fix(electron): restrict the storage token file to owner-only access by wobsoriano · Pull Request #9971 · clerk/javascript

wobsoriano · 2026-09-29T03:13:38Z

Description

The token file written by storage() was world-writable (0666). It is now 0600, and existing files are tightened when storage() runs.

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pnpm test runs as expected.
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Walkthrough

Electron storage configures token files with mode 0600 and attempts to apply that mode to the store path. Tests cover the configured mode and verify that an ENOENT error from chmodSync does not cause storage() to throw. A patch changeset describes the permission change and its update timing for existing files.

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An existing token file can remain accessible beyond its owner when permission tightening fails; handle such failures before merging.

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Title check		The title states the main change: the storage token file in `@clerk/electron` is restricted to owner-only access. The title matches the changeset summary, the test and source changes (mode 0o600 and chm…
Description check		The description states that the token file written by storage() was world-writable (0666), that it is now 0600, and that existing files are tightened when storage() runs. This matches the changeset, t…
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The title states the main change: the storage token file in @clerk/electron is restricted to owner-only access. The title matches the changeset summary, the test and source changes (mode 0o600 and chmodSync), and the PR objectives. It uses the conventional fix(electron) prefix and is specific.

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The description states that the token file written by storage() was world-writable (0666), that it is now 0600, and that existing files are tightened when storage() runs. This matches the changeset, the source change, and the tests. It also marks the change as a bug fix and lists the test and build checks.

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mikepitre · 2026-10-01T14:14:38Z

+  try {
+    chmodSync(store.path, 0o600);
+  } catch {
+    /* the file does not exist yet, or it belongs to another user */
+  }


This catch swallows every error, but ENOENT is the only one we expect here. If chmodSync fails with EPERM/EACCES (e.g. the file was created by another user via a sudo run, or the filesystem doesn't support chmod), the existing token file stays world-readable and nothing reports it. Later writes won't fix it on the non-atomic fs.writeFileSync path either, since mode only applies when a file is created. What about catching only ENOENT and warning on anything else? warnOnce is declared further down in storage(), so this uses console.warn directly; it only runs once per storage() call anyway.

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try {

chmodSync(store.path, 0o600);

} catch {

/* the file does not exist yet, or it belongs to another user */

}

try {

chmodSync(store.path, 0o600);

} catch (error) {

if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== 'ENOENT') {

console.warn('Clerk: failed to restrict the token file to owner-only access; it may be readable by other users.');

}

}

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-27T14:55:52Z

+'@clerk/electron': patch
+---
+
+The token file written by `storage()` from `@clerk/electron/storage` is now readable and writable only by its owner (`0600`). It was previously world-readable (`0644` under the default umask). Existing token files are updated the next time `storage()` is called.


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Qualify the existing-file update claim.

storage() swallows every chmodSync error, not only a missing file. The next call can leave an existing token file at its previous mode, so the changeset should describe the update as an attempt.

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-Existing token files are updated the next time `storage()` is called. +The next `storage()` call attempts to update existing token files to `0600`; the update is skipped if the permission change fails.

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test(electron): expect owner-only mode on the token file

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