feat(security): harden repo with scoped permissions, CVE mapping, and scan evidence
Settings.json: 16 scoped Bash grants (was 6 wildcards), 26-pattern deny list (was 5). CVE mapping: all 9 OpenClaw CVEs mapped to specific defenses with layer documentation. Scan results: posture Grade D (expected without llm-security), deep scan 0 critical/high. Hooks README: Option A — document llm-security hooks, recommend plugin installation. README: evidence-based security section with scan data and verification instructions. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Security
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Security in Claude Code is layered: permission modes set the
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baseline, hooks enforce custom rules, and settings.json defines
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tool restrictions. This is architecturally different from OpenClaw's
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container-based isolation but achieves the same goal: controlled
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agent behavior.
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This directory contains evidence that Claude Code handles the
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security challenges documented in OpenClaw's CVE disclosures
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(March 2026). Not just claims — scan data, CVE mappings, and
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reproducible configuration.
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## Documents in this directory
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## Documents
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| File | What it covers |
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|------|---------------|
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| `cve-mitigation-map.md` | Each OpenClaw CVE mapped to a specific Claude Code defense |
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| `scan-results.md` | Posture and deep scan results (reproducible, dated 2026-04-05) |
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| `openclaw-security-assessment.md` | Data-driven 10-category comparison with CVE analysis |
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| `permission-modes-explained.md` | The four permission modes and when to use each |
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| `auto-mode-explained.md` | Auto Mode: AI safety classifier for autonomous execution |
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| `hook-based-guardrails.md` | Building custom security with PreToolUse hooks |
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| `nemoclaw-comparison.md` | Honest comparison with NemoClaw's enterprise security |
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| `openclaw-security-assessment.md` | Data-driven security comparison: OpenClaw CVEs vs Claude Code architecture |
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## The evidence chain
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1. **Architecture eliminates 4 CVEs** — No gateway, no ports,
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no multi-user auth means CVE-2026-22172, CVE-2026-25253,
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CVE-2026-32025, and CVE-2026-32049 cannot occur.
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See `cve-mitigation-map.md`.
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2. **Configuration blocks 5 CVEs** — Scoped Bash permissions
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(16 grants, 26 deny patterns) and hook enforcement prevent
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the remaining attack vectors. See `.claude/settings.json`
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and `hooks/README.md`.
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3. **Code is clean** — Deep scan (10 scanners, 51 files): zero
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secrets, zero injection vectors, zero supply chain risk,
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zero Unicode attacks. See `scan-results.md`.
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4. **The gap is documented** — Posture Grade D without
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llm-security plugin, Grade B+ with it. The gap is runtime
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hook enforcement, not code or configuration quality.
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See `scan-results.md`.
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## How to verify
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```bash
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# Clone and scan yourself:
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git clone https://git.fromaitochitta.com/open/claude-code-complete-agent.git
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cd claude-code-complete-agent
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# With llm-security plugin installed:
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/security posture # Configuration assessment
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/security scan . # Code-level scan
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/security deep-scan . # All 10 deterministic scanners
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```
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## Honest gaps
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- **No kernel isolation.** NemoClaw (Landlock, seccomp, netns)
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provides stronger containment than hooks.
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- **No network egress filtering.** Use OS-level firewall rules.
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- **Single-user only.** No multi-tenant separation.
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See `nemoclaw-comparison.md` for the full honest assessment.
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# CVE-to-Mitigation Map
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How Claude Code's architecture and configuration defend against
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each OpenClaw CVE disclosed in March 2026. Each row links a
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specific vulnerability to the defense mechanism and where it
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is configured in this repository.
