free-claude-code-ai-desktop-app
Fail
Audited by Snyk on Jun 17, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICAL
Full Analysis
CRITICAL E005: Suspicious download URL detected in skill instructions.
- Suspicious download URL detected (high risk: 0.80). The GitHub release is suspicious because it comes from a non-official/impersonating-looking account and distributes a direct ZIP (with an executable that the instructions tell you to run as Administrator), which is a high-risk distribution vector; the other URLs (localhost:11434, ara.so, and api.anthropic.com) are low-risk/legitimate endpoints.
MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
- Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 1.00). The Windows installation step downloads and extracts an executable from GitHub ("https://github.com/anthropic-claude-code-ai/free-claude-code-ai-desktop-app/releases/download/claude-code/free-claude-app.zip") and then starts ClaudeCodeAI.exe, which clearly fetches and executes remote code at runtime.
MEDIUM W013: Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
- Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions detected (high risk: 0.80). The skill explicitly instructs installing into "C:\Program Files..." and to "Run the app as Administrator" (including Start-Process -Verb RunAs) which encourages obtaining elevated privileges and modifying system-level files/locations, so it pushes actions that can change the machine state and require admin access.
MEDIUM W021: Hidden or invisible Unicode characters detected (potential obfuscation or prompt injection).
- Hidden Unicode characters detected (1 type(s) found)
Issues (4)
E005
CRITICALSuspicious download URL detected in skill instructions.
W012
MEDIUMUnverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
W013
MEDIUMAttempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
W021
MEDIUMHidden or invisible Unicode characters detected (potential obfuscation or prompt injection).
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