Copilot CLI prompts for WSL sudo password without obscuring input (password echoed)
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### Summary
When GitHub Copilot CLI prompts for a WSL sudo password (to forward it into the WSL prompt), the typed password characters are not obscured and appear on screen in plain text. This is a security risk and can lead to password disclosure (e.g., during screen sharing, recordings, or over-the-shoulder viewing).
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Run Copilot CLI in a scenario where it needs elevated privileges inside WSL (sudo).
2. When prompted with something like:
`Please enter your WSL sudo password (I'll send it to the prompt):`
3. Type the sudo password.
### Expected Behavior
Password input should be obscured (no echo), similar to standard terminal password prompts:
- No visible characters while typing, or
- Use a secure prompt mechanism that disables echo.
### Actual Behavior
Password characters are visible while typing (echoed to the terminal).
### Impact / Security Considerations
- Risk of password exposure during screen shares, demos, live streams, recordings, or in shared work environments.
- Potential leakage into terminal logs depending on the host shell/terminal configuration.
### Environment
OS: Windows (using WSL)
WSL distro: Ubuntu (WSL 2)
Copilot CLI version: 1.0.19
Terminal: Windows Terminal
Shell: PowerShell Core 7.6.0
### Suggested Fix / Notes
- Use a proper no-echo password input method on Windows terminals (e.g., a secure prompt / TTY no-echo).
- Ensure the password is not printed, logged, or stored, and is only forwarded to the target sudo prompt.
Guia de contribuição
Direção de pesquisa
Comece pelo fluxo do Copilot CLI que exibe “Please enter your WSL sudo password” e acompanhe como a entrada é lida quando executado no PowerShell no Windows Terminal. Reproduza o prompt com WSL Ubuntu e, em seguida, verifique se os caracteres da senha não são exibidos, registrados nem armazenados enquanto a senha é encaminhada para o sudo.
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Avaliação
- Stack de tecnologia
- powershell, shell, ubuntu
- Domínio
- cli, operating-systems, security
- Tipo de issue
- Bug
- Dificuldade
- 3/5
- Tempo estimado
- 1-2 dias
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- Pouca atividade
- Clareza
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- Facilidade para iniciantes
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