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env parser splitting secrets on embedded KEY= substrings

Cluster 29155 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-24 20:38 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #71005 on 24 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern a vulnerability and related fixes in the .env sanitizer where values containing a KEY= substring could be incorrectly split, corrupting or leaking secret values. The work addresses parsing logic to preserve opaque env values.

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#71005 fix(config): preserve opaque .env values

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files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/env_loader.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_env_loader.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · other 1

#36739 fix(config): keep quoted env substrings out of repair splits · other → #56175
#69636 fix(config): preserve opaque .env values · merged via another change → #71005

Closed issues · 1

Closed#29155[Security tracking] Environment Variable Semantic Injection via Substring Split in `.env` Parser (`_sanitize_env_lines`) (GHSA-3jhv-97h6-hjpv)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #71005
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 24 Jul 2026

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