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Anti-trojan-source scan detects potential glassworm threat

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Description

Hello
Following this articles,
https://www.aikido.dev/blog/glassworm-returns-unicode-attack-github-npm-vscode
https://snyk.io/fr/articles/defending-against-glassworm/
We're working in my organization to detect the potential threats in our tools.

We get 2 critical alerts with the scan results in browser extension, and especially with vuejs extension:
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npx anti-trojan-source --files="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Profile 1/Extensions/nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd/7.7.7_0/client/*.js"

  (65 issues) ❌  /$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Profile 1/Extensions/nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd/7.7.7_0/client/index-B-XIiefs.js
  (65 issues) ❌  /$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Profile 1/Extensions/nhdogjmejiglipccpnnnanhbledajbpd/7.7.7_0/client/index-C7XPmmLS.js

┌───────────────── SCAN SUMMARY ─────────────────┐
│ Files Scanned:      2                          │
│ Files with Issues:  2                          │
│ Total Issues:       130                        │
│ Critical:           2                          │
│ Warnings:           128                        │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

When I open one of two files with vim (to see the bidi unicode characters), I get a weird sequence of characters:
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Is it possible to check on your side and tell us if there is no risk to use this extension ?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked Glassworm articles and the two reported client/*.js bundles from the Vue Devtools browser extension. Inspect the reported Unicode sequences and compare them with the extension source or build output available in this repository. Done means determining whether the scan findings are malicious or generated artifacts and documenting the evidence and any required follow-up.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
devtools, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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