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[Fix] Chained commands next to a multi-line quoted argument skip the allowlist check - #2397
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Description
parseCommand masks top-level quotes before it splits a command on newlines. When a line contained a quoted argument with embedded newlines, parseCommand put the restored line into the result as one command. It did not split that line on &&, ||, ; or |. The allowlist then checked only the first sub-command.
Example from the issue, with cd in the allowlist:
cd cmd-test && node -e "
console.log('hello world');
"
Before this PR, parseCommand returned one command and getCommandDecision returned auto_approve. The node command did not get an allowlist check. The same command on one line returned two commands and ask_user.
This PR changes only that branch of parseCommand. It splits the masked line with parseCommandLine while the multi-line quotes are still placeholders. Then it restores the quotes in each sub-command. Result for the example: ["cd cmd-test", "node -e \"...\""], and the decision is ask_user.
The masked quote is one opaque token, so operators and newlines inside the quoted argument do not cause a split. Heredocs are also masked as one token, so their parse result does not change.
The review found more gaps in parseCommandLine. The new path uses that function, and the gaps also occur for single-line commands on main. This PR fixes them:
shell-quote starts a comment at any #. The shell starts a comment only at a # that begins a word. So echo safe#blocked 'a' && node -v gave only echo safe, and the decision was auto_approve. The parser now masks a # that follows a word character. A # at the start of a word still starts a comment.
shell-quote returns a glob as { op: "glob", pattern }. The parser used the text glob, so rm * became rm glob and a deny rule for rm * did not match. The parser now keeps the pattern.
A word with text next to a command substitution, for example reboot$(printf x), gave only printf x. The allowlist check did not see reboot. Also, $(printf re)boot runs reboot, but the parser kept only boot, so an allow rule for boot approved it. The parser now keeps the full word, with the substitution text, in the outer command. So $(printf re)boot matches no usual allow rule, and the decision is ask_user. The parser also extracts every substitution in a word as a separate command, not only the first one.
A glob with a substitution, for example echo*$(reboot) or ls *$(reboot).ts, did not give the inner command. A deny rule for reboot did not apply. The parser now handles glob words the same as other words.
Test Procedure
src/shared/__tests__/parse-command.spec.ts:
&&, ||, ; and | next to a multi-line quoted argument give one entry for each chained command. The quoted argument keeps its newlines.
Operators inside a multi-line quoted argument do not cause a split.
ANSI-C and locale quotes with CRLF content, the single & operator, and an operator next to a quote (echo 'first\nline';ls).
A chained command with 11 quotes, where the quote at index 10 is multi-line. This test kills the (\d+) to (\d) mutant.
# inside a word and glob patterns stay in the command text. A comment at the start of a word is still dropped.
reboot$(printf x) (single-line and multi-line) gives printf x and reboot$(printf x). $(printf re)boot and the backtick form keep the substitution text in the word. echo*$(reboot) and ls *$(reboot).ts give reboot as a separate command. echo $(a)$(b) gives all three commands.
In the shell-quote failure fallback, a chain with a multi-line quote splits on the outer operators and keeps the operators inside the quote.
src/core/auto-approval/__tests__/commands.spec.ts, for the chained command in both orders:
Only cd allowed: ask_user.
cd and node allowed: auto_approve.
cd allowed and node denied: auto_deny.
A deny rule for echo safe#blocked and for rm * applies, for single-line and multi-line commands.
reboot$(printf x) with only printf allowed: ask_user. With reboot denied: auto_deny. With both allowed: auto_approve.
$(printf re)boot (single-line, multi-line, and backtick form) with printf and boot allowed: ask_user.
echo*$(reboot) and ls *$(reboot).ts with echo and ls allowed: ask_user. With reboot denied: auto_deny. With reboot also allowed: auto_approve.
I ran the first new tests without the split fix. 7 tests failed, including the ask_user and auto_deny cases. The auto_approve cases passed, as expected. I also undid the # fix and the glob fix one at a time. Each time, 5 tests failed. I also undid each part of the substitution and glob fix one at a time. Each time, 1 or more tests failed.
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A line that contained a quoted argument with embedded newlines went into
the parse result as one command, so only its first sub-command reached the
allowlist check. Split the masked line on chain operators and restore the
quotes in each sub-command.
ClosesZoo-Code-Org#2039
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Command chains are parsed correctly when multiline quoted arguments appear before or after separators such as &&, ||, ;, and |.
Operators inside multiline quotes remain part of the argument. Glob patterns and # characters in arguments are handled correctly, while comments beginning at a word boundary are ignored.
