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View and analyze MCP Shark traffic data directly in VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf. Monitor packets, conversations, and statistics from your MCP server interactions.

mcp-shark-viewer-for-vscode036 files scannedApril 20, 2026

High risk — review the findings below

We found multiple concerning patterns in this package. Some of these might be legitimate (for example, a build tool might need to run commands), but you should review each finding below and decide if the explanations make sense for what this package claims to do.

What We Found(8 issues)

Each card explains what was found and what it means in plain English. Click "Technical details" for the full breakdown.

HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

exec(
scripts/validate.js:67
HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

exec(
scripts/validate.js:87
HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

exec(
scripts/validate.js:96
HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

exec(
scripts/validate.js:121
HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

spawn(
scripts/validate.js:331
HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

spawn(
src/mcp-shark/lifecycle.js:62
HIGHHIGH-003

Caution. This package runs system commands on your computer. This is like giving someone the keys to your terminal. They could run anything — download files, change settings, or access your private data.

Technical details

Direct process execution functions (exec, spawn) can run arbitrary commands. Combined with user input, this enables remote code execution.

exec(
src/mcp-shark/lifecycle.js:147
MEDIUMMED-004

Suspicious. This package loads code from an unknown location decided at runtime. We can't tell what it will actually run because it depends on a variable. This makes it harder to verify the package is safe.

Technical details

Dynamic require/import with variable arguments loads code determined at runtime. This can be used to load payloads that static analysis can't detect.

require(\
scripts/validate.js:267

Finding Summary

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