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vetkit.csharp.unsafe-reflection.tainted-type-or-assembly

A type name or assembly is loaded from request input. An attacker can instantiate arbitrary types (deserialization-style gadgets) or load attacker-supplied code.

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Suite: Security

csharp

A type name or assembly is loaded from request input. An attacker can instantiate arbitrary types (deserialization-style gadgets) or load attacker-supplied code.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Map request values to types through a fixed dictionary of allowed types; never load assemblies from user-supplied names, paths or bytes.

References

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/csharp.yml.

Generated from shipped rule definitions at build time. Matching is a review signal, not proof of exploitability. “generic” denotes text matching, not complete language or framework coverage. Runtime configuration and available tools affect whether a rule runs.