Security Baseline — 2026-04-24

Scope

• Repository: X-PACT/PrivateDAO
• Gate run: ~/.codex/ops/bin/codex-security-gate.sh <repo>
• Date: 2026-04-24

Current Findings

• npm audit reports unresolved vulnerabilities in transitive Solana packages (@solana/web3.js chain).
• Immediate npm audit fix --force is breaking for current stack; upgrade requires controlled migration branch.

1. Dependency risk remains open

• Local .env style files must never enter commits.
• Risk is operational (accidental staging), even when files are not currently tracked.

1. Secret-handling discipline needed

• Large generated static and mirror trees can hide real source changes during review.

1. Release noise from generated artifacts

Mitigations Applied In This Phase

• .gitignore updated to block local environment files explicitly:
• .env.local
• .env.* (except .env.example)
• apps/web/.env.local
• apps/web/.env.* (except .env.example)

1. Env protection hardened

• This file is now the canonical checkpoint for current security state and risk ownership.

1. Security baseline documentation added

• Track execution board and submission index are now linked in README.md.

1. Track delivery discipline made explicit

Open Security Work (Next Tranche)

1. Create a dedicated dependency-upgrade branch for Solana package chain and rerun full CI + runtime verification.
2. Add CI secret scanning (gitleaks or equivalent) as blocking check.
3. Split generated artifacts from source-truth branch to reduce review blind spots.

Truth Boundary

• Security baseline is improved, not “fully closed”.
• Dependency vulnerabilities are known and documented pending controlled upgrade.