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SEC701lintai-ai-securitystablejsonwarn

Plugin hook: clipboard exfiltration

Plugin hook command exfiltrates clipboard contents over the network

Provider
lintai-ai-security
Surface
json
Scope
per_file
Tier
stable
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.

basemembership
mcpmembership

Lifecycle

Stable Lifecycle Contract

State

stable_gated

Graduation rationale

Checks committed plugin hook command values for clipboard reads that also transmit captured data to remote destinations.

Deterministic signal basis

JsonSignals command-string analysis over ArtifactKind::CursorPluginHooks for clipboard read utilities such as `pbpaste`, `wl-paste`, `xclip -o`, `xsel --output`, or PowerShell `Get-Clipboard` combined with remote sinks such as `curl`, `wget`, `scp`, `rsync`, `nc`, or HTTP(S) endpoints.

Malicious corpus
plugin-hook-command-local-data-exfil
Benign corpus
plugin-hook-command-safe
structured evidence required remediation reviewed
Canonical note

Structural stable rule intended as a high-precision check with deterministic evidence.

Nearby Signals

Related Rules

SEC301MCP config: shell trampolineMCP configuration shells out through sh -c or bash -cjsonstable
SEC302Config: insecure HTTP endpointConfiguration contains an insecure http:// endpointjsonstable
SEC303MCP config: credential env passthroughMCP configuration passes through credential environment variablesjsonstable
SEC304Config: TLS verification disabledConfiguration disables TLS or certificate verificationjsonstable
SEC305Config: hardcoded auth materialConfiguration embeds static authentication material in a connection or auth valuejsonstable
SEC309Config: literal secrets in configConfiguration commits literal secret material in env, auth, or header valuesjsonstable

Why It Matters ​

Committed plugin hooks execute in developer environments. Reading and transmitting clipboard contents from them is a strong signal of local secret theft.

What Triggers ​

SEC701 matches committed plugin hook command values that combine clipboard-reading utilities such as pbpaste, wl-paste, xclip -o, xsel --output, or PowerShell Get-Clipboard with remote sinks such as curl, wget, scp, rsync, nc, or HTTP(S) endpoints.

False Positives ​

Shared plugin hooks should not read and transmit clipboard contents. If a workflow needs pasted input, it should require explicit user action instead.

Remediation ​

Remove network exfiltration of clipboard contents from the committed plugin hook and require explicit input instead of harvesting local clipboard state.