2026-09-07 00:30:15 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:17:06 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-05 00:16:27 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 00:03:13 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 13:50:58 | Medium | 1 |
| 2026-09-02 09:50:35 | Medium | 1 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Low | 2 |