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hardening(security): validate gRPC ChatRequest fields at the boundary - #2264
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The gRPC AgentService used client-controlled 'working_directory' as the agent cwd and 'session_id' as a global session-store key with no validation or bounds. - Add src/grpc/validation.ts validating message (required, bounded, no null bytes), working_directory (bounded), and session_id (bounded, safe charset). - handleChat validates each ChatRequest and returns INVALID_ARGUMENT instead of starting the agent loop on malformed input. - Add unit tests in src/grpc/validation.test.ts.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe gRPC chat handler now validates incoming request fields before query submission. The validator enforces message, working-directory, and session-ID constraints, then returns normalized fields. Tests cover valid requests, optional-field normalization, and invalid inputs. ChangesgRPC Chat Request Validation
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Change: Bug fix
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The PR changes gRPC request validation and maps validated fields into the existing agent path. The diff does not change authentication, provider routing, permissions, outbound network behavior, backgr… |
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The diff is limited to the stated gRPC boundary-validation policy. It adds explicit checks for message, working_directory, session_id, and model, then passes the validated values to the existing Query… |
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- Around line 169-176: Update the gRPC API guidance for ChatRequest to document
the client-field limits enforced by validation and explain that rejected
requests receive an INVALID_ARGUMENT response; use the validation rules in
GrpcServer.handleChat as the source of truth.
- Around line 169-176: Add a focused test for handleChat that sends malformed
input, asserts the emitted error frame has code INVALID_ARGUMENT, and verifies
QueryEngine.submitMessage is not called.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Document the new ChatRequest rejection rules.
GrpcServer.handleChat now returns INVALID_ARGUMENT for invalid client fields. Document the field limits and rejection response in the gRPC API guidance so clients can construct valid requests.
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Review comment at @src/grpc/server.ts around lines 169 - 176:
Update the gRPC API guidance for ChatRequest to document the client-field limits
enforced by validation and explain that rejected requests receive an
INVALID_ARGUMENT response; use the validation rules in GrpcServer.handleChat as
the source of truth.
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printf '%s\n' '--- relevant test references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.test.ts' -e 'handleChat' -e 'INVALID_ARGUMENT' -e 'submitMessage' -e 'validateChatRequest' src/grpc || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- handler branch ---'
nl -ba src/grpc/server.ts | sed -n '155,185p'
printf '%s\n' '--- related test files ---'
for f in src/grpc/validation.test.ts src/grpc/server.interruptionTrace.test.ts; do
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git diff --unified=20 5ff58c4ff9807b48a093a3154abb3be5e180fd3b 7e22417f17b0f21f5b9497d7b39225c37e01d179 -- src/grpc/server.ts src/grpc/validation.test.ts 'src/grpc/*.test.ts'Repository: Twigpine/openclaude
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Add a stream-level rejection test.
The existing tests cover validateChatRequest directly and valid handler behavior. Add a focused handleChat test that sends malformed input, asserts the INVALID_ARGUMENT error frame, and verifies that QueryEngine.submitMessage is not called.
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Add a focused test for handleChat that sends malformed input, asserts the
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QueryEngine.submitMessage is not called.
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Summary
Companion hardening PR to the gRPC authentication fix (#2263). Adds boundary validation for the client-controlled fields of
ChatRequestso a malformed request cannot reach the agent loop.Related finding: Unauthenticated plaintext gRPC AgentService allows remote tool execution and self-approval (CRITICAL · CVSS 4.0 9.3 · CWE-306)
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cmv17pjbb00wzmo01sj0gfzlmWhy
ChatRequestcarries client-controlledmessage,working_directory, andsession_id. The handler usedworking_directoryas the agent'scwdandsession_idas a global session-store key with no bounds:session_idwas read verbatim (req.session_id || '') and used to read/write the sharedsessionsmap.working_directoryandmessagewere passed through unchecked.Constraining these at the boundary reduces the attack surface for resource exhaustion and session-namespace probing, and makes invalid input fail fast with a clear error.
What this changes
src/grpc/validation.ts:message: required, non-empty, ≤ 100,000 chars, no null byte.working_directory: optional, ≤ 4096 chars, no null byte.session_id: optional, ≤ 128 chars, restricted to[A-Za-z0-9_.:-].model: optional string.handleChatvalidates eachChatRequestand returns anINVALID_ARGUMENTerror frame instead of starting the agent loop on malformed input.src/grpc/validation.test.tscovers the accept/reject cases.Notes
No behavior change for valid requests. This is independent of the auth fix and can land before or after it.
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