Close Open Privacy Scan

link https://github.com/yargs/yargs
bolt Snapshot: commit 186d2e6
science engine v2
schedule 2026-07-02T15:07:02.981711+00:00

verified_user No application data leak found

No high-confidence exfiltration was found in application code.

App Privacy Score

97 /100
Low privacy risk

Low risk · 57 finding(s)

Dependency score: 97 (Low risk)

bar_chart Score Breakdown

env_fs −3

list Scan Summary

0 high 0 medium 57 low
First-party packages: 1
Dependency packages: 6
Ecosystem: npm

swap_horiz Application data flows

No high- or medium-confidence application data-flow findings in this scan.

</> First-Party Code

first-party (npm)

npm first-party
expand_more 3 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs production #3efc53a0ced25588 — Environment-variable access.
repo/lib/platform-shims/esm.mjs:29 
    return process.env[key]

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs production #a4aa7005be8d80ff — Filesystem access.
repo/lib/utils/apply-extends.ts:36 
      ? JSON.parse(shim.readFileSync(pathToDefault, 'utf8'))

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs production #7df8a68db73219b8 — Filesystem access.
repo/lib/yargs-factory.ts:1643 
      obj = JSON.parse(this.#shim.readFileSync(pkgJsonPath, 'utf8'));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

</> Dependencies

c8

npm dependency
expand_more 11 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #138b84a14333d92f — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/bin/c8.js:27 
    process.env.NODE_V8_COVERAGE = argv.tempDirectory

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #0a84276c79de8960 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/commands/report.js:40 
    monocartArgv: (argv.experimentalMonocart || process.env.EXPERIMENTAL_MONOCART) ? argv : null

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #6e7b831d6c055cf4 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/parse-args.js:4 
const { readFileSync } = require('fs')

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #9ea1b72295ca6135 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/parse-args.js:18 
        const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path))

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #850e447df4ff818b — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/parse-args.js:129 
      default: process.env.NODE_V8_COVERAGE

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #071bbee042d5990d — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/report.js:9 
  ;({ readFile } = require('fs').promises)

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #dd11ae11b37bd379 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/report.js:11 
const { readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } = require('fs')

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #5aa73c1896cd0de9 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/report.js:452 
        reports.push(JSON.parse(readFileSync(
          resolve(this.tempDirectory, file),
          'utf8'
        )))

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #4cfe5bbf72256820 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/source-map-from-file.js:27 
const { readFileSync } = require('fs')

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #7d70a59f10d4e286 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/source-map-from-file.js:40 
  const fileBody = readFileSync(filename).toString()

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #287fa38965061b8c — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/source-map-from-file.js:71 
    const content = readFileSync(fileURLToPath(mapURL), 'utf8')

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

cross-spawn

npm dependency
expand_more 2 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #bc8e697f3df1545d — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/parse.js:58 
        parsed.command = process.env.comspec || 'cmd.exe';

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #712f987b053da7f7 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/util/readShebang.js:3 
const fs = require('fs');

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

escalade

npm dependency
expand_more 2 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #ac14812b12d16996 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/sync/index.js:2 
const { readdirSync, statSync } = require('fs');

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #81ce3ddc4fd000d7 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/sync/index.mjs:2 
import { readdirSync, statSync } from 'fs';

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

eslint

npm dependency
expand_more 13 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #57bd59ac8a05c5dd — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli-engine/lint-result-cache.js:129 
			results.source = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #dd235d4764884e67 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli.js:133 
			await writeFile(filePath, output);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #d98e14c1c9c7d0fd — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/eslint/eslint-helpers.js:1281 
		const text = await fsp.readFile(filePath, {
			encoding: "utf8",
			signal: controller?.signal,
		});

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #187d85e1d1795db7 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/eslint/eslint-helpers.js:1326 
	if (!process.env.ESLINT_FLAGS) {

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #6eba62c9740251fe — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/eslint/eslint-helpers.js:1330 
	const envFlags = process.env.ESLINT_FLAGS.trim().split(/\s*,\s*/gu);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #e38f5505c5df9cd9 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/eslint/eslint.js:825 
					retrier.retry(() => fs.writeFile(r.filePath, r.output)),

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #6407918f98b6dc88 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/linter/timing.js:44 
const enabled = !!process.env.TIMING;

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #094cb857dcec4fbd — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/linter/timing.js:56 
	if (typeof process.env.TIMING !== "string") {

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #6d722b2f127a1ea4 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/linter/timing.js:60 
	if (process.env.TIMING.toLowerCase() === "all") {

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #d587715387029aab — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/linter/timing.js:64 
	const TIMING_ENV_VAR_AS_INTEGER = Number.parseInt(process.env.TIMING, 10);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #9e9b82be81e3a9a0 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/rule-tester/rule-tester.js:697 
				let content = readFileSync(sourceFile, "utf8")

