fix: restrict ~/.claude-mem/.env permissions to owner-only (0600) (#1770)

* fix: restrict .env file permissions to owner-only (0600)

API keys stored in ~/.claude-mem/.env were created without explicit
permissions, defaulting to umask-dependent mode. On systems with a
permissive umask (e.g. 0022), the file would be world-readable.

- Set directory permissions to 0700 on creation
- Set file permissions to 0600 via writeFileSync mode option
- Call chmodSync after write to fix permissions on pre-existing files

Signed-off-by: Jochen Meyer

* fix: also restrict pre-existing directory permissions to 0700

The initial fix only set directory mode on creation. Pre-existing
~/.claude-mem/ directories from earlier installs remained world-readable.
Add chmodSync for the directory alongside the existing file chmod,
and document the Windows limitation (ACLs, not POSIX permissions).

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Signed-off-by: Jochen Meyer
This commit is contained in:
Jochen Meyer
2026-04-15 09:57:48 +02:00
committed by GitHub
parent 7d5d4c5036
commit 31ee1024c5
+11 -4
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
* causing memory operations to bill personal API accounts instead of CLI subscription.
*/
import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, chmodSync } from 'fs';
import { join, dirname } from 'path';
import { homedir } from 'os';
import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
@@ -132,10 +132,13 @@ export function loadClaudeMemEnv(): ClaudeMemEnv {
*/
export function saveClaudeMemEnv(env: ClaudeMemEnv): void {
try {
// Ensure directory exists
// Ensure directory exists with restricted permissions (owner only)
if (!existsSync(DATA_DIR)) {
mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
}
// Fix permissions on pre-existing directories (mode: is only applied on creation)
// Note: On Windows, chmod has no effect — permissions are controlled via ACLs.
chmodSync(DATA_DIR, 0o700);
// Load existing to preserve any extra keys
const existing = existsSync(ENV_FILE_PATH)
@@ -175,7 +178,11 @@ export function saveClaudeMemEnv(env: ClaudeMemEnv): void {
}
}
writeFileSync(ENV_FILE_PATH, serializeEnvFile(updated), 'utf-8');
writeFileSync(ENV_FILE_PATH, serializeEnvFile(updated), { encoding: 'utf-8', mode: 0o600 });
// Explicitly set permissions in case the file already existed before this fix.
// writeFileSync's mode option only applies on file creation (O_CREAT), not on overwrites.
// Note: On Windows, chmod has no effect — permissions are controlled via ACLs.
chmodSync(ENV_FILE_PATH, 0o600);
} catch (error) {
logger.error('ENV', 'Failed to save .env file', { path: ENV_FILE_PATH }, error as Error);
throw error;