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SEC494lintai-ai-securitypreviewmarkdownwarn

AI markdown: shared npm exec tool grant

AI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Bash(npm exec:*)` tool access

Provider
lintai-ai-security
Surface
markdown
Scope
per_file
Tier
preview
Severity
warn
Confidence
high
Detection
structural
Remediation
message_only

Activation Model

Preset Membership

This rule is part of the builtin activation graph through these preset memberships.

governancemembership

Lifecycle

Stable Lifecycle Contract

State

stable_gated

Graduation rationale

Checks AI-native markdown frontmatter for exact mutable `npm exec` authority through `allowed-tools`.

Deterministic signal basis

MarkdownSignals exact frontmatter string detection for `Bash(npm exec:*)` in allowed-tools entries.

Malicious corpus
skill-npm-exec-bunx-allowed-tools
Benign corpus
skill-npm-exec-bunx-specific-safe
structured evidence required remediation reviewed
Canonical note

Structural preview rule; deterministic today, but the preview contract may still evolve.

Nearby Signals

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SEC392AI markdown: shared git commit tool grantAI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Bash(git commit:*)` tool accessmarkdownpreview
SEC393AI markdown: shared git stash tool grantAI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Bash(git stash:*)` tool accessmarkdownpreview
SEC474AI markdown: shared gh pr tool grantAI-native markdown frontmatter grants `Bash(gh pr:*)` tool accessmarkdownpreview
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SEC494 / MD-NPM-EXEC-ALLOWED-TOOLS ​

SEC494 flags AI-native markdown frontmatter when allowed-tools grants the exact token Bash(npm exec:*).

Why It Matters ​

npm exec resolves and runs packages on demand. In shared skill or instruction frontmatter, that creates a mutable package-execution path for everyone who loads the file.

Trigger Shape ​

The rule triggers only when all of these are true:

  • the file is an AI-native markdown instruction surface
  • the path is not fixture-like
  • allowed-tools or allowed_tools contains the exact token Bash(npm exec:*)

Clean Cases ​

These stay clean:

  • more specific project commands such as Bash(npm run lint)
  • frontmatter without Bash(npm exec:*)
  • fixture-like examples under test or fixture paths

Example Trigger ​

yaml
allowed-tools:
  - Bash(npm exec:*)
  - Read

Safer Example ​

yaml
allowed-tools:
  - Bash(npm run lint)
  - Read

How To Fix ​

Replace Bash(npm exec:*) with a narrower reviewed command, or remove shared mutable package-execution authority from the frontmatter entirely.