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fix(workspace-fs): confine host-service filesystem ops to the workspace root (GHSA-6223-9p9j-gwf2, GHSA-9v86-rjhr-mqw6, GHSA-rg8v-v9gh-vwpq) - #7828
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Closes GHSA-6223-9p9j-gwf2 (High), GHSA-9v86-rjhr-mqw6 (High), and
GHSA-rg8v-v9gh-vwpq (Medium, duplicate of 9v86).
readFile/listDirectory/getMetadata accepted any absolute path: listDirectory and
getMetadata took no rootPath at all, and readFile gated its only guard behind
`if (isPathWithinRoot(...))`, so an explicitly out-of-root path skipped
validation. movePath/copyPath validated paths lexically via ensureWithinRoot but
never physically, so a symlinked ancestor inside the workspace (`escape ->
/outside`) let both read from and write to the host outside the worktree. Every
other mutation in the file already paired the lexical check with a realpath one;
move and copy were the two that did not.
Rather than patch five call sites, route them through one gate,
resolveConfinedPath: lexical containment, then physical containment. Its
confinement mode is not a security knob — both modes confine; it distinguishes
ops that act through the final path component (open, readdir) from ops that act
on the component itself (lstat, rename), where realpath-ing the final component
would break legitimate handling of in-root symlinks. writeFile, createDirectory
and createUniqueEntry move onto the same gate unchanged in behaviour, so the
guard is the single entry point and a newly added op is confined by default.
createFsHostService is shared, so this fixes the desktop-local RPC router too.
The read half reverses a documented deliberate policy ("reads are host-wide"),
which the advisory overrules; three tests that pinned that policy are inverted
here, and a non-vacuous in-root counterpart is added alongside them. The
user-visible cost is that a terminal link pointing outside the worktree no
longer opens in the file viewer. browseHost and statPath are explicitly
host-wide procedures outside these advisories' scope and are left alone.
Evidence, including the pre-fix exploit run, is in evidence/.
…t fix Self-contained write-up of GHSA-6223-9p9j-gwf2, GHSA-9v86-rjhr-mqw6 and GHSA-rg8v-v9gh-vwpq: verdicts, the attack, before/after exploit output, the shared resolveConfinedPath guard, the regression suite, and residual risk. Linked from the master tracker.
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughWorkspace filesystem reads, metadata lookups, and mutations now use a shared path-confinement check. Regression tests cover outside-root paths and escaping symlinks. The ChangesWorkspace path confinement
Evidence path ignore rule
Priority: ⬆️ High Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Change: Bug fix Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Workspaces opened through a symlink may lose access to their files. Canonicalize the root used by the confinement checks before merging unless that limitation is explicitly accepted. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@packages/workspace-fs/src/fs.ts`:
- Around line 289-298: Update the shared confinement gate to canonicalize a
symlinked root before physical checks. In the target-path validation flow,
resolve and normalize rootPath, map targetPath relative to the normalized root
onto the real root, and use that physical target and real root for isRoot
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| const targetPath = ensureWithinRoot({ rootPath, absolutePath }); | ||
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| // The root's own parent is by definition outside the root, so the root can | ||
| // only ever be validated against itself. | ||
| const isRoot = targetPath === normalizeAbsolutePath(rootPath); | ||
| if (confinement === "follow-final" || isRoot) { | ||
| await assertRealpathWithinRoot(rootPath, targetPath); | ||
| } else { | ||
| await assertParentWithinRoot(rootPath, targetPath); | ||
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Canonicalize symlinked workspace roots before physical checks.
normalizeAbsolutePath performs lexical normalization only. If rootPath contains a symlink, fs.realpath(targetPath) resolves to a different prefix. The shared confinement gate can then reject the root and all paths below it with SYMLINK_ESCAPE.
