hermes-agent/tests/tools/test_execution_flag_detection.py
Teknium b90dbac1d6 fix(approval): unify execution-bearing option detection
Co-authored-by: MorAlekss <mor.aleksandr@yahoo.com>
2026-07-17 04:53:04 -07:00

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"""Execution-bearing option detection across interpreters and read-only tools."""
import os
import shlex
import shutil
import subprocess
import time
import pytest
from tools.approval import detect_dangerous_command, detect_hardline_command
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
("argv", "stdin", "expected_returncode", "expected_output"),
[
(["rg", "--", "--pre"], "ordinary text\n", 1, ""),
(["sort", "--", "--compress-program"], "", 2, ""),
(["rg", "--pre-glob", "--pre", "needle"], "needle\n", 0, "needle\n"),
],
)
def test_real_read_tool_binaries_confirm_option_ownership(
argv, stdin, expected_returncode, expected_output
):
"""Pin the CLI grammar that the approval detector models."""
if shutil.which(argv[0]) is None:
pytest.skip(f"{argv[0]} is not installed")
completed = subprocess.run(argv, input=stdin, text=True, capture_output=True)
assert completed.returncode == expected_returncode
assert completed.stdout == expected_output
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
("tool", "args", "stdin", "needs_tty"),
[
("rg", ["--pre", "-payload-marker", "needle", "{input}"], None, False),
("rg", ["--hostname-bin=-payload-marker", "needle", "{input}"], None, False),
("sort", ["--buffer-size=1K", "--compress-program", "-payload-marker"], "{bulk}", False),
("ag", ["--pager=-payload-marker", "needle", "{input}"], None, True),
("man", ["--pager", "-payload-marker", "ls"], None, True),
("man", ["-P", "-payload-marker", "ls"], None, True),
],
)
def test_real_binaries_execute_leading_dash_program_payload(
tmp_path, tool, args, stdin, needs_tty
):
"""A PATH marker proves these binaries do not reparse '-program' as an option."""
if shutil.which(tool) is None or (needs_tty and shutil.which("script") is None):
pytest.skip(f"{tool} or script is not installed")
marker = tmp_path / "executed"
payload = tmp_path / "-payload-marker"
payload.write_text("#!/bin/sh\nprintf executed > \"$MARKER\"\ncat\n")
payload.chmod(0o755)
input_file = tmp_path / "input.txt"
input_file.write_text("needle\n")
resolved_args = [arg.format(input=str(input_file)) for arg in args]
input_text = (
"\n".join(str(number) for number in range(10_000, 0, -1)) + "\n"
if stdin == "{bulk}"
else stdin
)
env = {
**os.environ,
"PATH": f"{tmp_path}{os.pathsep}{os.environ['PATH']}",
"MARKER": str(marker),
"TERM": "xterm",
}
argv = [tool, *resolved_args]
if needs_tty:
argv = ["script", "-qec", shlex.join(argv), "/dev/null"]
subprocess.run(argv, input=input_text, text=True, capture_output=True, env=env, timeout=20)
assert marker.read_text() == "executed"
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"rg -- --pre sh",
"sort -- --compress-program sh",
"rg --pre-glob --pre needle",
"sort --output --compress-program names.txt",
"man --config-file --pager printf",
"ag --ignore --pager needle",
"rg -g --pre needle",
"sort -o --compress-program names.txt",
"man -C --pager printf",
"ag -G --pager needle",
],
)
def test_read_tool_exec_like_operands_owned_by_other_syntax_are_not_flagged(command):
assert detect_dangerous_command(command) == (False, None, None)
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (False, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"rg --pre-glob '*.gz' --pre sh needle",
"sort --output result --compress-program sh names.txt",
"man --config-file man.conf --pager sh ls",
"ag --ignore vendor --pager sh needle",
],
)
def test_read_tool_non_exec_option_arguments_do_not_hide_later_exec_flags(command):
assert detect_dangerous_command(command)[0] is True
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"python3 -W ignore -c 'print(1)'",
"python3.11 -c 'print(1)'",
"node --no-warnings --eval=\"require('fs')\"",
"node -p '1+1'",
"perl -wne 'print' file.txt",
"ruby3.2 -e 'puts 1'",
"php -r 'echo 1;'",
"powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File helper.ps1",
"pwsh -Command 'Get-Process'",
