Harden SSH and profile resolution boundaries

Assistant: codex
Assistant-Model: gpt-5.6-sol
Assistant-Session: 01a0233b-178d-7162-b92f-31a31ea8ca9b

WORK-RECORDS.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 | workplan | GLAS-WP-0007 | finished | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0007-capability-scope-truth.md |
 | workplan | GLAS-WP-0008 | finished | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0008-profile-operational-readiness.md |
 | workplan | GLAS-WP-0009 | finished | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0009-operational-handoff-truth.md |
+| workplan | GLAS-WP-0010 | finished | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0010-transport-and-resolution-hardening.md |
 | task | GLAS-0001-T01 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-0001-statehub-bootstrap.md |
 | task | GLAS-0001-T02 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-0001-statehub-bootstrap.md |
 | task | GLAS-0001-T03 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-0001-statehub-bootstrap.md |
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@
 | task | GLAS-WP-0008-T03 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0008-profile-operational-readiness.md |
 | task | GLAS-WP-0009-T01 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0009-operational-handoff-truth.md |
 | task | GLAS-WP-0009-T02 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0009-operational-handoff-truth.md |
+| task | GLAS-WP-0010-T01 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0010-transport-and-resolution-hardening.md |
+| task | GLAS-WP-0010-T02 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0010-transport-and-resolution-hardening.md |
+| task | GLAS-WP-0010-T03 | done | — | workplans/GLAS-WP-0010-transport-and-resolution-hardening.md |
 | intake | GLAS-IN-0001 | done | blue | docs/intakes/residuals.md |
 | intake | GLAS-IN-0002 | todo | red | docs/intakes/residuals.md |
 | intake | GLAS-IN-0003 | todo | green | docs/intakes/residuals.md |

docs/execution-profiles.md

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Each YAML document under `profiles/` declares:
 The catalog discovers files deterministically, forbids unknown schema fields,
 rejects duplicate revisions, and checks the selected profile against
 `registry/reins/*.yaml`. Unpinned lookup is accepted only when exactly one
-enabled revision exists. Inline secrets and token-looking values are refused.
+revision exists; disabled revisions still make a multi-revision selector
+ambiguous so callers must pin deliberately. A pinned disabled revision is
+refused. Inline secrets and token-looking values are refused.
 
 Use `glas-harness profiles` as the catalog/packaging validation command.
 

docs/harness-contract.md

@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ subprocess with the profile timeout. A host must make the selected rein command
 and its dependencies available inside that transport; host-only installation is
 not treated as sandbox availability.
 
+SSH reachability accepts only one non-option host or `user@host` target whose
+components begin with an alphanumeric character. Glas also terminates SSH
+option parsing with `--`; a reachability descriptor cannot reinterpret its
+target as an SSH flag.
+
 There is no production default rein. Direct `Rein` injection remains a narrow
 library/test seam but still requires a valid profile so profile, sandbox,
 model, tool policy, and evidence are explicit.

src/glas_harness/transport.py

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ class TransportError(RuntimeError):
     """The sandbox reachability descriptor cannot safely execute commands."""
 
 
-_SSH_TARGET = re.compile(r"^(?:[A-Za-z0-9._-]+@)?[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$")
+_SSH_TARGET = re.compile(
+    r"^(?:[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*@)?[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*$"
+)
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ class ExecutionTransport:
                 *scoped_command,
             ]
         if self.kind == "ssh":
-            if not self.ssh_target:
+            if not self.ssh_target or not _SSH_TARGET.fullmatch(self.ssh_target):
-                raise TransportError("SSH transport is missing target")
+                raise TransportError(
-            return ["ssh", self.ssh_target, shlex.join(scoped_command)]
+                    "SSH target must be a single non-option host or user@host target"
+                )
+            return ["ssh", "--", self.ssh_target, shlex.join(scoped_command)]
         raise TransportError(f"unsupported execution transport: {self.kind}")
 
