Gate 'install via git URL' and 'install via pip' with dedicated opt-in boolean flags (allow_git_url_install / allow_pip_install) in config.ini [default], fully replacing the security_level term on those surfaces (REPLACE, not AND — a strict level no longer denies when the flag is on; a weak level no longer allows when the flag is off). - glob/manager_server.py: pure predicate is_dedicated_install_allowed (flag AND loopback, request-time args.listen); REPLACE gates at /customnode/install/git_url and /customnode/install/pip; batch unknown-URL arm routes through the same full predicate at the risky position (loopback term is load-bearing — the middle entry gate has no network-position term; the entry gate itself stays in force); unknown-pip in batch stays unconditionally blocked; new SECURITY_MESSAGE_FLAG_* denial constants name the responsible flag; security_403_response gains flag_token (comfyui_outdated keeps precedence) - glob/manager_core.py: register both keys (read via get_bool default-false, write list, exception fallback); "true"-only truthy; restart-only activation - js/common.js: 403 dialog copy names the responsible flag at the two install call sites - README.md: security-policy docs for both flags (per-surface scope incl. the batch entry-gate qualifier, REPLACE decoupling, loopback bound, opt-in config snippet, default-deny + migration note); stale tier lists corrected against the actual gates - CHANGELOG.md: opt-in migration note + accepted residual risk (flags bypass the forced-strong outdated-ComfyUI hardening on loopback, opt-in only), decoupling claim qualified for the batch entry gate Tests: unit suite (predicate truth table, REPLACE litmus both directions, AST binding-proofs against live handlers, subprocess-isolated config contract) plus a real-server E2E suite that mounts the Manager-under-test via git worktree (exact-SHA pin, detached) against a real ComfyUI and exercises both flag surfaces and both arms — deny arms (403 + flag-naming body/log + no install artifact), git-URL allow arm (real clone), pip allow arm as a two-phase reservation oracle — with zero-residual self-clean. Module skips without E2E_COMFYUI_ROOT; unit suite unaffected. The manager-v4 branch ships the identical policy (shared invariants + config contract); this tree uses the degraded predicate 'flag AND loopback' (no personal_cloud-equivalent mode here).
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Security policy: dedicated install flags (allow_git_url_install / allow_pip_install)
Two new boolean keys in config.ini ([default] section), both defaulting to
false, now govern the arbitrary-install surfaces:
| Flag | Governs |
|---|---|
allow_git_url_install |
POST /customnode/install/git_url and the unknown-git-URL arm of POST /manager/queue/install (incl. reinstall delegation) — the entire install transaction, transitive dependency pip installs included. On the batch queue path the flag applies in addition to the queue's security_level entry gate (see below) |
allow_pip_install |
POST /customnode/install/pip only |
These surfaces additionally require a loopback listener (--listen on a
local IP); the flags never open a non-loopback deployment. On the two
direct endpoints (POST /customnode/install/git_url and
POST /customnode/install/pip), the flags fully decouple the surface
from security_level: it no longer has any effect in either direction — a
strict level cannot deny them when the flag is true, and a weak level
cannot allow them when the flag is false. On the batch queue path
(POST /manager/queue/install), the flag is necessary but not
sufficient: it gates the unknown-git-URL arm at the risky position, while
the queue's normal security_level entry gate (middle) remains in force —
at security_level = strong, batch unknown-URL installs stay denied even
with the flag set to true. security_level continues to govern every
other gated endpoint unchanged. Only the case-insensitive string true
enables a flag; a missing or malformed key reads as false.
Migration note (no auto-seed)
There is no automatic migration from security_level. Users who
previously relied on security_level = weak (or normal-) to use
install-via-git-URL / install-pip must now opt in explicitly by adding to
config.ini:
[default]
allow_git_url_install = true
allow_pip_install = true
Changes take effect after a restart (no hot reload).
Residual-risk note — outdated ComfyUI behavior change
On outdated ComfyUI versions (no system-user API), the manager previously
forced security_level = strong, which unconditionally denied the
git-URL/pip install surfaces. After this change those surfaces are governed
by the new flags instead: an operator who explicitly sets a flag to true
on a loopback listener can now perform installs on outdated ComfyUI
where the forced-strong policy previously denied them. This is an accepted,
deliberate trade-off: it requires explicit operator opt-in, remains bounded
to loopback listeners, and the flag-deny path on outdated ComfyUI still
surfaces the comfyui_outdated notice. If you operate an outdated ComfyUI
deployment, leave both flags at their default false and update ComfyUI.