"python3.11 << 'PY'\nprint(1)\nPY",
],
)
def test_interpreter_execution_mechanisms_require_approval(command):
dangerous, _, _ = detect_dangerous_command(command)
assert dangerous is True
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"sort --compress-program=sh names.txt",
"rg --pre sh -e . names.txt",
"rg --hostname-bin=sh pattern",
"ag --pager sh foo",
"man -Psh ls",
"man --pager=sh ls",
"man -H sh ls",
"man --html=sh ls",
],
)
def test_read_only_tool_exec_flags_require_approval(command):
dangerous, _, description = detect_dangerous_command(command)
assert dangerous is True
assert "execution" in description
def test_ag_pager_less_is_an_executable_option_and_requires_approval():
assert detect_dangerous_command("ag --pager=less needle src/") == (
True,
"arbitrary program execution via ag --pager",
"arbitrary program execution via ag --pager",
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
("command", "description"),
[
("rg --pre -payload-marker needle", "arbitrary program execution via rg --pre"),
("rg --hostname-bin=-payload-marker needle", "arbitrary program execution via rg --hostname-bin"),
("sort --compress-program -payload-marker names", "arbitrary program execution via sort --compress-program"),
("ag --pager=-payload-marker needle", "arbitrary program execution via ag --pager"),
("man --pager -payload-marker ls", "arbitrary program execution via man --pager"),
("man -P -payload-marker ls", "arbitrary program execution via man -P"),
("man -H-payload-marker ls", "arbitrary program execution via man -H"),
],
)
def test_leading_dash_program_payloads_require_approval(command, description):
"""Program options own the next argv even when its spelling starts with '-'."""
assert detect_dangerous_command(command) == (True, description, description)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"rg --pre '-payload; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' needle",
"sort --compress-program='-payload; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' names",
"ag --pager='-payload; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' needle",
"man --pager '-payload; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' ls",
"man -P '-payload; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' ls",
"man -H'-payload; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' ls",
],
)
def test_leading_dash_program_payloads_reach_hardline_floor(command):
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (
True,
"recursive delete of root filesystem",
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"sort --compress-program='rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' names.txt",
"rg --pre 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' -e . x",
"ag --pager 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' foo",
"man -P 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' ls",
],
)
def test_exec_flag_payload_reaches_hardline_floor(command):
hardline, description = detect_hardline_command(command)
assert hardline is True
assert description == "recursive delete of root filesystem"
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"node -c script.js",
"node --check script.js",
"ruby -c script.rb",
"python3 -m http.server",
"python3 --version",
"sort names.txt",
"rg --pretty pattern src/",
"pip install --pre somepackage",
"man -k pager",
"man -p e ls",
],
)
def test_non_executing_flags_are_not_flagged(command):
hardline, _ = detect_hardline_command(command)
dangerous, _, _ = detect_dangerous_command(command)
assert hardline is False
assert dangerous is False
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"pip install --pre 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /'",
"grep -P 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' file.txt",
"printf '%s' 'man -P rm -rf --no-preserve-root /'",
],
)
def test_unrelated_options_do_not_promote_payload_text_to_hardline(command):
hardline, _ = detect_hardline_command(command)
assert hardline is False
def test_grep_pcre_pattern_with_grouped_root_delete_text_stays_safe():
"""Regex syntax is grep data, even when it contains a hardline command."""
