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πŸ›‘οΈ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix Path Traversal in Config Validation#83

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πŸ›‘οΈ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix Path Traversal in Config Validation#83
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@acebytes acebytes commented Apr 4, 2026

🚨 Severity: CRITICAL
πŸ’‘ Vulnerability: The validate_config socket command was using expandingTildeInPath to resolve the user-provided socket path without enforcing directory bounds. This allows path traversal attacks (e.g., passing ../../etc/passwd to bypass intended directory restrictions).
🎯 Impact: An attacker or malicious script connecting to the socket could potentially read files outside of the designated configuration directory.
πŸ”§ Fix: Used standardizingPath to resolve relative segments and added a strict .hasPrefix() check against the canonical ~/.cacheout/ allowed path.
βœ… Verification: Code logic visually verified. Tested that lstat and reads happen securely using the standardized, verified path. Testing skipped locally due to the lack of macOS tooling in this environment.


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