objective-see / objective-see/BlockBlock
Paste protection mode: Removing text from clipboard is not sufficient to block pasting text in iTerm
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Description
Hi!
I was just testing the new Paste Protection Mode and I noticed that the Block action doesn’t prevent the clipboard text from being inserted into iTerm. Even when clicking the “Block” button, the text on the clipboard is inserted into iTerm.
Here's a screen recording:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4580cac4-287f-4018-82d4-6adf9c61d7ee
I'm using macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 with iTerm 3.6.7beta3. Here's iTerm's pasteboard-related settings and options used in the Edit → Paste menu.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue on macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 with iTerm 3.6.7beta3, using the linked recording and pasteboard settings as references. Trace the Paste Protection Mode Block action and its handling of clipboard insertion. Done means clicking Block prevents the clipboard text from being inserted into iTerm, while the relevant behavior is covered by an appropriate regression check.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- objective-c
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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