fix(security): restrict @file: reads from sensitive paths

[onbtceth]

Bug: @file: path traversal — arbitrary file read with no path restriction

Before

resolve_secret_input('@file:/etc/shadow') returns the file contents with no path restriction. The write path has assert_no_linked_write_path() and require_write_allowed(), but the @file: read path has zero protections — any file readable by the Spark process can be read.

Reproduction:

from spark_cli.cli import resolve_secret_input
resolve_secret_input("@file:/etc/hostname")  # → returns file contents
resolve_secret_input("@file:/etc/shadow")    # → returns shadow file contents
resolve_secret_input("@file:/root/.ssh/id_rsa")  # → returns SSH private key

After

resolve_secret_input('@file:/etc/shadow') raises SystemExit: Refusing to read from sensitive path: /etc/shadow

Evidence

Before	resolve_secret_input("@file:/etc/hostname") → "765a157b37d7" (arbitrary file read)
After	resolve_secret_input("@file:/etc/shadow") → SystemExit: Refusing to read from sensitive path

Fix

Add DENIED_READ_PREFIXES check that blocks reads from sensitive directories (/etc/shadow, /etc/ssh, ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, ~/.gnupg, ~/.config/gh) before opening the file.

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[vibeforge1111]

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[vibeforge1111]

Thanks for the packet repair. Admin review now has this packet as valid, so this is no longer blocked on packet shape.

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