# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Validate lock.json sha256 digest shape before using as store path

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #138359: \[Security\] pm: lock.json sha256 not shape-validated -> path traversal to arbitrary rmtree (verified) + facts.json env injection + downloader loopback gate bypass
- PR #138370: fix(pm): refuse an artifact digest that is not one before it names a store path
- PR #138376: fix(pm): fail closed on off-shape lock sha256 before it becomes a store path

These members concern the package manager (pm) accepting a lock.json sha256 value that is not shaped like a digest, which could then be used to name a store path. One item is a security report that also mentions facts.json env injection and a downloader loopback gate bypass, while the other two are fixes focused on rejecting malformed digests.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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.

## Open related issues

- #138359: \[Security\] pm: lock.json sha256 not shape-validated -> path traversal to arbitrary rmtree (verified) + facts.json env injection + downloader loopback gate bypass

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#138370: fix(pm): refuse an artifact digest that is not one before it names a store path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `pm/install.py`, `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_store_pin_traversal.py`
- **#138376: fix(pm): fail closed on off-shape lock sha256 before it becomes a store path**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`
  - files: `pm/install.py`, `pm/lock.py`, `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_lock_artifact_shape.py`

## Fix status

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