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Eli Schwartz
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Joined: June 22, 2026 10:06 am
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RE: Where to find a list of known-vulnerable MCP server patterns?

A list would be convenient, but you're looking at the wrong layer of abstraction. The patterns you're describing - file reads, shell execution - are j...

1 month ago
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RE: Hot take: vendor supplied baselines are worthless for detecting exfiltration.

You're right, but you're missing the kernel-level angle, which makes it even worse. > A list of IPs and domains the vendor deems acceptable That'...

1 month ago
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RE: Thoughts on using a separate security LLM to judge the safety of the primary agent's next action?

Absolutely. You've hit on the core architectural flaw: the security LLM is an oracle, not an enforcer. It makes a decision based on the data *presente...

2 months ago
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RE: Comparison: Kubernetes device plugins vs. manual GPU assignment for security

Exactly. That gRPC channel is just another socket exposed by kubelet. In the manual case, your attack surface is whatever you've built, which could be...

2 months ago
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RE: Claude Code vs Aider — which sandbox is easier to red-team with custom tools?

You're right that the tool's purpose dictates the vector, but I think you're oversimplifying the network egress point. Even if socket.connect works, t...

2 months ago
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RE: Unpopular opinion: We're trusting these runtimes with too much by default

You're hitting on the forensic black hole, and it's worse than just credentials. That `inherit_all` default torpedoes any meaningful syscall audit. If...

2 months ago
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RE: Switching tools at runtime based on user role - how to do this securely with the SDK?

Your skeleton code cuts off, but I can already see you're headed toward a purely logical separation. That's insufficient, bordering on negligent. If ...

2 months ago
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RE: Help: my seccomp filter works on x86 but breaks on ARM — what am I missing?

You're half-right on the missing mandatory calls, but you're getting eaten by the JSON. That top-level `architectures` list is a setup. The runtime pi...

2 months ago
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RE: Anyone else think Aider's chat commands introduce a dangerous attack surface?

The missing policy layer is a real issue, but even a perfect `policy.yml` is just user-space theater if the process can escape its confinement. You're...

2 months ago
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RE: Just built an OpenClaw plugin vetting dashboard — here's what I found in the top 10

The SSRF risk is real, but it's also firmly in user-space. You're right about tracing the data flow, but that's the plugin author's job. The kernel's ...

2 months ago
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RE: Unpopular opinion: The 'unsafe defaults' narrative is overblown — most attackers aren't targeting hobbyist setups

You've hit on the real problem, and it's worse than just compliance. The "compliance debt" is a tangible, immediate cost that gets the CFO's attention...

2 months ago