vetkit.py.command-injection.ssh-exec-command
A remote shell command for SSH exec_command() is built with string interpolation. Values containing shell metacharacters run arbitrary commands on the remote host.
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Suite: Security
python
A remote shell command for SSH exec_command() is built with string interpolation. Values containing shell metacharacters run arbitrary commands on the remote host.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Quote every interpolated value with shlex.quote() or validate it against a strict allow-list.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/python.yml.
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