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Harden processing of ClassLoaderFiles

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Description

With thanks to @unknownhad for bringing this to our attention, some further hardening of ClassLoaderFiles processing is warranted.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating ClassLoaderFiles processing in the Spring Boot codebase, then read the surrounding tests and determine which inputs require hardening. Done means the processing safely handles the reported case and the relevant tests cover the behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring-boot
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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