fix(shell): reject LLM-supplied working_dir outside workspace (#2826)

nanobot/agent/tools/shell.py

@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ class ExecTool(Tool):
         timeout: int | None = None, **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> str:
         cwd = working_dir or self.working_dir or os.getcwd()
+
+        # Prevent an LLM-supplied working_dir from escaping the configured
+        # workspace when restrict_to_workspace is enabled (#2826). Without
+        # this, a caller can pass working_dir="/etc" and then all absolute
+        # paths under /etc would pass the _guard_command check that anchors
+        # on cwd.
+        if self.restrict_to_workspace and self.working_dir:
+            try:
+                requested = Path(cwd).expanduser().resolve()
+                workspace_root = Path(self.working_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+            except Exception:
+                return "Error: working_dir could not be resolved"
+            if requested != workspace_root and workspace_root not in requested.parents:
+                return "Error: working_dir is outside the configured workspace"
+
         guard_error = self._guard_command(command, cwd)
         if guard_error:
             return guard_error

tests/tools/test_exec_security.py

@@ -113,3 +113,71 @@ def test_exec_allows_reads_of_history_jsonl(command):
     tool = ExecTool()
     result = tool._guard_command(command, "/tmp")
     assert result is None
+
+
+# --- #2826: working_dir must not escape the configured workspace ---------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_blocks_working_dir_outside_workspace(tmp_path):
+    """An LLM-supplied working_dir outside the workspace must be rejected."""
+    workspace = tmp_path / "workspace"
+    workspace.mkdir()
+    tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(workspace), restrict_to_workspace=True)
+    result = await tool.execute(command="rm calendar.ics", working_dir="/etc")
+    assert "outside the configured workspace" in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_blocks_absolute_rm_via_hijacked_working_dir(tmp_path):
+    """Regression for #2826: `rm /abs/path` via working_dir hijack."""
+    workspace = tmp_path / "workspace"
+    workspace.mkdir()
+    victim_dir = tmp_path / "outside"
+    victim_dir.mkdir()
+    victim = victim_dir / "file.ics"
+    victim.write_text("data")
+
+    tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(workspace), restrict_to_workspace=True)
+    result = await tool.execute(
+        command=f"rm {victim}",
+        working_dir=str(victim_dir),
+    )
+    assert "outside the configured workspace" in result
+    assert victim.exists(), "victim file must not have been deleted"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_allows_working_dir_within_workspace(tmp_path):
+    """A working_dir that is a subdirectory of the workspace is fine."""
+    workspace = tmp_path / "workspace"
+    subdir = workspace / "project"
+    subdir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(workspace), restrict_to_workspace=True, timeout=5)
+    result = await tool.execute(command="echo ok", working_dir=str(subdir))
+    assert "ok" in result
+    assert "outside the configured workspace" not in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_allows_working_dir_equal_to_workspace(tmp_path):
+    """Passing working_dir equal to the workspace root must be allowed."""
+    workspace = tmp_path / "workspace"
+    workspace.mkdir()
+    tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(workspace), restrict_to_workspace=True, timeout=5)
+    result = await tool.execute(command="echo ok", working_dir=str(workspace))
+    assert "ok" in result
+    assert "outside the configured workspace" not in result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_exec_ignores_workspace_check_when_not_restricted(tmp_path):
+    """Without restrict_to_workspace, the LLM may still choose any working_dir."""
+    workspace = tmp_path / "workspace"
+    workspace.mkdir()
+    other = tmp_path / "other"
+    other.mkdir()
+    tool = ExecTool(working_dir=str(workspace), restrict_to_workspace=False, timeout=5)
+    result = await tool.execute(command="echo ok", working_dir=str(other))
+    assert "ok" in result
+    assert "outside the configured workspace" not in result