🛡️ Sentinel: [HIGH] Fix command injection vulnerability#103
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Replaced `subprocess.call(['start', filename], shell=True)` with `os.startfile(filename)` on Windows to prevent arbitrary command execution via unsanitized filenames.
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In @.jules/sentinel.md:
- Line 1: Update the advisory header date string "## 2024-06-04 - Command
Injection via subprocess.call with shell=True on Windows" to the correct
incident date "## 2026-06-04 - Command Injection via subprocess.call with
shell=True on Windows" so the advisory timeline and auditing metadata are
accurate.
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Correct the advisory date to match this incident timeline.
Line 1 uses 2024-06-04, but this fix was introduced on June 4, 2026. Keeping the wrong date weakens security/audit traceability.
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-## 2024-06-04 - Command Injection via subprocess.call with shell=True on Windows
+## 2026-06-04 - Command Injection via subprocess.call with shell=True on Windows📝 Committable suggestion
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In @.jules/sentinel.md at line 1, Update the advisory header date string "##
2024-06-04 - Command Injection via subprocess.call with shell=True on Windows"
to the correct incident date "## 2026-06-04 - Command Injection via
subprocess.call with shell=True on Windows" so the advisory timeline and
auditing metadata are accurate.
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🚨 Severity: HIGH
💡 Vulnerability: Command injection vulnerability in
_open_resource_fileviasubprocess.callwithshell=Trueon Windows.🎯 Impact: An attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands if they can control the
filenameargument when opening a resource.🔧 Fix: Replaced
subprocess.call(['start', filename], shell=True)withos.startfile(filename).✅ Verification: Ran the test suite
pytest tests/and verified linting withflake8.PR created automatically by Jules for task 11491935488073397211 started by @haseeb-heaven
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