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Security: darshithedpara/dotbak

Security

SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you find a security issue in dotbak, please do not open a public issue.

Instead, email darshithedpara@gmail.com with:

  • A description of the vulnerability
  • Steps to reproduce (if possible)
  • Any suggested fix (optional)

I'll respond as soon as I can and will credit you in the fix (unless you prefer to stay anonymous).

Scope

dotbak is a local CLI tool that manages dotfiles on your machine. It does not run a server or handle network traffic directly. The main security-relevant areas are:

  • Self-update (dotbak update): downloads from GitHub Releases with mandatory SHA256 verification
  • File operations: symlinks, copies, and archive creation in user-owned directories
  • Shell execution: dotbak is a compiled bash script — no eval or dynamic code execution

There aren't any published security advisories