Kuberwastaken/claurst · error

Absolute Unix paths not allowed

Error message

Absolute Unix paths not allowed: {:?}

What it means

Path-security guard in validate_memory_path: the sync key starts with '/', i.e. it is an absolute Unix path (formatted value shown). Absolute keys would resolve outside the team-memory directory, so only relative paths are accepted.

Solutions

1. Strip the leading slash so the key is relative to the team-memory root
2. Re-create the entry under its correct relative location

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src-rust/crates/core/src/team_memory_sync.rs:94 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Kuberwastaken/claurst@b0637c97ec (2026-09-10). Data as JSON: /api/errors/03a3464df477ed0e. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at src-rust/crates/core/src/team_memory_sync.rs:94

/// Checks performed (mirroring the TypeScript `securePath` validation):
/// - No null bytes
/// - No URL-encoded traversal sequences (`%2e`, `%2f`, case-insensitive)
/// - No backslashes
/// - Not an absolute path (Unix `/` or Windows `C:` style)
/// - No `..` components
pub fn validate_memory_path(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
    if path.contains('\0') {
        anyhow::bail!("Path contains null bytes: {:?}", path);
    }
    let lower = path.to_ascii_lowercase();
    if lower.contains("%2e") || lower.contains("%2f") {
        anyhow::bail!("Path contains URL-encoded traversal sequences: {:?}", path);
    }
    if path.contains('\\') {
        anyhow::bail!("Path contains backslashes: {:?}", path);
    }
    if path.starts_with('/') {
        anyhow::bail!("Absolute Unix paths not allowed: {:?}", path);
    }
    // Windows-style absolute path: e.g. "C:" or "c:"
    if path.len() >= 2 {
        let mut chars = path.chars();
        let first = chars.next().unwrap();
        if first.is_ascii_alphabetic() && chars.next() == Some(':') {
            anyhow::bail!("Absolute Windows paths not allowed: {:?}", path);
        }
    }
    if path.split('/').any(|component| component == "..") {
        anyhow::bail!("Path traversal not allowed: {:?}", path);
    }
    Ok(())
}

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// TeamMemorySync
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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