T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Allow Unreviewed Package Code
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=3.0 faster-whisper>=1.0 elevenlabs>=2.0 av sounddevice numpy websockets>=12.0 pystray>=0.19 Pillow pynput>=1.7 python-dotenv>=1.0 ``` The documented installation procedure executes these dependency declarations: ```bash python -m venv venv venv\Scripts\pip install -r requirements.txt ``` ### Technical Analysis Every declared dependency is either completely unpinned or constrained only by a minimum version. No lock file, package hashes, index restrictions, or integrity-verification mechanism is provided. Consequently, the code installed by the documented command can change without any modification to the audited project. A future release satisfying one of the version constraints will be accepted automatically. Packages such as `sounddevice`, `pynput`, `pystray`, and the speech-service SDKs execute native or Python code with the current user's privileges. This is a supply-chain weakness rather than evidence that any currently declared package is malicious. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises a maintainer account, package release process, dependency distribution infrastructure, or the package index configured on the user's system. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious version satisfying the open-ended constraint, such as a version greater than or equal to the declared minimum. 3. A user follows the documented setup procedure and runs `pip install -r requirements.txt`. 4. Pip resolves the malicious release because no exact version or trusted hash is required. 5. Malicious package code executes during installation or when imported by the assistant. 6. The package inherits the privileges and data access of the user running the application. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation could ...[truncated 626 chars]- Remediation
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python-dotenv== ``` 2. Generate a fully resolved lock file that includes transitive dependencies. 3. Record cryptographic hashes and install with hash enforcement: ```bash python -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.lock ``` 4. Use a trusted, explicitly configured package index and disable unintended extra indexes. 5. Review package provenance, maintainers, release history, and native binary distribution before approving updates. 6. Run dependency vulnerability and malware scans in CI. 7. Update dependencies through a controlled process that reviews code and release changes before regenerating hashes. 8. Install and run the application as a non-administrative user in an isolated virtual environment. ]]>