October 21, 2025
Status: False Positive / Accepted Risk
Description: CodeQL flagged the display of state.discovered_secrets.len() as potentially logging sensitive information.
Context: This is displaying the count of in-game secrets (collectibles/achievements) discovered by the player. These are not real security secrets but game elements designed to be shown to the player as part of the game statistics.
Mitigation: No action required. This is intentional game functionality.
Status: False Positive / Accepted Risk
Description: CodeQL flagged the display of discovered secret names in the stats view.
Context: These are in-game collectible "secrets" (similar to achievements or easter eggs) that are meant to be displayed to the player. The discovered_secrets field in the game state stores names of hidden game elements the player has found, not actual security-sensitive data.
Mitigation: No action required. This is intentional game functionality designed to show players their progress and discoveries.
✅ No actual security vulnerabilities found
The application is a game simulator that:
- Uses safe Rust code with no unsafe blocks
- Does not handle real sensitive data
- Does not make network connections
- Uses only local file storage for game saves
- Implements proper error handling
- Uses the Rust standard library and well-maintained dependencies
All dependencies are from the official Rust ecosystem:
crossterm- Terminal manipulation (actively maintained)serde/serde_json- Serialization (Rust standard)rand- Random number generation (Rust standard)chrono- Date/time handling (Rust standard)
All dependencies are at their latest stable versions with no known vulnerabilities.
- ✅ No hardcoded credentials
- ✅ No SQL injection vulnerabilities (no database)
- ✅ No command injection (controlled execution)
- ✅ Input validation on user choices
- ✅ Safe file operations with error handling
- ✅ Memory safety guaranteed by Rust
The application is secure for its intended purpose as an educational game simulator. The flagged items are false positives related to game mechanics, not actual security issues.
Recommendation: Safe to use as-is for educational purposes.