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const targetPath = ensureWithinRoot({ rootPath, absolutePath });
+ const normalizedRootPath = normalizeAbsolutePath(rootPath);
+ const realRootPath = normalizeAbsolutePath(await fs.realpath(rootPath));
+ const physicalTarget = path.join(
+ realRootPath,
+ path.relative(normalizedRootPath, targetPath),
+ );
- const isRoot = targetPath === normalizeAbsolutePath(rootPath);
+ const isRoot = physicalTarget === realRootPath;
if (confinement === "follow-final" || isRoot) {
- await assertRealpathWithinRoot(rootPath, targetPath);
+ await assertRealpathWithinRoot(realRootPath, physicalTarget);
} else {
- await assertParentWithinRoot(rootPath, targetPath);
+ await assertParentWithinRoot(realRootPath, physicalTarget);
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| const targetPath = ensureWithinRoot({ rootPath, absolutePath }); | |
| // The root's own parent is by definition outside the root, so the root can | |
| // only ever be validated against itself. | |
| const isRoot = targetPath === normalizeAbsolutePath(rootPath); | |
| if (confinement === "follow-final" || isRoot) { | |
| await assertRealpathWithinRoot(rootPath, targetPath); | |
| } else { | |
| await assertParentWithinRoot(rootPath, targetPath); | |
| } | |
| const targetPath = ensureWithinRoot({ rootPath, absolutePath }); | |
| const normalizedRootPath = normalizeAbsolutePath(rootPath); | |
| const realRootPath = normalizeAbsolutePath(await fs.realpath(rootPath)); | |
| const physicalTarget = path.join( | |
| realRootPath, | |
| path.relative(normalizedRootPath, targetPath), | |
| ); | |
| // The root's own parent is by definition outside the root, so the root can | |
| // only ever be validated against itself. | |
| const isRoot = physicalTarget === realRootPath; | |
| if (confinement === "follow-final" || isRoot) { | |
| await assertRealpathWithinRoot(realRootPath, physicalTarget); | |
| } else { | |
| await assertParentWithinRoot(realRootPath, physicalTarget); | |
| } |
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In `@packages/workspace-fs/src/fs.ts` around lines 289 - 298, Update the shared
confinement gate to canonicalize a symlinked root before physical checks. In the
target-path validation flow, resolve and normalize rootPath, map targetPath
relative to the normalized root onto the real root, and use that physical target
and real root for isRoot detection and both assertion calls.
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* docs: weekly update for PRs merged 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30 Source of truth: live Notion SOP "Weekly Docs Update (automation SOP)". Window: merged:>=2026-09-23 (139 PRs). PRs through the morning of 09-23 were covered by #7771. Changes - Pages: no auto-open on publish (#7790); page links and URL links split into their own settings (#7916, #7962, #7946); Listening agents menu with per-row stop and Add listening agent (#7724, #7820, #7919); globe on the Share button (#7766); Report on public pages (#7886); agents offer a page (#7759). Files: pages.mdx, cli/cli-reference.mdx. - Settings moves: Links replaced by Browser and Files & Editor (#7916, #7962). Files: editor.mdx, terminal-integration.mdx, customization.mdx. - Editor: inline rename and drag to move (#7692), Auto Save (#7693, #7916), open and save files outside the workspace (#7897, #7982), Copy as Markdown (#7591), per-pane error screen (#7983). File: editor.mdx. - Terminal copy follows Ghostty's whitespace rules (#7868). File: terminal-integration.mdx. - Agents: UFO (#7898); GPT-6 Astra, Sonnet 5.5, retiring GPT-5.5, retired GPT-5.4/5.3 Codex (#7783, #7894, #7935). Files: agent-integration.mdx, cli/cli-reference.mdx. - Host: superset start --daemon --auto-update and update-lock permission errors (#7735, #7952). Files: cli/host-server.mdx, cli/cli-reference.mdx. - Removed the mcp CLI section and the Connected Service Plugins section: #7776 made plugins/mcp internal, the Plugins page is staff-flagged, and