Command substitutions and surrounding text are retained during parsing. Auto-approval decisions correctly account for chained commands, glob arguments, and the outer command.
parseCommand now splits chained commands around multiline quoted arguments and retains hash characters, glob patterns, and text around command substitutions. Tests cover parser output and auto-approval decisions for these command forms.
Changes: Command parsing and approval
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Summary
Parse chained commands and preserve tokens src/shared/parse-command.ts, src/shared/__tests__/parse-command.spec.ts
parseCommand splits commands around multiline quoted arguments and restores each argument in its command. The parser preserves hashes attached to words, uses glob patterns as command arguments, and retains outer text alongside each command substitution. Tests cover separators, quote styles, hashes, globs, substitutions, and fallback parsing.
Tests cover approval decisions for chained cd and node commands with multiline arguments, hash and glob deny rules, and command substitutions attached to an outer command.
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2068: Both changes modify parseCommand and affect which command segments reach auto-approval checks.
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2056: The parser change affects which commands are evaluated against the allow and deny lists.
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 2f263
The new parser lets a command whose name is completed by a substitution, such as git$(printf %s)k, be auto-approved because only its literal prefix is checked. The shell would run a different executable that may be on the deny list. This needs a narrow combination of allowed and denied commands, but it weakens the command approval boundary. Treat executable names containing substitutions as needing approval, and add a regression test, before merging.
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src/shared/parse-command.ts:530-531,695-712 can approve an executable produced entirely by a substitution. For $(printf 'reboot\\n'), with a literal newline inside the quotes, the new path checks o…
Treat executable names containing substitutions as unknown unless their expanded value can be validated safely. Add approval and denylist tests for executable names formed entirely or partly by substitutions, including multiline cases.
Regression Evidence
The changed substitution handling lacks coverage for process substitutions attached to words. parseCommandLine converts <(printf hi) to $(printf hi) in the outer word. For `cat x<(printf hi) 'a\…
Preserve the process substitution syntax in the outer word. Add focused parser and approval tests for attached process substitutions, including a multiline argument and a matching deny prefix.
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The title clearly and specifically describes the main fix: chained commands beside a multi-line quoted argument now receive allowlist checks.
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Issue #2039 requires Zoo to ask for approval for the node part of cd cmd-test && node -e "<newline>..." when only cd is allowed. At head, the branch in parseCommand that handles restored newli…
Out of Scope Changes check
All parser changes apply to parseCommandLine, which the new #2039 branch uses. The # masking, glob pattern retention, word-level substitution handling, and per-substitution extraction each address…
Persistence Integrity
The changes affect command parsing and its tests. The diff does not change a persistence path.
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup
The changed paths parse command strings and add tests. They do not create or manage lifecycle resources, or change cancellation, disposal, or restart behavior.
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Issue #2039 requires Zoo to ask for approval for the node part of cd cmd-test && node -e "<newline>..." when only cd is allowed. At head, the branch in parseCommand that handles restored newlines now calls parseCommandLine(line) on the masked line and restores quotes per sub-command. The chain therefore yields cd cmd-test and node -e "...", and each reaches the allowlist check. The PR test list reports ask_user for cd only, auto_approve for cd and node, and auto_deny when node is denied, in both chain orders. The parser diff matches this path. The #2039 requirement is met. The residual substitution bypass noted in the out-of-scope assessment is not a #2039 requirement. The PR does not change commands.ts, so decision logic is unchanged. Two excluded gaps (chains inside substitutions, heredoc opener line) are not claimed as fixed. Those gaps are not #2039 requirements.
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All parser changes apply to parseCommandLine, which the new #2039 branch uses. The # masking, glob pattern retention, word-level substitution handling, and per-substitution extraction each address a gap that the PR states occurs in this function. Each change has parser or decision tests in the PR test list. No change is unrelated to command parsing. The two excluded gaps are not implemented, as the PR states. Unresolved concern: prefix matching in findLongestPrefixMatch (startsWith) still applies to outer command text that contains a substitution. For git$(printf %s)k with git and printf allowed and gitk denied, the outer command git$(printf %s)k matches git. It does not match gitk. The decision is auto_approve at head. This is also the outcome on main, so it is not a regression from this PR. However, the PR claims that outer text now helps allow and deny rules. That claim does not hold for substitutions that change the executable name. This is a correctness gap in the substitution fix, not an unrelated change. The bot's latest review raised this as a blocker. No test in the PR covers it, and no code at head treats such words as unknown.
