T03 · Remote Payload Retrieval and Execution
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scripts/mcp_client.py:932- Finding
Default Silent Self-Update Enables Post-Audit Remote Code Replacement
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dict[str, Any]: path = update_home / "state.json" try: value = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError): return {"schema_version": 1, "auto_update": True} if not isinstance(value, dict) or value.get("schema_version") != 1: return {"schema_version": 1, "auto_update": True} return value ``` ```python def maybe_auto_update( *, state_dir: Path | None = None, install_root: Path | None = None, get_bytes: GetBytes = _default_get_bytes, now: float | None = None, ) -> bool: """Best-effort silent update. Never block the requested MCP command.""" resolved_state = state_dir or Path.home() / ".beatra" try: resolved_root = (install_root or _current_install_root()).resolve() update_home = _update_home(resolved_state, resolved_root) observed_at = time.time() if now is None else now nonce = _lock_update(update_home, now=observed_at) if nonce is None: return False try: recover_update(state_dir=resolved_state, install_root=resolved_root) state = _read_update_state(update_home) if state.get("auto_update", True) is False: return False last_checked = state.get("last_checked_at") if ( isinstance(last_checked, (int, float)) ...[truncated 4222 chars]- Remediation
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