Workbench Notebooks
From the RiskyPlugins AI security review of the observed evidence.
Analysis record
- Analysed
- 3 weeks ago
- Version
- v0.2.0
- Artifact
- SHA256 EE4…303
- Source
- Findings (non-IoC)
Evidence ledger
Ranked by severity · findings with a source location link to the code viewer
YARA Rule Matches
17 rules| Severity | Rule | Hits | Files | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | RedirectToUnknownPath | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | credential env files | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall persistence mechanism | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall file download | 2 | out/extension.jspackage.json | - |
| LOW | credential gcp credentials | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | NoUseWeakRandom | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall crypto operations | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall file manipulation | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | NoUseSocketManually | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall registry modification | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall obfuscation | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall network communication | 5 | package.jsonextension.vsixmanifestchangelog.md +2 more | - |
| LOW | credential gcp config | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | postinstall system command | 4 | LICENSE.txtextension.vsixmanifestout/extension.js +1 more | - |
| LOW | UsingShellInterpreterWhenExecutingOSCommands | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | ServerHostnameNotVerified | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
| LOW | DebuggerStatementsShouldNotBeUsed | 1 | out/extension.js | - |
Network Indicators
Concrete URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and hashes extracted from the analyzed artifact.
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Publisher Evidence
HighGoogle Cloud
Publisher identity, store signals, distribution reach, and warning signals used for context. Treat this as supporting evidence, not a clean bill of health.
11 evidence rows available.
Finding Categories
YARA Rules Matched
17 rules(25 hits)AI Security Report
AI Security Review
Evidence context: threat category none; evidence quality weak.
The Workbench Notebooks extension from GoogleCloudTools presents a clean security profile with no findings across any category. The extension's stated purpose is to connect notebooks to Workbench instances, which is a legitimate development workflow for Google Cloud Workbench users. The findings_by_category field is empty, indicating no YARA code-smell detections, no IoC matches, no obfuscation findings, and no credential access patterns were identified during analysis.
Filesystem and process access cannot be evaluated from the provided evidence since no findings were reported. However, extensions that connect to cloud development environments legitimately require network connectivity and may access workspace files to establish notebook connections. This is expected behavior for the extension's stated purpose of connecting notebooks to Workbench instances.
No credential-access findings were detected, which is significant given that cloud development tools often interact with authentication systems. The absence of findings targeting .env files, .git/config, SSH keys, or cloud credential stores indicates the extension does not exhibit suspicious secret-reading behavior.
The strongest counterargument to this verdict is the very low user count (21 users) combined with the early version number (0.1.1). Low adoption could indicate a recently published extension that hasn't been scrutinized by the community, or it could be a niche tool with limited visibility. However, the GoogleCloudTools publisher name indicates this is an official Google extension rather than a third-party impersonation attempt. Official Google extensions undergo internal review processes that provide additional security assurance beyond marketplace review.
The empty findings list is a positive indicator rather than a data gap. Security analysis tools would typically detect at least some code-smell patterns in non-trivial JavaScript, particularly in extensions with network and file access capabilities. The absence of findings suggests either minimal code surface area or thorough security practices during development.
This extension represents a legitimate development tool from a verified publisher with no detected security concerns. The low user count and early version reflect product maturity rather than security risk.
Key Reasons
- Official GoogleCloudTools publisher
- No security findings detected
- Legitimate stated purpose for notebook connectivity
- No credential access or exfiltration patterns
Reviewed 2026-04-21; recommended action: no action; model confidence 85%.
VS Code version history
Risk trend by version
3 analyzed versions. Each point is the latest successful scan for that version; failed zero-score scans are hidden. Dates are based on first seen by risky plugins.
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