ml-explore/mlx

mlx.launch should properly quote the hostname

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#3,776 opened on Jun 28, 2026

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Description

Not really a problem since apparently it is user's responsibility to pass a trusted hostname here but some AI scanners just keep reporting it as security issue.

https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx/blob/c9ccaba99743bc5ea33ef9f74e7f1969dffc9d92/python/mlx/_distributed_utils/launch.py#L47-L66

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Examine the code at the linked line and ensure the hostname is properly quoted to prevent shell injection.
Tech stack
python
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backend
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Python
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70