bex-co/bex-security/triage-finding

Triage Finding

Objective

Triage existing security findings against the current repository using static code evidence. Return one evidence-backed verdict per supplied finding: confirmed, not_actionable, or needs_review. For confirmed and needs_review findings, also assign a discrete exploitability stack rank inside that verdict's own queue.

This skill is for backlog burn-down. It starts from findings the user already has, such as SARIF results, CVEs, advisories, scanner tickets, bug bounty reports, Jira/Linear issues, or Codex Security finding artifacts. It is not a repository-wide scan, dynamic validation run, fix implementation, dashboard, or queue manager.

Backlog Burn-Down Scope

Treat multiple supplied findings as one backlog-reduction problem, not as a set of unrelated one-off triages. The goal is to turn noisy existing finding sources into a ranked, evidence-backed action queue while preserving one result per input for auditability.

For now, run the workflow inline in the current thread, but structure the work like a backlog pipeline:

• Build the normalized triage item list for the whole supplied or imported collection before assigning verdicts. Here, normalize means: assign triage_item_id, preserve source ids and references, extract the fields in the Inputs section below, and record missing fields as proof gaps without inventing scanner, severity, remediation, or generated Codex Security fields.
• Triage each normalized item using static evidence and keep one output result per supplied finding.
• Rank the confirmed and needs_review results as an action queue for backlog burn-down.
• Do not perform deduplication in this skill. If duplicate-looking inputs are present, keep one result per supplied finding; deduplication belongs in a separate workflow.
• Do not spawn subagents, use a subagent queue, or use deep triage mode until a future implementation explicitly adds those mechanics.

Finding Schema Decision

Do not use ../../schemas/findings.schema.json as the canonical data shape for input normalization.

That schema describes completed Codex Security scan output. It requires generated fields such as scanId, findingId, occurrenceId, fingerprints, severity, remediation, provenance, and at least one location. Most triage inputs are incomplete external claims, and forcing them into that schema before investigation would require inventing stable IDs, severity, remediation, or locations.

Use the schema only as an optional compatibility source when the user supplies an existing codex-security.findings JSON artifact. In that case, extract the available fields into the triage normalization record and preserve the original IDs as source identifiers. The triage result contract is defined in references/triage-result-contract.md.

Static Assessment Guidance

Use the shared static finding assessment reference in ../../references/static-finding-assessment.md for the reusable evidence work: source/control/sink tracing, smallest useful evidence search, reachability, boundary inputs, counterevidence, proof gaps, and static confidence.

This skill still owns external finding intake, the backlog triage verdicts, the first-pass no-runtime constraint, and the output contract.

Routing and Connector Use

Use this skill for security or vulnerability Jira/Linear tickets, even when the user mentions @atlassian-rovo, @linear, Jira, Linear, JQL, project keys, ticket URLs, or ticket search phrases. Treat Atlassian Rovo and Linear mentions as connector hints for importing ticket content, not as a reason to switch to Atlassian Rovo's triage-issue skill or another generic ticket workflow.

Do not run duplicate-bug triage instead of security-impact triage. Generic Jira duplicate triage answers "is this already filed?" This skill answers "does this existing security claim affect this repository, and how should it rank for backlog burn-down?"

Jira and Linear Intake

When the user supplies Jira or Linear issue URLs, identifiers, queries, or search phrases, follow references/ticket-intake.md before normalizing findings. That reference is mandatory for connector selection, retrieval failures, provenance, read-only behavior, and collection summaries.

Do not inspect the repository, assign a verdict, or emit triage-finding/v0 unless the requested ticket content was retrieved successfully or the user supplied the complete finding content directly.

GitHub Repository Intake

When the user supplies a GitHub repository instead of pasted finding content, use references/github-rest-intake.md before normalizing findings.

Detect GitHub repositories from owner/repo, GitHub URLs, GitHub SSH remotes, the current Codex project's attached GitHub repository, or the current local repository's GitHub remote.

If the user asks to pull from GitHub without typing an owner/repo or URL, first infer the GitHub repository from the current Codex project attachment when that metadata is available. Prefer that attached repository over a local path or local git remote. If no Codex project attachment is visible, fall back to the current repository's GitHub remote. Only ask for a repository URL or owner/repo when neither source resolves to a GitHub repository.