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src/shared/parse-command.ts:530-531,695-712 can approve an executable produced entirely by a substitution. For $(printf 'reboot\n'), with a literal newline inside the quotes, the new path checks only printf. If printf is allowed and reboot is denied, it approves the command, but the shell executes reboot. The base revision checked the whole multiline command and asked for approval. The earlier $(printf re)boot case now has a regression test, but the broader executable-substitution concern remains.
Resolution
Treat executable names containing substitutions as unknown unless their expanded value can be validated safely. Add approval and denylist tests for executable names formed entirely or partly by substitutions, including multiline cases.
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The changed substitution handling lacks coverage for process substitutions attached to words. parseCommandLine converts <(printf hi) to $(printf hi) in the outer word. For cat x<(printf hi) 'a\nb', that can bypass a deny prefix of cat x<(printf hi) when cat and printf are allowed. The base kept this multiline command intact. The new tests cover command substitutions, but not attached process substitutions. The prior glob concern is addressed. Parser and approval tests now cover glob-attached substitutions, including unlisted and denied inner commands. The forced-failure multiline fallback test also remains present.
Resolution
Preserve the process substitution syntax in the outer word. Add focused parser and approval tests for attached process substitutions, including a multiline argument and a matching deny prefix.
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Add a test for a multiline heredoc span on the same line as chain operators.
The new branch passes line (masked) to parseCommandLine, so a heredoc span stays opaque and is restored after splitting. No test covers a heredoc plus chain operator on one line. For example, cat <<EOF && ls\nbody\nEOF is not tested. Add an accept-path test that asserts the exact output. Document the result in the test, because the PR states chains after a heredoc opener are an existing gap. Also add a test with an operator-only token adjacent to a placeholder, for example a;b next to a multiline quote. This shows that no placeholder leaks into the output.
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Review comments at @src/shared/__tests__/parse-command.spec.ts:
- Around line 160-186: Extend the multiline-quote chain-operator tests to cover
multiple quoted arguments using ANSI-C and locale quoting with CRLF content, and
a chain separated by a single ampersand. Assert each quoted command is restored
intact and each chain splits into the expected commands.
Review comments at @src/shared/parse-command.ts:
- Around line 519-520: Add a regression test for the restoreQuotes logic that
exercises at least 11 top-level quote spans, including a multiline span, in a
chained command; assert the complete commands array and verify the span indexed
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- Around line 529-530: Update the restored-line splitting path around
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- Around line 529-530: In the multiline-command branch of parseCommandLine,
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shell-quote starts a comment at any #, so a word such as safe#x dropped the
rest of the line, including chained commands, from the allowlist check.
shell-quote also returns globs as an op token, so rm * became rm glob and a
deny rule for rm * did not match. Both gaps also affect single-line commands.
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@coderabbitai About the heredoc test suggestion in the review summary: cat <<EOF && ls with a body and terminator is the known scanner gap that the PR description lists. The scanner puts the rest of the heredoc opener line into the masked token. This PR does not change that path, so I did not add a test that fixes the current wrong output as expected behavior. I will open a separate issue for it. The operator-next-to-a-placeholder case is now covered (echo 'first\nline';ls).
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@kanchinadd98 Thanks for the clarification. Tracking the heredoc scanner gap separately makes sense. There is no need to add a test that asserts the incorrect output. Thanks for covering the operator next to the placeholder.
Would you like me to open the follow-up issue, or will you handle it?
The last saved checks report two separate items that still need verification on the current revision:
Security, blocking: Check that a multiline quoted argument inside a command substitution does not hide an unlisted or denied outer command when the inner command is allowed.
Regression evidence, warning: Add a test for the shell-quote failure fallback with a multiline quote and a chain. Check that external operators split commands and operators inside the quote remain intact.
A word such as reboot$(printf x) gave only the substituted command, so the
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in the outer command, and extract every substitution in the word.
Simplify the glob check so that each condition is testable, and add a
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Security Boundaries: confirmed. parseCommandLine dropped the text outside a command substitution, so reboot$(printf x) gave only printf x. This also occurred for single-line commands on main. The parser now keeps the outer text in the outer command, and it extracts every substitution in a word. New tests: reboot$(printf x) single-line and multi-line with only printf allowed (ask_user), with reboot denied (auto_deny), and with both allowed (auto_approve). Also echo $(a)$(b).
Regression Evidence: added a fallback-path test that forces shell-quote to fail for cd a && node -e "x && y<newline>z | w" ; ls. The outer operators split the commands, and the operators inside the quote stay intact.
I also simplified the glob check to "pattern" in token, so the two surviving LogicalOperator mutants at line 703 no longer exist. I will open the heredoc follow-up issue myself.
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662-662: The # mask lookbehind can mask # inside an already-placed placeholder context.
