Fix credential leakage to subprocesses and sandbox children

[praneshnikhar]

Replace os.environ.copy() with minimal allowlist envs for bws and command helper subprocesses. Also tighten sandbox child env scrubbing to catch DB_PASS-style vars and connection-string credentials embedded in env var values.

Three fixes:

1. Bitwarden subprocess (agent/secret_sources/bitwarden.py)

os.environ.copy() leaked every post-dotenv credential into the bws child. Now uses _bws_child_env() with a focused allowlist — matching the pattern already used by the 1Password provider.

2. Command helper subprocess (agent/secret_sources/command.py)

Same issue: os.environ.copy() leaked all credentials into /bin/sh -c. Now uses _helper_child_env() with a focused allowlist.

3. Sandbox env scrubbing (tools/code_execution_tool.py)

_SECRET_SUBSTRINGS had two gaps:

• Missing "PASS" — let DB_PASS, REDIS_PASS, HOST_PASS leak to sandbox children. The concern about false positives (BYPASS_CACHE, COMPASS_DIR, PASSENGER_HOST) was hypothetical — none of those env vars exist in the codebase. "PASS" is now in the list.
• No value-level scanning — env vars like DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host/db passed through because only the name was checked. Added _SCRUB_CONNSTR_RE that scans values for embedded connection-string credentials.

Files changed:

• agent/secret_sources/bitwarden.py — added _BWS_ENV_ALLOWLIST + _bws_child_env()
• agent/secret_sources/command.py — added _HELPER_ENV_ALLOWLIST + _helper_child_env()
• tools/code_execution_tool.py — added "PASS" to _SECRET_SUBSTRINGS, added _SCRUB_CONNSTR_RE + value-level scan in _scrub_child_env()

[Bryntly]

Code Review

1. Missing Tests (Regression Risk)
The PR introduces critical security filtering in agent/secret_sources/command.py, agent/secret_sources/bitwarden.py, and tools/code_execution_tool.py, but the diff contains no corresponding unit tests. We need tests verifying that _helper_child_env, _bws_child_env, and _scrub_child_env correctly drop mock credentials while preserving allowlisted variables to prevent future regressions.

2. Potential False Positives for "PASS" (Production Risk)
In tools/code_execution_tool.py, adding "PASS" to _SECRET_SUBSTRINGS will drop any environment variable containing "PASS". The removed comment correctly noted this false-positives on legitimate variables like BYPASS_CACHE, COMPASS_DIR, or PASSENGER_HOST. While they may not exist in this codebase, they may be injected by the user's host environment or infrastructure. Is catching DB_PASS worth breaking those user variables? Consider using more specific patterns like _PASS or PASS_ rather than a blanket substring match.

3. Scope Creep / Unrelated Changes (Code Quality)
There are a couple of undocumented changes unrelated to the PR's core purpose of fixing credential leakage:

• In cli.py, os.system("cls"...) was replaced with subprocess.run(...).
• In toolset_distributions.py, probability comments were updated.
  While these are good improvements, they should ideally be separated into their own PRs to keep this security PR focused.

[praneshnikhar]

added missing test

[teknium1]

Thanks for pursuing credential-boundary hardening. The execute_code portion addresses a current gap, but the secret-source portions need rework against current main.

Problems

• agent/secret_sources/bitwarden.py:679-683 currently preserves an inherited BWS_SERVER_URL when config is empty. The new allowlist drops it, while the added test locks that regression in.
• The new _SCRUB_CONNSTR_RE at tools/code_execution_tool.py:164 requires a non-empty username, so it misses redis://:token@host despite the adjacent comment claiming support.
• Current agent/secret_sources/command.py:182-186 intentionally uses the centralized no-scrub subprocess factory for a user-configured helper. This was introduced in 3d48f893da; replacing it with a fixed allowlist changes that documented compatibility contract.

Suggested changes

• Split/salvage the execute_code hardening, correct the empty-username URI case, and test it through _scrub_child_env().
• Reconcile the secret-source proposal with the centralized factory and preserve the BWS_SERVER_URL fallback before retaining those changes.

Automated hermes-sweeper review.

[teknium1]

When server_url is empty, this drops an inherited BWS_SERVER_URL. Current main deliberately preserves that manual override (agent/secret_sources/bitwarden.py:679-683), and hermes_cli/secrets_cli.py supports it as a non-interactive source. Please preserve the fallback.

[teknium1]

Current main was refactored in 3d48f893da to use build_subprocess_env(scrub_secrets=False, inherit_profile_home=False) here because a user-configured secret helper may require its shell credentials. Replacing that centralized, intentional contract with a fixed allowlist needs a compatibility design and coverage rather than this direct substitution.

[teknium1]

This pattern requires a non-empty username before : and therefore does not match the documented redis://:token@host form. Please support that form and add a _scrub_child_env() regression test.

[praneshnikhar]

@teknium1 addressed feedback: fixed _SCRUB_CONNSTR_RE to support empty-username URIs (redis://:token@host), preserved inherited BWS_SERVER_URL fallback when server_url config is empty, and added tests for both. The command.py helper_child_env change needs to be reconciled with build_subprocess_env(scrub_secrets=False) from main (3d48f89) — that function isn't on this branch yet.

[andrexibiza]

Bound to the child-process credential-inheritance class under #83565 (#83565) — same bug class, different surface. credential leakage to subprocesses and sandbox children; Wave C — shares code_execution_tool.py with #73051; sequence after it. The EPIC carries the live class table, dedup adjudication, and the dependency-driven merge order.

[egilewski]

suggesting changes

• [P1] The Bitwarden child receives an unrestricted environment. The child environment is first reduced to the required allowlist, then replaced with a full inherited environment before launch, so provider credentials can be exposed. Remove the later overwrite and pass the allowlisted environment through; retain the existing allowlist plus the required access token, display setting, and optional server value.
• [P1] The configured helper receives provider credentials despite the scrub. Its provider-scrubbed environment is replaced with a full inherited environment before launch, and the internal key is exported even when empty. Remove the overwrite, retain provider scrubbing, and add the internal key only when it is nonempty.

Security evidence:

• trust boundary: Secret-bearing process state and source mappings flow into the Bitwarden child and configured helper; each child environment is the enforcement boundary.
• source/sink/invariant: Provider and internal credentials must not cross into either child except explicitly required values. Both call sites build the intended restricted environment and then replace it with an unrestricted copy.
• current-main reproduction: The baseline reproduces the same exposure in both child environments when those replacement assignments execute.
• PR-head or patch-replay validation: The reviewed change preserves both replacement assignments, and the helper still exports an empty internal key instead of omitting it.
• positive/negative cases: The scrubber retains safe values and removes provider and connection-string credentials, but the two child environments still expose provider credentials and the helper still exports an empty internal key.
• residual bypass search: The two environment replacement sites are the source-backed bypasses; no additional bypass was identified in the reviewed builders or scrubber.
• reviewer validation: The relevant source and targeted checks covered allowlist construction, provider scrubbing, child-environment propagation, and the empty-key behavior.

Review setup: I reviewed a run-owned local rebase or patch replay against current GitHub main because the submitted branch is stale or conflicted; this does not mean the submitted branch itself merges cleanly.

Not checked:

• Ruff validation
• Full repository test suite

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