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🔒 Fix potential command injection/path traversal in nerd tool run#521

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🎯 What: Prevented unauthorized execution by validating the tool binary path before running it in cmd/nerd/cmd_advanced.go.
⚠️ Risk: The previous code pulled binaryPath from a Mangle kernel fact tool_binary_path without checking if the binary actually belonged to the internal compiled tools directory. If an attacker managed to assert a malicious tool_binary_path (e.g. ../../../../bin/bash), they could execute arbitrary binaries with the same privileges as the agent.
🛡️ Solution: Ensure absolute path resolution for both the target binary and the expected directory (.nerd/tools/.compiled). Use filepath.Rel to explicitly verify that the binary resides strictly within the compiled directory, effectively preventing path traversal escapes and executing untrusted/unexpected binaries on the host system.


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🎯 What: Prevent unauthorized execution by validating the tool binary path in cmd/nerd/cmd_advanced.go.
⚠️ Risk: If the binaryPath could somehow be spoofed to escape the expected compiled tools directory, it would allow arbitrary local command execution.
🛡️ Solution: Resolve expected and actual paths via absolute resolution, and strictly verify via filepath.Rel that the target binary resides entirely within the .nerd/tools/.compiled/ directory and physically exists before executing.

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