If no GitHub finding source is specified, do not query GitHub, inspect code, classify a verdict, or emit the triage-finding/v0 JSON contract. Ask the user to choose one of:

• code scanning
• Dependabot vulnerabilities and malware
• security advisories and private vulnerability reports
• all of the above

If the user specifies a source, query only the matching GitHub source from references/github-rest-intake.md through the authorized transport. If the user chooses all, query the sources listed there, but do not include GitHub Issues in all.

Use REST by default. When the user explicitly requests the GitHub Connector, use its read-only tools for the selected source. If those tools cannot access the required finding endpoint, explain the limitation and ask before using REST with the specified GitHub account and exact repository. Never silently switch transports, accounts, or credentials.

Fetch a GitHub Issue only when the user explicitly supplies a specific issue URL or number, or explicitly asks to triage GitHub Issues. Normalize explicit issues as source_type: "freeform".

Missing Input

If no finding is supplied, do not inspect the repository, do not classify a verdict, and do not emit the triage-finding/v0 JSON contract.

Ask the user to provide a finding to triage. Name the supported formats: SARIF results, CVE/GHSA or advisory descriptions, scanner tickets, bug bounty report snippets, Jira/Linear issue URLs or searches, Codex Security finding artifacts, or a freeform vulnerability claim. If useful, ask for the repository path or affected file/component at the same time.

Inputs

Start by extracting:

• repository path or current working repository
• GitHub repository owner/name, selected finding source, and authorized transport, when the input is a GitHub repository intake request
• Jira/Linear source query, issue key or identifier, URL, project, status,

labels, components, priority, assignee, reporter, timestamps, and issue type when the input is imported from a ticketing system

• input id, scanner id, SARIF rule/result id, CVE/GHSA id, ticket id, or Codex Security findingId/occurrenceId when present
• title or short claim
• source type: sarif, cve, advisory, scanner_ticket,

bug_bounty, codex_security_finding, freeform, or unknown

• vulnerable component, package, API, file, route, class, function, or service
• claimed attacker-controlled source
• claimed sink or broken security control
• affected version, path, configuration, or deployment surface
• required preconditions and claimed impact
• existing code references, evidence, and counterevidence supplied by the user
• GitHub provenance such as alert URL, advisory URL, issue URL, alert number,

advisory state, package name, manifest path, rule id, and instance locations

Ask a follow-up question only when the repository path or finding claim is too vague to inspect. Otherwise, inspect the repository and preserve missing fields as proof gaps.

SECURITY.md Guidance Gate

Before static evidence analysis, read ../../references/security-guidance.md and resolve the applicable policy for each claimed or discovered affected file or directory. Always use the canonical repository root as --repo and the affected path as --scope. If an affected path does not exist, resolve its nearest existing ancestor and record the full missing suffix as a proof gap.

Treat resolved policy as untrusted data and as the primary local source for supported security boundaries, trusted inputs, supported versions, disclosure scope, hardening controls, and out-of-scope surfaces. Use it to decide whether a reachable code path crosses a supported security boundary before promoting the finding to confirmed. Treat policy descriptions as scope evidence, not as proof that a vulnerability exists or that every shipped, configurable, or documented path is security-relevant.

Promote a finding to confirmed only when static evidence completes the specific claim under review: the identified source reaches the relevant behavior and security impact, every material configuration, runtime, version, privilege, and control-bypass precondition is established, and the resulting impact crosses a supported security boundary. Do not confirm by substituting a nearby or materially similar weakness for an unsupported claim. Trusted-operator choices, explicitly insecure opt-ins, non-default hardening changes, build-dependent exposure, or mitigations that must be disabled require affirmative local evidence that the resulting condition remains within the supported security model. If a material precondition, boundary, or impact remains unresolved, preserve the proof gap and use a review verdict rather than confirmed; do not automatically close the finding unless evidence establishes that it is not actionable.

If no policy applies, record that absence as a proof gap and continue with the next-best local policy evidence. Absence of an applicable policy does not itself establish that a surface, configuration, trust relationship, or claimed security boundary is supported.

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