apps/docs/AGENTS.md keeps internal commands out. Files: skills.mdx, cli/cli-reference.mdx. - Slack page unfurls and details panel (#7817, #7821, #7914, #7957). File: use-with-slack.mdx. - Workspaces: instant creation with background naming (#7518); recoverable project deletion (#7896). File: workspaces.mdx. - Shortcuts: prev/next workspace includes Pinned and wraps (#7851); ⌘B collapses the sidebar to a rail (#7964). File: keyboard-shortcuts.mdx. - Ship controls and open-in button moved to the right sidebar strip (#7958). Files: diff-viewer.mdx, use-with-ide.mdx. Deliberately skipped - Cloud workspaces/environments/sandboxes (flag-gated, AGENTS.md rule): #7784 #7795 #7824 #7840 #7844 #7845 #7847 #7849 #7850 #7858 #7861 #7863 #7874 #7911 #7913 #7918 #7922 #7931 #7932 #7937 #7956 #7961 #7969 #7981 #7637 #7794 #7789 #7838 (its CLI docs already shipped in the PR). - Staff-only plugins: #7912 Sentry plugin, #7716, #7727, #7955. - Already documented in their own PRs: #7917, #7921. - Removed feature never documented: #7796 Google Calendar triggers. - Agents chip remove/revert/default-off, never documented: #7870 #7871 #7872. - Billing/backend policy with no docs surface: #7947, #7812, #7786, #7792, #7798, #7761, #7948, #7949, #7951, #7827. - Reverted security trio: #7828 #7829 #7830 (reverted by #7834). - Fixes restoring expected behavior: #7683 #7696 #7707 #7743 #7751 #7756 #7764 #7765 #7781 #7788 #7791 #7823 #7825 #7833 #7837 #7852 #7857 #7860 #7864 #7865 #7869 #7873 #7897-covered #7903 #7938 #7980 #7943 #7964-chrome. - Mobile (no docs page): #7746 #7747 #7748 #7749 #7750 #7782 #7793 #7810 #7814 #7816 #7889 #7968. - Marketing, internal docs, CI, version bumps: #7651 #7744 #7752 #7771 #7774 #7776-infra #7777 #7785 #7811 #7818 #7822 #7826 #7834 #7884 #7885 #7895 #7909 #7933 #7934 #7942 #7944 #7965 #7966. Validation: bun run --cwd apps/docs typecheck, bun run lint:fix, bun run lint (exit 0), Vale on 13 changed files (0 errors, 0 warnings), git diff --check. * chore: log weekly docs update follow-ups * docs: tighten review findings in the weekly update Only the page creator can stop or add listening agents. On focus change also saves on window blur, and Auto Save pauses on conflicts. Taken-down pages do not unfurl. Model picker coverage matches agent-models.ts.
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Summary
Confirms and fixes three advisories (rg8v duplicates 9v86): host-service
filesystem.readFile/listDirectory/getMetadatacould read arbitrary absolute paths, andmovePath/copyPathcould escape the workspace root via symlink ancestors.Fix (well-factored)
One shared confinement gate (resolve realpath, assert it stays within the workspace root) applied across read/list/getMetadata/move/copy, so a new fs op is confined by default.
Proof
Exploit PoC 0/6 → 6/6 blocked;
path-confinement.test.ts5/7 → 12/0; workspace-fs 158 pass; desktop typecheck clean; biome clean. One failing test verified pre-existing on a clean tree.Write-up: https://app.superset.sh/page/p1-a-host-service-filesystem-path-confinement-7uq4tb
Reviewer decision
The read-confinement half touches an existing test that pins "reads are host-wide" as intended policy — flagged for a human trust-model call, not decided here.
Merge note
Squash-merge only (earlier commits held local repro artifacts, now untracked).
Summary by cubic
Confines readFile, listDirectory, getMetadata, movePath, and copyPath to the workspace root, closing GHSA-6223-9p9j-gwf2, GHSA-9v86-rjhr-mqw6, and its duplicate GHSA-rg8v-v9gh-vwpq. Previously the read ops accepted any absolute path and move/copy only checked lexical containment, so a symlinked ancestor inside the worktree could escape it. All five ops now resolve the real path and reject anything outside the root.
Breaking change
browseHostandstatPathremain the host-wide escape hatches. A few tests that pinned the old read policy were inverted.Written for commit 3432695. Summary will update on new commits.
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