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Security

.github/SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Reporting a Vulnerability

Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.

Instead, please report them via GitHub's private vulnerability reporting:

  1. Go to the repository's Security tab in the top navigation
  2. In the Security tab, click Report a vulnerability
  3. Fill out the form with details

What to Include

  • Description of the vulnerability
  • Steps to reproduce
  • Potential impact
  • Suggested fix (if any)

Response Timeline

  • Acknowledgment: Within 24 hours
  • Initial assessment: Within 48 hours
  • Resolution target: Depends on severity, but as soon as possible

What Qualifies as a Security Issue

  • Command injection vulnerabilities (e.g., via crafted snapshot names or disk labels)
  • Privilege escalation through tmutil or diskutil interactions
  • Path traversal or directory traversal
  • Sensitive data exposure
  • Credential exposure risks

Out of Scope

  • Issues in upstream dependencies (report to them directly)
  • Issues requiring physical access to the machine
  • Social engineering attacks

There aren’t any published security advisories