The lookbehind (?<=[^\s;&|()<>])# matches any # that follows a non-separator character. This includes a # that follows __QUOTE_n__ or __SQUOTE_n__, for example 'a'#b. In the shell, that # is also part of the word, so the result is correct. A # that follows } or ` is also masked. This is acceptable for word-level text. No defect is established. Add a test for the 'a'#b case to lock in the behavior.
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The inner command can remain unchecked, but the example was already unsafe on the PR base. The base treated the entire multiline line as one command, so allowing echo could approve it without checking node. This PR does not create the reported bypass.
Add a test for the shell-quote failure fallback with a multi-line quote and a chain.
The PR objectives list a warning for this case. The current tests cover the fallback only for single-line input, in the existing test near Line 262 of the file. The new branch at parse-command.ts Line 531 calls parseCommandLine(line). When shell-quote throws, the fallback splits on operators and restores placeholders. Add a case with forceShellQuoteFailure = true and input such as cd a && node -e 'x\ny'. Assert the full commands array. Also add a case where a $(...) contains a multi-line quote.
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Fixed in f44e53c. The test "splits outer operators and keeps operators inside a multi-line quote in the fallback path" forces shell-quote to fail for cd a && node -e "x && y<newline>z | w" ; ls and asserts the full commands array.
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@kanchinadd98 Thanks. I inspected f44e53c46. The reported tests for reboot$(printf ...) and the forced shell-quote fallback are present. I did not run them.
Two other cases remain in the saved checks:
Security blocker: With a literal newline in the quoted argument, $(printf re)boot 'a\nb' can be checked as printf re and boot 'a\nb', although the shell executes reboot. See src/shared/parse-command.ts Line 530 and Line 713. Treat executable names containing substitutions as unknown unless their expanded value can be validated safely.
Regression warning:echo*$(reboot) takes the glob-token path, which restores the substitution without checking reboot separately. With echo allowed and reboot denied, this can bypass the deny rule. See src/shared/parse-command.ts Line 703. Extract substitutions from glob tokens and test denied and unlisted inner commands.
Please add parser and approval tests for both cases, then rerun the pre-merge checks. The last saved gate is blocking; it is not a fresh check. I applied the repository’s security-boundary guidance to these cases.
Thanks for handling the heredoc follow-up.
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A substitution that is part of a word changes the word. For example,
$(printf re)boot runs reboot. The parser kept only the literal text
(boot), so an allow rule for boot approved the command. Keep the
substitution text in the word, so that the word matches no allow rule
unless the rule covers it.
A glob that contains a substitution, for example echo*$(reboot), did not
give the inner command. Handle glob words the same as other words, so
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@coderabbitai Both remaining cases are confirmed and fixed in 2f263cd. Both also occurred for single-line commands on main.
Security Boundaries: $(printf re)boot gave boot, so an allow rule for boot approved a command that runs reboot. The parser now keeps the full word, with the substitution text, in the outer command ($(printf re)boot), and it returns each substitution as a separate command. Allow and deny rules use startsWith, so a command name that starts with a substitution matches no usual rule, and the decision is ask_user. A word such as reboot$(printf x) still starts with reboot, so rules for reboot apply. Approval tests: $(printf re)boot, with a multi-line argument, and in the backtick form, with printf and boot allowed and with reboot denied, all give ask_user.
Regression Evidence: a glob word now uses the same word handling. echo*$(reboot) gives reboot and echo*$(reboot). Before, it gave only echo*reboot. Approval tests for echo*$(reboot) (single-line and multi-line) and ls *$(reboot).ts: inner command unlisted gives ask_user, denied gives auto_deny, and allowed gives auto_approve.
I undid each part of the fix one at a time, and 1 or more tests failed each time. shared, core/auto-approval and core/tools: 1433 tests pass.
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@kanchinadd98 Thanks. I verified that the tests for both reported cases are present in 2f263cd13. I did not run them.
The security boundary still needs a fix. At src/shared/parse-command.ts Line 705, retaining the substitution text allows a prefix rule to match before expansion. For example, with git and printf allowed and gitk denied:
git$(printf %s)k
The parser checks printf %s and git$(printf %s)k. Both match allow rules, but neither matches the gitk deny rule. The decision is auto_approve, although the shell runs gitk if it is on PATH.
Please treat executable names containing substitutions as unknown unless their expanded value can be validated safely. Add approval tests for substitutions inside executable names, including a multiline argument, then rerun the pre-merge checks. The last saved gate is blocking; it is not a fresh result.
I applied the repository’s security-boundary guidance to this case.