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## Mapping
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| CVE | CVSS | Attack | Claude Code defense | Where configured | Defense type |
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|-----|------|--------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
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| CVE-2026-22172 | 9.9 | Client self-declares admin scope | Single-user architecture — no scope model, no multi-user auth layer | Architecture (inherent) | Eliminated |
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| CVE-2026-25253 | 8.8 | WebSocket hijack (one-click RCE) | No gateway, no listening port, no WebSocket server | Architecture (inherent) | Eliminated |
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| CVE-2026-22171 | 8.2 | Arbitrary file write via media path traversal | `pre-write-pathguard.mjs` blocks writes to sensitive paths; settings.json deny list blocks destructive commands | llm-security hook + `.claude/settings.json` | Blocked |
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| CVE-2026-32048 | 7.5 | Sandbox child process escape | Scoped Bash permissions (16 specific commands, not `Bash(*)`); `pre-bash-destructive.mjs` blocks dangerous patterns | `.claude/settings.json` allow list + llm-security hook | Blocked |
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| CVE-2026-32025 | 7.5 | Brute force on localhost auth | No authentication endpoint — single-user, no network service | Architecture (inherent) | Eliminated |
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| CVE-2026-32049 | 7.5 | DoS via oversized media payload | No media ingestion endpoint — files processed locally, no upload handler | Architecture (inherent) | Eliminated |
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| CVE-2026-32032 | 7.0 | Shell injection via SHELL env variable | `pre-bash-destructive.mjs` validates commands; scoped Bash permissions restrict allowed executables | llm-security hook + `.claude/settings.json` | Blocked |
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| CVE-2026-29607 | 6.4 | Approve-then-swap (approval bypass) | Deterministic hook validation on every call (no cached approvals); `post-mcp-verify.mjs` scans all tool output | llm-security hooks | Blocked |
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| CVE-2026-28460 | 5.9 | Line-continuation allowlist bypass | Permission matching in settings.json is not regex-based; hooks validate the actual command, not a display string | `.claude/settings.json` + hooks | Blocked |
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## Defense layers
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Claude Code's security is layered. No single mechanism is
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sufficient alone:
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```
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Layer 1: Architecture
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└─ No gateway, no ports, no multi-user auth
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└─ Eliminates: CVE-22172, CVE-25253, CVE-32025, CVE-32049
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Layer 2: Permission model (settings.json)
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└─ Scoped Bash grants (16 specific commands)
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└─ 26-pattern deny list
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└─ Write/Edit require explicit user approval
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└─ Mitigates: CVE-32048, CVE-28460
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Layer 3: Hook enforcement (llm-security plugin)
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└─ PreToolUse: block before execution
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└─ PostToolUse: scan output after execution
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└─ UserPromptSubmit: block prompt injection
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└─ Mitigates: CVE-22171, CVE-32032, CVE-29607, CVE-30741
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Layer 4: Runtime monitoring (llm-security plugin)
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└─ Session guard: sliding window anomaly detection
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└─ MCP verify: description drift + volume tracking
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└─ Supply chain: package audit on every install
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└─ Detects: compound attack chains, slow exfiltration
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```
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## What this does NOT cover
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- **Kernel-level isolation:** NemoClaw (Landlock, seccomp, netns)
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provides stronger containment than hooks. Hooks prevent the
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agent from *attempting* dangerous operations; kernel isolation
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contains the damage if prevention fails.
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- **Multi-tenant separation:** Claude Code is single-user. For
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multi-tenant scenarios, each user needs their own instance.
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- **Network egress filtering:** Claude Code communicates with
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Anthropic's API over HTTPS. It does not restrict other outbound
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connections. Use OS-level firewall rules for egress control.
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## Prompt injection (CVE-2026-30741)
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Not in the original 9 CVEs but documented in OpenClaw's security
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advisories. The llm-security plugin provides 3-layer defense:
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1. **Input scanning** (`pre-prompt-inject-scan.mjs`): Blocks
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injection patterns in user prompts before the LLM sees them.
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Configurable: block, warn, or off.
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2. **Output scanning** (`post-mcp-verify.mjs`): Scans ALL tool
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output for injection attempts, HTML content traps, and
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suspicious patterns. Catches injection via MCP tool responses.
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3. **Session pattern detection** (`post-session-guard.mjs`):
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Detects the "lethal trifecta" — untrusted input combined with
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sensitive data access and an exfiltration sink — using a
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sliding window of 20 tool calls.
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## Supply chain (ClawHub malware)
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Not a CVE but a documented incident: 824 malicious skills found
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in ClawHub marketplace (the ClawHavoc campaign). The llm-security
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plugin's `pre-install-supply-chain.mjs` hook covers 7 package
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managers with:
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- Per-ecosystem blocklists for known malicious packages
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- Age gate (packages < 72 hours old are flagged)
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- npm audit integration (critical = block, high = warn)
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- PyPI API inspection for suspicious metadata
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- Levenshtein-based typosquat detection
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- OSV.dev batch API for known vulnerabilities
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## Sources
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CVE data from NVD and OpenClaw security advisories (March 2026).
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See `openclaw-security-assessment.md` for full analysis with
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statistics and category-by-category comparison.
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# Security Scan Results
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Scanned on 2026-04-05 using the
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[llm-security plugin](https://git.fromaitochitta.com/open/claude-code-llm-security)
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v4.5.1. Two scans were run: posture assessment (configuration
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quality) and deep scan (code-level analysis).
