Context-Inappropriate Capability
Medium
- Confidence
- 99% confidence
- Finding
- The code embeds a default router access key via `os.getenv(..., "BETA_TEST_KEY_MARCH_2026")`, so the script will authenticate to an external service even when no operator-supplied credential is configured. Hardcoded fallback secrets are dangerous because they enable unintended external access, make credential exposure likely if the code is shared, and can let unauthorized users consume a shared account or reach services the user did not explicitly approve.
