dev.to· Oct 22, 2026· by meness

Letting a repository share commands without handing it a shell

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Slashi, the VS Code extension I maintain, lets you chain steps into your own commands: save all...
🎯 Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE)
💡 Defense Fix: Avoid executing shell commands via system(). Use parameterized APIs and strict input sanitization.
#security#vscode#typescript#opensource