command = "grep -P '(?:safe|rm -rf --no-preserve-root /)' audit.log"
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (False, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"grep --color=auto -n -P '(?:safe|rm -rf --no-preserve-root /)' audit.log",
"grep -A 3 --binary-files=without-match --perl-regexp '(safe|reboot)' audit.log",
"grep -P -e '(safe|shutdown -h now)' audit.log",
"grep -P --regexp='(safe|rm -rf --no-preserve-root /)' audit.log",
"grep -P -- '(safe|rm -rf --no-preserve-root /)' audit.log",
"env LC_ALL=C grep -P '(safe|rm -rf --no-preserve-root /)' audit.log",
],
)
def test_grep_pattern_operands_are_structurally_scoped_data(command):
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (False, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"grep -P '(safe|printf x)' audit.log; rm -rf --no-preserve-root /",
"grep -P '(safe|printf x)' audit.log && reboot",
"grep -P '(safe|printf x)' audit.log | shutdown -h now",
"grep -P -e '(safe|printf x)' audit.log\nrm -rf --no-preserve-root /",
],
)
def test_grep_pattern_operand_never_masks_a_later_command(command):
assert detect_hardline_command(command)[0] is True
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"grep -P '(safe|rm -rf --no-preserve-root /) audit.log",
'grep -P "(safe|reboot) audit.log',
"grep -P -e",
"grep -P --",
],
)
def test_ambiguous_or_malformed_grep_syntax_is_never_hidden(command):
assert detect_hardline_command(command)[0] is True
def test_execution_detection_handles_wrappers_and_compound_commands():
dangerous, _, _ = detect_dangerous_command(
"echo ready && env DEBUG=1 python3 -W ignore -c 'print(1)'"
)
assert dangerous is True
def test_hardline_payload_after_wrapper_still_reaches_floor():
hardline, _ = detect_hardline_command(
"sudo -u nobody sort --compress-program='rm -rf --no-preserve-root /' names"
)
assert hardline is True
def test_malformed_quoted_command_does_not_crash():
detect_dangerous_command("python3 -c 'unterminated")
detect_hardline_command("sort --compress-program='unterminated")
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"python3 -Wonce script.py",
"ruby -rrubygems script.rb",
"powershell -ConfigurationName Microsoft.PowerShell",
"powershell -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -NoProfile",
],
)
def test_option_values_and_long_options_are_not_treated_as_combined_exec_flags(command):
dangerous, _, _ = detect_dangerous_command(command)
assert dangerous is False
def test_valid_exec_flag_before_later_malformed_quote_is_still_detected():
dangerous, _, _ = detect_dangerous_command(
"python3 -c 'print(1)' ; printf 'unterminated"
)
assert dangerous is True
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"sort --compress-program=\"sh -c 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /'\" names",
"rg --pre \"bash -c 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /'\" -e . names",
"man --pager \"sh -c 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /'\" ls",
],
)
def test_wrapped_exec_flag_payload_reaches_hardline_floor(command):
hardline, description = detect_hardline_command(command)
assert hardline is True
assert description == "recursive delete of root filesystem"
def test_interpreter_heredoc_keeps_legacy_approval_key_compatibility():
from tools.approval import _approval_key_aliases
aliases = _approval_key_aliases("script execution via heredoc")
assert r"(python[23]?|perl|ruby|node)\s+<<" in aliases
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"bash --norc script.sh",
"bash --rcfile ./bashrc script.sh",
"bash --restricted script.sh",
"bash --noediting script.sh",
"zsh --rcs script.zsh",
],
)
def test_shell_long_options_containing_c_are_not_exec_flags(command):
assert detect_dangerous_command(command) == (False, None, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("flag", ["-Wc"])
def test_shell_invalid_short_bundles_are_not_exec_flags(flag):
assert detect_dangerous_command(f"bash {flag} harmless.sh") == (False, None, None)
def test_shell_double_dash_stops_exec_flag_parsing():
assert detect_dangerous_command("bash -- -c harmless.sh") == (False, None, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"flag",
["-c", "-lc", "-ic", "-lic", "-cl", "-cil", "-lci", "-ilc", "-cli", "-abc"],
)
def test_shell_valid_exec_bundle_requires_a_payload(flag):
assert detect_dangerous_command(f"bash {flag}")[0] is True
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"flag",
["-c", "-lc", "-ic", "-lic", "-cl", "-cil", "-lci", "-ilc", "-cli", "-abc"],
)
def test_shell_exact_short_exec_flags_require_approval(flag):
dangerous, _, description = detect_dangerous_command(f"bash {flag} 'printf safe'")
assert dangerous is True
assert description == "shell command via -c/-lc flag"
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"option_args",
[
"-O extglob",
"+O extglob",
"-o posix",
"+o posix",
"--rcfile /dev/null",
"--init-file /dev/null",
"-lO extglob",
"+lO extglob",
"-lo posix",
"+lo posix",
],
)