     def run(
@@ -175,7 +179,9 @@ def transport_from_sandbox(sandbox: SandboxHandle) -> ExecutionTransport:
                 "incomplete remote sandbox reachability: ssh and remote_dir are required"
             )
         if not _SSH_TARGET.fullmatch(str(ssh_target)):
-            raise TransportError("SSH reachability must be a single host or user@host target")
+            raise TransportError(
+                "SSH reachability must be a single non-option host or user@host target"
+            )
         if not PurePosixPath(str(remote_dir)).is_absolute():
             raise TransportError("remote sandbox workspace must be an absolute path")
         return ExecutionTransport(

tests/test_gateway.py

@@ -161,6 +161,45 @@ def test_run_execution_refuses_unknown_profile_before_sandbox() -> None:
     manager.create.assert_not_called()
 
 
+def test_run_execution_refuses_disabled_profile_before_sandbox() -> None:
+    manager = MagicMock()
+    catalog = ProfileCatalog()
+    profile, _ = catalog.resolve(PROFILE)
+    catalog.profiles()[(profile.id, profile.version)] = profile.model_copy(
+        update={"status": "disabled"}
+    )
+
+    result = run_execution(_request(), catalog=catalog, rein=_FakeRein(), manager=manager)
+
+    assert result.ok is False
+    assert result.evidence.outcome == "refused"
+    assert result.evidence.failure_stage == "resolution"
+    assert "profile disabled" in (result.evidence.error or "")
+    manager.create.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_run_execution_refuses_ambiguous_profile_before_sandbox() -> None:
+    manager = MagicMock()
+    catalog = ProfileCatalog()
+    profile, _ = catalog.resolve(PROFILE)
+    catalog.profiles()[(profile.id, "2.0.0")] = profile.model_copy(
+        update={"version": "2.0.0"}
+    )
+
+    result = run_execution(
+        _request(profile=profile.id),
+        catalog=catalog,
+        rein=_FakeRein(),
+        manager=manager,
+    )
+
+    assert result.ok is False
+    assert result.evidence.outcome == "refused"
+    assert result.evidence.failure_stage == "resolution"
+    assert "pin one of" in (result.evidence.error or "")
+    manager.create.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_run_execution_refuses_blocked_profile_before_sandbox() -> None:
     manager = MagicMock()
 

tests/test_profiles.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def _profile(
     profile_id: str = "harness.test",
     version: str = "1.0.0",
     contract: str = "1.0",
+    status: str = "enabled",
     rein: str = "rein-test",
     required: str = "session_style: unattended",
     extra: str = "",
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def _profile(
 id: {profile_id}
 version: \"{version}\"
 contract_version: \"{contract}\"
-status: enabled
+status: {status}
 rein:
   id: {rein}
   required_capabilities:
@@ -150,6 +151,26 @@ def test_unpinned_multi_version_profile_is_ambiguous(tmp_path) -> None:
         ProfileCatalog(profiles, reins).resolve("harness.test")
 
 
+def test_disabled_revision_still_requires_pinned_selection(tmp_path) -> None:
+    profiles = tmp_path / "profiles"
+    reins = tmp_path / "reins"
+    profiles.mkdir()
+    reins.mkdir()
+    _write(profiles, "enabled.yaml", _profile(version="1.0.0"))
+    _write(
+        profiles,
+        "disabled.yaml",
+        _profile(version="2.0.0", status="disabled"),
+    )
+    _write(reins, "rein.yaml", _rein())
+    catalog = ProfileCatalog(profiles, reins)
+
+    with pytest.raises(AmbiguousProfileError, match="pin one of"):
+        catalog.resolve("harness.test")
+    with pytest.raises(IncompatibleProfileError, match="profile disabled"):
+        catalog.resolve("harness.test@2.0.0")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("profile_text", "match"),
     [

