Hacker NewsHN submitter: arusekk
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Don't Put Tilde In Your Path

The article examines security concerns regarding tilde-inclusive path settings after a PATH entry warning appeared while using the AI agent sandbox tool nono.

Key points

  • •A warning message regarding PATH entries appeared when actually using nono, an AI agent sandbox tool.
  • •The warning indicated that the sandbox's writable PATH entries included "~/.local/bin/".
  • •Paths containing a tilde (~) were judged suspicious for security reasons, with the article discussing the underlying rationale and context.
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