fix(security): block gateway and tool env vars in subprocesses

Extend subprocess env sanitization beyond provider credentials by blocking Hermes-managed tool, messaging, and related gateway runtime vars. Reuse a shared sanitizer in LocalEnvironment and ProcessRegistry so background and PTY processes honor the same blocklist and _HERMES_FORCE_ escape hatch. Add regression coverage for local env execution and process_registry spawning.
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teknium1 2026-03-15 02:51:04 -07:00
parent 779f8df6a6
commit b177b4abad
4 changed files with 215 additions and 27 deletions

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@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
"""Tests for provider env var blocklist in LocalEnvironment.
"""Tests for subprocess env sanitization in LocalEnvironment.
Verifies that Hermes-internal provider env vars (OPENAI_BASE_URL, etc.)
are stripped from subprocess environments so external CLIs are not
silently misrouted.
Verifies that Hermes-managed provider, tool, and gateway env vars are
stripped from subprocess environments so external CLIs are not silently
misrouted or handed Hermes secrets.
See: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1002
See: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1264
"""
import os
@ -110,6 +111,30 @@ class TestProviderEnvBlocklist:
for var in extra_provider_vars:
assert var not in result_env, f"{var} leaked into subprocess env"
def test_tool_and_gateway_vars_are_stripped(self):
"""Tool and gateway secrets/config must not leak into subprocess env."""
leaked_vars = {
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "bot-token",
"TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL": "12345",
"DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL": "67890",
"SLACK_APP_TOKEN": "xapp-secret",
"WHATSAPP_ALLOWED_USERS": "+15555550123",
"SIGNAL_ACCOUNT": "+15555550124",
"HASS_TOKEN": "ha-secret",
"EMAIL_PASSWORD": "email-secret",
"FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "fc-secret",
"BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "bb-project",
"ELEVENLABS_API_KEY": "el-secret",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_secret",
"GH_TOKEN": "gh_alias_secret",
"GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS": "true",
"GATEWAY_ALLOWED_USERS": "alice,bob",
}
result_env = _run_with_env(extra_os_env=leaked_vars)
for var in leaked_vars:
assert var not in result_env, f"{var} leaked into subprocess env"
def test_safe_vars_are_preserved(self):
"""Standard env vars (PATH, HOME, USER) must still be passed through."""
result_env = _run_with_env()
@ -205,3 +230,56 @@ class TestBlocklistCoverage:
"HELICONE_API_KEY",
}
assert extras.issubset(_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST)
def test_optional_tool_and_messaging_vars_are_in_blocklist(self):
"""Tool/messaging vars from OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS should stay covered."""
from hermes_cli.config import OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS
for name, metadata in OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS.items():
category = metadata.get("category")
if category in {"tool", "messaging"}:
assert name in _HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST, (
f"Optional env var {name} (category={category}) missing from blocklist"
)
elif category == "setting" and metadata.get("password"):
assert name in _HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST, (
f"Secret setting env var {name} missing from blocklist"
)
def test_gateway_runtime_vars_are_in_blocklist(self):
extras = {
"TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL",
"TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL",
"DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"DISCORD_REQUIRE_MENTION",
"DISCORD_FREE_RESPONSE_CHANNELS",
"DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD",
"SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL",
"SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"SLACK_ALLOWED_USERS",
"WHATSAPP_ENABLED",
"WHATSAPP_MODE",
"WHATSAPP_ALLOWED_USERS",
"SIGNAL_HTTP_URL",
"SIGNAL_ACCOUNT",
"SIGNAL_ALLOWED_USERS",
"SIGNAL_GROUP_ALLOWED_USERS",
"SIGNAL_HOME_CHANNEL",
"SIGNAL_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"SIGNAL_IGNORE_STORIES",
"HASS_TOKEN",
"HASS_URL",
"EMAIL_ADDRESS",
"EMAIL_PASSWORD",
"EMAIL_IMAP_HOST",
"EMAIL_SMTP_HOST",
"EMAIL_HOME_ADDRESS",
"EMAIL_HOME_ADDRESS_NAME",
"GATEWAY_ALLOWED_USERS",
"GH_TOKEN",
"GITHUB_APP_ID",
"GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH",
"GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID",
}
assert extras.issubset(_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST)