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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Nekudot is a browser-only drawing app: it runs entirely in your browser, has no server and no accounts, and stores your work locally (IndexedDB / localStorage). There is no backend to attack and no personal data is collected or sent anywhere (the only network calls load the static site and fonts, plus privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics). That keeps the attack surface small - but the app still parses files you open and renders dynamic content, so we take security reports seriously.

Supported versions

Nekudot is a single, always-current web app - the version deployed at https://nekudot.app is the one that receives security fixes. There are no older release branches to patch; a fix simply ships by updating the deployed app.

Version Supported
Latest deployed (nekudot.app)
Older tags / self-hosted copies Please update to the latest

Reporting a vulnerability

Please report security issues privately - do not open a public issue.

Please include, as best you can:

  • what the issue is and where (file, page, or steps),
  • how to reproduce it (a small proof of concept helps a lot),
  • and the impact you think it could have.

What to expect

  • We aim to acknowledge your report within a few days. This is a small, volunteer-run project, so thank you for your patience.
  • We'll confirm the issue, work on a fix, and keep you posted.
  • Once a fix is out, we're glad to credit you if you'd like.
  • Please give us a reasonable chance to fix it before disclosing publicly (coordinated disclosure).

Scope

In scope:

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTML/script injection in the app or site.
  • Flaws in how Nekudot parses opened files (.nekudot, .preset, .gpl).
  • Anything that could run code, read or exfiltrate a user's local data, or corrupt their saved work.

Usually out of scope:

  • Findings that require an already-compromised device or a malicious browser extension.
  • Self-XSS that only affects the reporter and can't be triggered for others.
  • Pure best-practice reports with no real-world impact (e.g. a missing header on the static site) - still welcome, just lower priority.

Safe harbor

We will not pursue or support legal action against anyone who reports a vulnerability in good faith, follows this policy, avoids privacy violations and disruption to others, and gives us a reasonable time to respond before disclosing publicly. Thank you for helping keep Nekudot and its users safe.


For contributors: see SECURITY-NOTES.md for the project's threat model and secure-coding guidelines.

There aren't any published security advisories