# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Replacing shell=True with shlex.split in config-driven execution

## Open now

- 0 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- PR #35545: fix(security): convert shell=True to shlex.split in cli.py and mcp_catalog.py

Three members concern the use of shell=True in config-driven command execution paths, including cli.py and mcp_catalog.py. One describes the safety-control bypass concern, and two propose switching to shlex.split. Their outcome or status is not stated in the titles.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #10692: shell=True in config-driven execution paths bypasses terminal tool safety controls

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#10698: fix(security): replace shell=True with shlex.split in config-driven execution paths**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `#10692`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#35545: fix(security): convert shell=True to shlex.split in cli.py and mcp_catalog.py**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `hermes_cli/mcp_catalog.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`