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #34f8f14bbc0affea — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/services/suppressions-service.js:217 
			const data = await fs.promises.readFile(this.filePath, "utf8");

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #e571d0ce42e37135 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/services/suppressions-service.js:240 
		return fs.promises.writeFile(
			this.filePath,
			stringify(suppressions, { space: 2 }),
		);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

mocha

npm dependency
expand_more 16 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #e3e3b888180c7cdc — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/config.js:39 
    require("js-yaml").load(fs.readFileSync(filepath, "utf8")),

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #ebcc65f777f00829 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/config.js:55 
      require("strip-json-comments")(fs.readFileSync(filepath, "utf8")),

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #0495b685570c532d — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:27 
  const css = fs.readFileSync(path.join(srcdir, "mocha.css"));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #db1b63ef4205645f — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:28 
  const js = fs.readFileSync(path.join(srcdir, "mocha.js"));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #ffd47b16b3e3e93b — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:29 
  const tmpl = fs.readFileSync(
    path.join(srcdir, "lib", "browser", "template.html"),
  );

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #ddbad7b22299016d — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:32 
  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(destdir, "mocha.css"), css);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #f8e7077478300cce — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:33 
  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(destdir, "mocha.js"), js);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #049783077275f3f9 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:34 
  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(destdir, "tests.spec.js"), "");

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #8dd36158ed7d8462 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/init.js:35 
  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(destdir, "index.html"), tmpl);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #4fd15ef412300fde — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/options.js:240 
      configData = fs.readFileSync(filepath, "utf8");

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #9adfb012754d1743 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/cli/options.js:302 
  const envConfig = parse(process.env.MOCHA_OPTIONS || "");

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #06cd81731306910c — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/reporters/base.js:58 
  (supportsColor.stdout || process.env.MOCHA_COLORS !== undefined);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #42b73c2f2aa970b7 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/reporters/json.js:90 
        fs.writeFileSync(output, json);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #ff7c74cce4aee1c3 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/mocha.js:13123 
  		r = process.env.DEBUG;

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #1cafd217428a3527 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/mocha.js:16339 
    (supportsColor.stdout || process.env.MOCHA_COLORS !== undefined);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #a22a68fda468aac9 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/mocha.js:17472 
          fs.writeFileSync(output, json);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

typescript

npm dependency
expand_more 10 low-confidence finding(s)
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #665ea2cd6f94c5b7 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:51 
var import_fs = __toESM(require("fs"));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #61af9201f6638179 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:309 
    const envLogOptions = parseLoggingEnvironmentString(process.env.TSS_LOG);

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #2b8dbbcca644ea8f — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:535 
  const traceDir = commandLineTraceDir ? (0, typescript_exports.stripQuotes)(commandLineTraceDir) : process.env.TSS_TRACE;

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #0a14d96717a43028 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:548 
        const basePath = process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || process.env.APPDATA || import_os.default.homedir && import_os.default.homedir() || process.env.USERPROFILE || process.env.HOMEDRIVE && process.env.HOMEPATH && (0, typescript_exports.normalizeSlashes)(process.env.HOMEDRIVE + process.env.HOMEPATH) || import_os.default.tmpdir();

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #7966e31110c50c4c — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:565 
    if (process.env.XDG_CACHE_HOME) {

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #b706d8e4f92149a9 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:566 
      return process.env.XDG_CACHE_HOME;

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #dcf75ed58da1c126 — Environment-variable access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_tsserver.js:569 
    const homePath = import_os.default.homedir && import_os.default.homedir() || process.env.HOME || (process.env.LOGNAME || process.env.USER) && `/${usersDir}/${process.env.LOGNAME || process.env.USER}` || import_os.default.tmpdir();

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #8a442d49bbd05964 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_typingsInstaller.js:44 
var fs = __toESM(require("fs"));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #6ee4f9600deb7655 — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/_typingsInstaller.js:88 
    const content = JSON.parse(host.readFile(typesRegistryFilePath));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.
low env_fs dependency Excluded from app score #e83a8556b09dcdfd — Filesystem access.
pkgs/npm/[email protected]/lib/watchGuard.js:42 
var fs = __toESM(require("fs"));

Reads environment variables or the filesystem — an inventory-level capability, not a leak on its own.

Fix: Usually benign; confirm any secret read here is not later sent externally.

Skipped dependencies

Development

  • browserslist-generator dev — dist-only: no readable source
  • cross-env dev — dist-only: no readable source
  • rimraf dev — dist-only: no readable source
  • yargs-test-extends dev — no javascript source