vetkit.py.command-injection.shell
A shell command is built from a non-literal value (os.system / subprocess with shell=True). This allows OS command injection.
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Suite: Security
python
A shell command is built from a non-literal value (os.system / subprocess with shell=True). This allows OS command injection.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR
How to fix it
Call subprocess.run with an argument list and shell=False; use shlex.quote only as a last resort.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/python.yml.
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