timestamp
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Mar 1, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHCOMMAND_EXECUTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The script
timestamp.shperforms unsafe interpolation of command-line arguments ($@) into a Python code block using a bash heredoc. Because the heredoc delimiterPYEOFis not quoted, bash expands variables inside the block before Python executes it, allowing input to alter the script's logic. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: An attacker can provide a crafted date string containing Python syntax (e.g., quotes and semicolons) to break out of the intended string variable and execute arbitrary Python code, such as
import os; os.system(...). - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: In addition to user-provided values, the script interpolates bash variables like
$COMMANDand$UNITwithout sanitization, providing multiple vectors for code injection if these parameters are influenced by external input. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The ingestion of untrusted data from the command line into an execution context without boundary markers or sanitization represents a classic remote code execution surface.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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