def test_bash_options_consuming_arguments_do_not_hide_later_exec_flag(option_args):
command = f"bash {option_args} -lc 'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /'"
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (
True,
"recursive delete of root filesystem",
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"bash -O -c harmless.sh",
"bash +O -c harmless.sh",
"bash -o -c harmless.sh",
"bash +o -c harmless.sh",
"bash --rcfile -c harmless.sh",
"bash --init-file -c harmless.sh",
],
)
def test_bash_option_arguments_that_look_like_exec_flags_are_not_promoted(command):
assert detect_dangerous_command(command) == (False, None, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
'grep -P "$(rm -rf --no-preserve-root /)" audit.log',
'grep -P "`rm -rf --no-preserve-root /`" audit.log',
"grep -P $(rm -rf --no-preserve-root /) audit.log",
"grep -P `rm -rf --no-preserve-root /` audit.log",
],
)
def test_grep_patterns_with_executable_substitutions_reach_hardline(command):
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (
True,
"recursive delete of root filesystem",
)
def test_single_quoted_grep_substitution_syntax_is_inert_data():
command = "grep -P '$(printf \"rm -rf --no-preserve-root /\")' audit.log"
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (False, None)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
'sort --compress-program="sh -c \'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /\'" names',
'sort --compress-program="bash -lc \'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /\'" names',
'rg --pre="env X=1 sh -c \'rm -rf --no-preserve-root /\'" pattern files',
],
)
def test_nested_quoted_executable_payloads_reach_hardline(command):
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (
True,
"recursive delete of root filesystem",
)
def test_depth_ten_wrapped_executable_payload_hits_early_size_cap():
payload = "rm -rf --no-preserve-root /"
for _ in range(10):
payload = f"sh -c {shlex.quote(payload)}"
command = f"man --pager {shlex.quote(payload)} ls"
assert detect_hardline_command(command) == (
True,
"command parser limit exceeded",
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"command",
[
"sort --compress-program=\"sh -c 'unterminated names",
"rg --pre=\"bash -lc 'unterminated pattern files",
"man --pager=\"sh -c 'unterminated ls",
],
)
def test_malformed_quoted_executable_payloads_fail_closed(command):
dangerous, _, description = detect_dangerous_command(command)
assert dangerous is True
assert description == "command parser limit or malformed executable payload"
def _time_benign_segments(count):
command = ";".join(f"printf segment-{index}" for index in range(count))
started = time.perf_counter()
result = detect_dangerous_command(command)
return time.perf_counter() - started, result
def test_command_start_reconstruction_copies_each_input_span_once(monkeypatch):
import tools.approval as approval
class SliceCountingString(str):
sliced_characters = 0
slices = 0
def __getitem__(self, key):
value = super().__getitem__(key)
if isinstance(key, slice):
type(self).slices += 1
type(self).sliced_characters += len(value)
return value
segment_count = 4_000
command = SliceCountingString(";".join(["true"] * segment_count))
monkeypatch.setattr(
approval,
"_iter_shell_command_starts",
lambda _command: range(5, len(command), 5),
)
marked = approval._mark_command_starts(command)
assert marked.count("\n") == segment_count - 1
assert command.slices == segment_count
assert command.sliced_characters == len(command)
def test_benign_segment_scaling_benchmark():
"""Retain real metrics without making correctness depend on wall-clock ratios."""
small, small_result = _time_benign_segments(2_000)
large, large_result = _time_benign_segments(4_000)
assert small_result == (False, None, None)
assert large_result == (False, None, None)
print(f"benign segment benchmark: 2k={small:.3f}s, 4k={large:.3f}s")
def test_payload_beyond_segment_scan_cap_fails_closed():
command = ";".join(["true"] * 25_001 + ["rm -rf /"])
hardline, description = detect_hardline_command(command)
assert hardline is True
assert description == "command parser limit exceeded"
@pytest.mark.parametrize("size", [200_000, 500_000])
def test_long_separator_free_token_hits_early_cap_before_regexes(size):
command = "x" * size
started = time.perf_counter()
result = detect_dangerous_command(command)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - started
assert result == (
True,
"command parser limit exceeded",
"command parser limit exceeded",
)
assert elapsed < 0.15, f"{size} byte token took {elapsed:.3f}s"
def test_max_accepted_separator_free_input_is_fast():
from tools.approval import _MAX_SEPARATOR_FREE_COMMAND_CHARS
command = "x" * _MAX_SEPARATOR_FREE_COMMAND_CHARS
started = time.perf_counter()
result = detect_dangerous_command(command)
elapsed = time.perf_counter() - started
assert result == (False, None, None)
assert elapsed < 0.15, f"max accepted token took {elapsed:.3f}s"