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Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:25:14 +0000
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Fixed insecure path handling in `StatusSocket.swift` where POSIX file APIs (`open()`) were called with raw path variables, leading to unsafe filesystem representations. Replaced raw POSIX calls with safe C-string pointer wrappers (`URL(fileURLWithPath:).withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation`) to securely bridge file paths.

Co-authored-by: acebytes <2820910+acebytes@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .jules/sentinel.md                           |  4 ++++
 Sources/Cacheout/Headless/StatusSocket.swift | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.jules/sentinel.md b/.jules/sentinel.md
index b0fa4d9..ea4bf5a 100644
--- a/.jules/sentinel.md
+++ b/.jules/sentinel.md
@@ -134,3 +134,7 @@ grep -nE "O_NOFOLLOW|O_CLOEXEC|fchmod|withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation" <candi
 **Vulnerability:** Used `FileManager.default.setAttributes` to apply permissions (`0o700`) to the state directory after creation.
 **Learning:** High-level Swift APIs like `FileManager.default.setAttributes` operate on string paths and follow symlinks by default. This makes them susceptible to Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) symlink attacks, similarly to C `chmod()`.
 **Prevention:** Avoid `FileManager.default.setAttributes` for securing permissions on directories or sensitive files. Always use `withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation`, `open()` with `O_NOFOLLOW | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC`, and `fchmod()`.
+## 2024-06-20 - Unsafe Path Bridging in StatusSocket
+**Vulnerability:** Calling `open(2)` with raw Swift `String` paths in `StatusSocket.swift` creates an unsafe filesystem representation.
+**Learning:** Passing Swift `String` paths implicitly to C functions can result in memory issues or incorrect path resolution if the string is not null-terminated or is moved in memory.
+**Prevention:** Always use `URL(fileURLWithPath:).withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation` to obtain the correct C-string pointer when bridging file paths to POSIX APIs.
diff --git a/Sources/Cacheout/Headless/StatusSocket.swift b/Sources/Cacheout/Headless/StatusSocket.swift
index 5c5c8bd..8cd6661 100644
--- a/Sources/Cacheout/Headless/StatusSocket.swift
+++ b/Sources/Cacheout/Headless/StatusSocket.swift
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ public final class StatusSocket: @unchecked Sendable {
         try FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: dir, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: [
             .posixPermissions: 0o700
         ])
-        let dirFd = open(dir, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC)
+        let dirFd = URL(fileURLWithPath: dir).withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation { pathPtr -> Int32 in
+            guard let pathPtr = pathPtr else { return -1 }
+            return open(pathPtr, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC)
+        }
         guard dirFd >= 0 else {
             throw StatusSocketError.directoryHardeningFailed(errno)
         }
@@ -497,7 +500,10 @@ public final class StatusSocket: @unchecked Sendable {
         // component is rejected up front and we hold a stable fd for the rest
         // of the checks — no path resolution happens between type/size check
         // and read, closing the lstat → open TOCTOU window.
-        let fileFd = open(expandedPath, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC)
+        let fileFd = URL(fileURLWithPath: expandedPath).withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation { pathPtr -> Int32 in
+            guard let pathPtr = pathPtr else { return -1 }
+            return open(pathPtr, O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC)
+        }
         guard fileFd >= 0 else {
             let err = errno
             let reason = err == ELOOP ? "Refusing to follow symlink: \(expandedPath)"