# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix temp-root path traversal bypass in skills guard

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a security gap where dotdot (\`..\`) path segments could bypass the skills guard's temp-root exemption, allowing destructive root deletions to go undetected. The fixes cover both the scanner's fence-handling logic and the traversal-based delete detection.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112198. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #112198 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-112198`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #111335: skills_guard: \`destructive_root_rm\` temp-root exemption is bypassable via \`..\` (\`rm -rf /tmp/../etc\`)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#112198: fix(skills): scanner no longer skips code hidden behind mismatched fences or temp-root \`..\` paths (#112129, #111335, salvage #112130, #111340)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py`, `tools/skills_guard.py`
- **#111340: fix(skills): detect temp-root traversal deletes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `2588c908e7`, `#112198`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #112198 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.