{"version":"2.1.234","anchor":"file-reads-reject-device-paths-before-touching-the-disk","canonical_anchor":"file-reads-reject-device-paths-before-touching-the-disk","heading":"File reads reject device paths before touching the disk","tier":"notice","area":"Elsewhere","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.234\/e\/file-reads-reject-device-paths-before-touching-the-disk","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.234","markdown":"### File reads reject device paths before touching the disk\n\nFile reads reject Windows device paths before touching disk, including the Chrome extension's uploads.\n\n**What**\n\nThe file-read helper and the Chrome extension's file upload now test both the raw and the normalized path for Windows NT object-namespace form and throw before any filesystem call, each with its own diagnostic string. The check is unconditional.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`read_file: NT-namespace path rejected before filesystem access`\n\n- Area: Elsewhere\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}