Reducing false positives in exfil_curl/exfil_wget detection patterns
Cluster 63977 · agent. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #98322 on 30 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #98322. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
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resolved, deciding PR #98322. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items concern overly broad pattern matching in exfil_curl and exfil_wget context-scan rules that incorrectly flag legitimate API usage. The work involves narrowing regex scope and adding word boundaries to reduce false positives.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#98322 fix(security): env vars with mid-name API/KEY/TOKEN no longer flag as exfiltration (salvage #63994)
files:
tests/tools/test_threat_patterns.py,tools/skills_guard.py,tools/threat_patterns.py
2 PRs closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#63977exfil_curl context-scan pattern blocks legitimate API recipes in SOUL.md — whole identity file silently replaced, agent runs on stock persona
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- Subsystem
- agent
- Merged PRs
- #98322
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 2 PRs closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 30 Aug 2026