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# Security Policy
## Supported Versions
| Version | Supported |
| ------- | ------------------ |
| 0.1.x | :white_check_mark: |
## Reporting a Vulnerability
We take security vulnerabilities seriously. If you discover a security issue in Ghost, please follow these steps:
### For Security Researchers
1. **DO NOT** create a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities
2. Include detailed information about the vulnerability:
- Steps to reproduce
- Potential impact
- Suggested fix (if any)
- Your contact information
### Response Timeline
- **Initial Response**: Within 48 hours
- **Assessment**: Within 7 days
- **Fix Timeline**: Varies based on severity
- Critical: Within 7 days
- High: Within 14 days
- Medium: Within 30 days
- Low: Next release cycle
### Disclosure Policy
We follow responsible disclosure practices:
1. Security researcher reports vulnerability privately
2. We acknowledge receipt and begin investigation
3. We develop and test a fix
4. We prepare a security advisory
5. We release the fix and publish the advisory
6. Public disclosure after 90 days (or sooner if fix is available)
### Security Best Practices for Users
1. **Keep Ghost Updated**: Always use the latest version
2. **Run with Minimal Privileges**: Don't run as Administrator unless necessary
3. **Validate Detection Results**: Ghost is a tool to assist analysis, not replace human judgment
4. **Secure Your Environment**: Ensure your analysis environment is properly isolated
### Known Security Considerations
1. **Memory Access**: Ghost requires elevated privileges to read process memory
2. **False Positives**: Detection engines may flag legitimate software
3. **Evasion**: Advanced malware may evade detection techniques
4. **Performance Impact**: Intensive scanning may affect system performance
### Security Features
- Memory-safe Rust implementation
- Input validation on all API boundaries
- Minimal attack surface design
- No network communication by default
- Comprehensive error handling
### Vulnerability Categories We're Interested In
**High Priority:**
- Memory safety violations
- Privilege escalation
- Code injection vulnerabilities
- Authentication bypass
- Sensitive data exposure
**Medium Priority:**
- Denial of service
- Information disclosure
- Logic flaws in detection algorithms
**Out of Scope:**
- Issues requiring physical access
- Social engineering attacks
- Third-party dependency vulnerabilities (unless exploitable through Ghost)
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*Last updated: November 2025*