High-risk tools in Terminal Guardian
5 of the 25 tools in Terminal Guardian are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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docker_execExecuteExecute a command inside a running Docker container. Requires confirmed: true. Output capped at 512KB.
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pingExecutePing a host to check reachability and measure round-trip latency. Private/loopback addresses are blocked by default.
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run_commandExecuteExecute a shell command in a secure sandboxed environment with risk analysis, timeout enforcement, and output capture. Commands are analyzed for safety before execution.
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ssh_execExecuteExecute a shell command on a remote server via SSH. Uses the same risk analysis engine as local execution. Requires a named SSH profile in config.
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ssh_testExecuteTest SSH connectivity to a configured profile. Returns latency and server version.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.