Function isScratchpadPath

src/utils/permissions/filesystem.ts:420–434

(absolutePath: string)

// Check if file is within the scratchpad directory
function isScratchpadPath(absolutePath: string): boolean {
  if (!isScratchpadEnabled()) {
    return false
  }
  const scratchpadDir = getScratchpadDir()
  // SECURITY: Normalize the path to resolve .. segments before checking
  // This prevents path traversal bypasses like:
  //   echo "malicious" > /tmp/ncode-0/proj/session/scratchpad/../../../etc/passwd
  // Without normalization, the path would pass the startsWith check but write to /etc/passwd
  const normalizedPath = normalize(absolutePath)
  return (
    normalizedPath === scratchpadDir ||
    normalizedPath.startsWith(scratchpadDir + sep)
  )
}

/**
 * Check if a file path is dangerous to auto-edit without explicit permission.