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@coderabbitai About the heredoc opener-line gap: an issue already exists, #640. I did not open a duplicate. I added the current reproduction and the new root-cause location to #640. This PR does not change that behavior.
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@kanchinadd98 Thanks for updating #640 with the reproduction and root cause. There is no need to open a duplicate issue.
The separate git$(printf %s)k approval-bypass finding remains a security blocker. I have not verified a fix on the current revision. Please check that case, add approval regression tests, and rerun the pre-merge checks.
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Require approval for substitutions in executable names.
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parseCommandmasks top-level quotes before it splits a command on newlines. When a line contained a quoted argument with embedded newlines,parseCommandput the restored line into the result as one command. It did not split that line on&&,||,;or|. The allowlist then checked only the first sub-command.Example from the issue, with
cdin the allowlist:Before this PR,
parseCommandreturned one command andgetCommandDecisionreturnedauto_approve. Thenodecommand did not get an allowlist check. The same command on one line returned two commands andask_user.This PR changes only that branch of
parseCommand. It splits the masked line withparseCommandLinewhile the multi-line quotes are still placeholders. Then it restores the quotes in each sub-command. Result for the example:["cd cmd-test", "node -e \"...\""], and the decision isask_user.The masked quote is one opaque token, so operators and newlines inside the quoted argument do not cause a split. Heredocs are also masked as one token, so their parse result does not change.
The review found more gaps in
parseCommandLine. The new path uses that function, and the gaps also occur for single-line commands onmain. This PR fixes them:#. The shell starts a comment only at a#that begins a word. Soecho safe#blocked 'a' && node -vgave onlyecho safe, and the decision wasauto_approve. The parser now masks a#that follows a word character. A#at the start of a word still starts a comment.{ op: "glob", pattern }. The parser used the textglob, sorm *becamerm globand a deny rule forrm *did not match. The parser now keeps the pattern.reboot$(printf x), gave onlyprintf x. The allowlist check did not seereboot. Also,$(printf re)bootrunsreboot, but the parser kept onlyboot, so an allow rule forbootapproved it. The parser now keeps the full word, with the substitution text, in the outer command. So$(printf re)bootmatches no usual allow rule, and the decision isask_user. The parser also extracts every substitution in a word as a separate command, not only the first one.echo*$(reboot)orls *$(reboot).ts, did not give the inner command. A deny rule forrebootdid not apply. The parser now handles glob words the same as other words.Test Procedure
src/shared/__tests__/parse-command.spec.ts:&&,||,;and|next to a multi-line quoted argument give one entry for each chained command. The quoted argument keeps its newlines.&operator, and an operator next to a quote (echo 'first\nline';ls).(\d+)to(\d)mutant.#inside a word and glob patterns stay in the command text. A comment at the start of a word is still dropped.reboot$(printf x)(single-line and multi-line) givesprintf xandreboot$(printf x).$(printf re)bootand the backtick form keep the substitution text in the word.echo*$(reboot)andls *$(reboot).tsgiverebootas a separate command.echo $(a)$(b)gives all three commands.src/core/auto-approval/__tests__/commands.spec.ts, for the chained command in both orders:cdallowed:ask_user.cdandnodeallowed:auto_approve.cdallowed andnodedenied:auto_deny.echo safe#blockedand forrm *applies, for single-line and multi-line commands.reboot$(printf x)with onlyprintfallowed:ask_user. Withrebootdenied:auto_deny. With both allowed:auto_approve.$(printf re)boot(single-line, multi-line, and backtick form) withprintfandbootallowed:ask_user.echo*$(reboot)andls *$(reboot).tswithechoandlsallowed:ask_user. Withrebootdenied:auto_deny. Withrebootalso allowed:auto_approve.I ran the first new tests without the split fix. 7 tests failed, including the
ask_userandauto_denycases. Theauto_approvecases passed, as expected. I also undid the#fix and the glob fix one at a time. Each time, 5 tests failed. I also undid each part of the substitution and glob fix one at a time. Each time, 1 or more tests failed.Commands (from
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I found two related gaps during testing. This PR does not change them, because both also occur on
mainand need a different fix:echo $(cd a && node x), gives one sub-commandcd a && node x. This occurs also on one line. fix(auto-approval): extract nested shell substitutions for allowlist #2068 works on nested substitutions.cat <<EOF && rm -rf x(with a body and terminator after it),rm -rf xis inside the masked token. Security: heredoc opener can bypass command auto-approval via operator chaining #640 tracks this. I added the current reproduction to Security: heredoc opener can bypass command auto-approval via operator chaining #640.Get in Touch
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