tests/test_transport.py

@@ -49,11 +49,34 @@ def test_remote_transport_wraps_command_without_local_shell() -> None:
     assert transport.kind == "ssh"
     assert transport.command(["git", "-C", "/tmp/sbx", "status"]) == [
         "ssh",
+        "--",
         "agent@sandboxer01",
         "sh -c 'cd \"$1\" && shift && exec \"$@\"' sh /tmp/sbx git -C /tmp/sbx status",
     ]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "ssh_target",
+    ["-v", "-oProxyCommand", "agent@-host", "-agent@host", "agent@host extra"],
+)
+def test_remote_transport_rejects_ssh_option_and_invalid_targets(ssh_target) -> None:
+    sandbox = SandboxHandle(
+        sandbox_id="sbx",
+        host="sandboxer01",
+        reachability={"ssh": ssh_target, "remote_dir": "/tmp/sbx"},
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(TransportError, match="single non-option host"):
+        transport_from_sandbox(sandbox)
+
+
+def test_direct_remote_transport_cannot_bypass_ssh_target_validation() -> None:
+    transport = ExecutionTransport(kind="ssh", workspace="/tmp/sbx", ssh_target="-v")
+
+    with pytest.raises(TransportError, match="single non-option host"):
+        transport.command(["true"])
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "reachability",
     [
@@ -103,10 +126,10 @@ def test_remote_task_file_uses_ssh_stdin_and_cleanup() -> None:
         transport.remove_file(task_path)
 
     create = run.call_args_list[0]
-    assert create.args[0][:2] == ["ssh", "agent@sandboxer01"]
+    assert create.args[0][:3] == ["ssh", "--", "agent@sandboxer01"]
     assert create.kwargs["input"] == '{"title": "bounded"}'
-    assert "cat >" in create.args[0][2]
+    assert "cat >" in create.args[0][3]
-    assert "rm -f" in run.call_args_list[1].args[0][2]
+    assert "rm -f" in run.call_args_list[1].args[0][3]
 
 
 def test_resolve_executable_fails_inside_transport() -> None:

workplans/GLAS-WP-0010-transport-and-resolution-hardening.md

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+id: GLAS-WP-0010
+type: workplan
+title: "Harden SSH transport and profile refusal coverage"
+domain: infotech
+repo: glas-harness
+status: finished
+owner: codex
+topic_slug: transport-and-resolution-hardening
+created: "2026-08-23"
+updated: "2026-08-23"
+---
+
+# Harden SSH transport and profile refusal coverage
+
+## Reject option-like SSH targets
+
+```task
+id: GLAS-WP-0010-T01
+status: done
+priority: high
+```
+
+Require the optional SSH user and host components to begin with an
+alphanumeric character, terminate SSH option parsing explicitly, and cover
+both descriptor validation and direct transport construction with regression
+tests.
+
+**Completed 2026-08-23:** SSH user and host components must now start with an
+alphanumeric character, the constructed command includes the `--` option
+terminator, and both factory-created and directly constructed transports reject
+option-like targets. Focused transport tests pass.
+
+## Pin multi-revision profile selection semantics
+
+```task
+id: GLAS-WP-0010-T02
+status: done
+priority: medium
+```
+
+Retain the safer resolver behavior in which every revision, including a
+disabled revision, makes an unpinned selector ambiguous. Correct the profile
+documentation and add mixed enabled/disabled coverage.
+
+**Completed 2026-08-23:** documentation now matches the existing fail-closed
+resolver: every revision participates in unpinned ambiguity, while a pinned
+disabled revision refuses. A mixed enabled/disabled catalog test locks in both
+properties.
+
+## Prove pre-sandbox refusal and publish
+
+```task
+id: GLAS-WP-0010-T03
+status: done
+priority: high
+```
+
+Add gateway tests proving disabled and ambiguous selections cannot call
+sand-boxer, run the full suite and catalog validation, synchronize the
+workplan, publish, and retain any actionable leftovers as live residuals.
+
+**Completed 2026-08-23:** real-catalog gateway tests prove disabled and
+ambiguous selectors return normalized resolution refusals without calling
+sand-boxer. All 72 tests, catalog validation, and whitespace checks pass. No
+actionable leftover was discovered, so no residual was created.