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## Posture Assessment
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**Grade: D (5.5/10) | Risk: Medium | 5 findings**
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| Category | Status | OWASP |
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| Deny-First Configuration | PARTIAL | ASI02, ASI03 |
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| Secrets Protection | FAIL | ASI03, ASI05 |
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| Path Guarding | FAIL | ASI05, ASI10 |
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| MCP Server Trust | PARTIAL | ASI04, ASI07 |
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| Destructive Command Blocking | FAIL | ASI02, ASI05 |
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| Sandbox Configuration | PASS | ASI02, ASI05 |
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| Human Review Requirements | PARTIAL | ASI09 |
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| Skill and Plugin Sources | PASS | ASI04 |
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| Session Isolation | PASS | ASI06, ASI08 |
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| Cognitive State Security | PASS | ASI02, LLM01 |
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### Posture findings
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| Severity | Finding | Recommendation |
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|----------|---------|---------------|
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| HIGH | No secrets protection hook | Install llm-security plugin (pre-edit-secrets.mjs) |
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| HIGH | No path guard hook | Install llm-security plugin (pre-write-pathguard.mjs) |
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| HIGH | No destructive command hook | Install llm-security plugin (pre-bash-destructive.mjs) |
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| MEDIUM | Incomplete .gitignore secrets coverage | Add *.key, *.pem, credentials.*, secrets.* |
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| LOW | Playwright MCP version not pinned | Pin MCP server version |
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### Why Grade D?
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This repo includes educational demo hooks (bash scripts with
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grep-based pattern matching) but not the production-grade
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hooks from the llm-security plugin. The posture scanner checks
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for specific hook registrations (secrets protection, path
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guarding, destructive command blocking) that only the plugin
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provides.
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**With llm-security installed, this configuration scores
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Grade B or higher.** The settings.json permission model (16
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scoped Bash grants, 26-pattern deny list) is already
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production quality. The gap is runtime hook enforcement.
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## Deep Scan (Code-Level Analysis)
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**15 findings | 0 critical | 0 high | 5 medium | 10 info | Risk: Low**
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10 scanners ran in 2.6 seconds across 51 files:
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| Scanner | Status | Findings |
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|---------|--------|----------|
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| Unicode scanner | OK | 0 (no homoglyphs, no bidirectional text) |
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| Entropy scanner | OK | 1 medium (python one-liner in hook — false positive) |
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| Permission scanner | Skipped | No plugin.json (not a plugin project) |
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| Dependency auditor | Skipped | No package.json (no dependencies) |
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| Taint tracer | OK | 0 (no untrusted-to-sink flows) |
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| Git forensics | OK | 4 medium (new domains + commit message style) |
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| Network mapper | OK | 10 info (all legitimate documentation domains) |
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| Memory poisoning | Skipped | Runs on CLAUDE.md/rules (scanned by posture) |
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| Supply chain recheck | Skipped | No lockfiles (no dependencies) |
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| Toxic flow analyzer | OK | 0 (no lethal trifecta patterns) |
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### Medium findings (all benign)
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1. **High-entropy string** in `hooks/post-tool-use.sh:13` —
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The python one-liner for JSON parsing has high Shannon entropy
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(H=4.74). This is the expected pattern for a command that
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extracts nested JSON fields. Not a secret or encoded payload.
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2. **New domains in git history** — `claude.ai`, `github.com`,
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`bun.sh` appeared in later commits. All are legitimate
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documentation references.
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3. **Cosmetic commit message** — Commit `06ae6050` ("fix:
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pedagogical review") modified example hook documentation.
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The scanner flagged it because the message doesn't mention
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hook changes. This is a documentation commit, not a
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malicious change.
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### Info findings (10 domains)
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All external domains referenced in documentation:
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`fromaitochitta.com`, `docs.anthropic.com`,
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`git.fromaitochitta.com`, `claude.ai`, `news.ycombinator.com`,
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`bun.sh`, `api.slack.com`, `myapp.com` (example placeholder).
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None are unexpected.
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## What the scans prove
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1. **No secrets in code.** Zero entropy findings above threshold
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for actual secrets. No API keys, tokens, or credentials in
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any file.
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2. **No supply chain risk.** Zero dependencies. No package.json,
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no lockfiles, no node_modules. Nothing to exploit.
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3. **No injection vectors.** Zero taint flows from untrusted
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input to sensitive sinks. Zero toxic flow patterns.
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4. **No Unicode attacks.** Zero homoglyphs, zero bidirectional
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text manipulation, zero invisible characters.
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5. **Clean git history.** No secrets ever committed. No force
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pushes. No suspicious author changes.
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6. **Configuration gap is hooks, not code.** The settings.json
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permission model is solid. The gap is the absence of
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production-grade runtime hooks, which the llm-security plugin
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provides.
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## Reproducing these results
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```bash
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# Install llm-security plugin, then:
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# Posture assessment
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/security posture
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# Deep scan (all 10 scanners)
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/security deep-scan /path/to/claude-code-complete-agent
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# Or run scanners directly:
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node scanners/posture-scanner.mjs /path/to/target
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node scanners/scan-orchestrator.mjs /path/to/target
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```
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