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BundleAlgo.get_score() builds a ConfigParser from configs/hyper_parameters.yaml in the algorithm output directory and evaluates ckpt_path with eval(). That directory is not always one this process wrote: import_bundle_algo_history() walks any work directory (a collaborator's results archive, a shared mount, a downloaded model-zoo artifact), and the caller wraps get_score() in a bare except Exception: pass, so a $ expression in that file runs code and leaves no trace.

Reproduced before the change: a work directory with

ckpt_path: "$__import__('pathlib').Path('/tmp/marker').write_text('x') and '/tmp/none'"

writes the marker when import_bundle_algo_history() is called, and the resulting FileNotFoundError is swallowed, so the import looks like a normal untrained directory.

get_score() no longer calls eval for this value. ckpt_path is resolved by a small dedicated reader that accepts exactly the shapes the shipped templates use:

  • a plain string,
  • + concatenation of string literals,
  • @references to other entries, and str() around a single reference, which covers the template forms $@bundle_root + '/model' (segresnet) and $@bundle_root + '/model_fold' + str(@fold) (dints, swinunetr).

Any other call, attribute access, comprehensions and _target_ mappings raise a ValueError; an integer reference is accepted only inside str(), never concatenated directly. Nothing is instantiated: get_parsed_content is not used, so the instantiate=True default cannot construct a component from the file.

This matters because two weaker variants do not hold. Emptying __builtins__ still leaves eval reachable through ().__class__.__base__.__subclasses__(), and get_parsed_content would instantiate a _target_ mapping before any type check.

import_bundle_algo_history() also logs the failure at warning level instead of dropping it, so a refused config and a missing checkpoint directory are no longer indistinguishable.

Behaviour changes

A ckpt_path that relied on a call or an attribute no longer resolves; no shipped template does either, and the plain and @reference forms are covered by tests. A ckpt_path that fails to resolve previously produced a silent None score and now also logs a warning. Directories whose progress.yaml is missing behave as before.

Tests

New tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py:

  • a $__import__ payload raises and the marker is not written
  • the __subclasses__() escape raises and the marker is not written
  • a _target_ mapping raises instead of being instantiated
  • module access ($str(torch.tensor(1))) raises
  • a plain path, string concatenation, $@bundle_root + '/model', $@bundle_root + '/model_fold' + str(@fold) and a whole-value @reference all resolve and return the score
  • an integer reference concatenated directly, a reference-table key that was not a matched @reference, and a reference to an id missing from the file all raise ValueError
  • end to end, importing a work directory with a malicious config does not execute it and logs a warning

The payload tests fail on the current dev (the expression runs) and pass with the change. pytest tests/auto3dseg -q gives 49 passed, 1 skipped.

Types of changes

  • Non-breaking change for documented bundle templates.
  • New tests added to cover the changes.
  • In-line docstrings updated.

Signed-off-by: R. Garcia-Dias rafaelagd@gmail.com

`BundleAlgo.get_score()` builds a `ConfigParser` from `configs/hyper_parameters.yaml` in the algorithm
output directory and evaluates `ckpt_path` with `eval()`. That directory is not always one this process
wrote: `import_bundle_algo_history()` walks any work directory, and the caller wraps `get_score()` in a
bare `except Exception: pass`, so a work directory from a collaborator, a shared mount or a downloaded
archive could run code through a `$` expression and leave no trace.

`ckpt_path` is now evaluated with no module globals and empty builtins: the documented string forms,
including `$@bundle_root + '/model_fold_0'`, still resolve, while `__import__`, `monai`, `torch` and
`numpy` are out of reach. A resolved value that is not a string raises a `ValueError` instead of reaching
`os.path.join`, and the history importer logs the failure instead of swallowing it silently.

Tests: new `tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py` covers a `$` payload, module access, the two
supported string forms, and an end-to-end import of a work directory with a malicious config. The three
payload tests fail on `dev` (the expression runs) and pass here; `tests/auto3dseg` 41 passed, 1 skipped.

Signed-off-by: R. Garcia-Dias <rafaelagd@gmail.com>
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BundleAlgo.get_score resolves checkpoint paths with a restricted expression grammar instead of evaluating configuration content. Bundle-history import logs exceptions raised while reading scores. Regression tests cover supported paths, rejected expressions, score lookup, and history import.

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Actionable comments posted: 2

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monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py: 1

376-377: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a test for a non-string ckpt_path.

The new ValueError guard in get_score() has no test. Removing it would leave the suite passing. A numeric ckpt_path would then fail in os.path.join with a TypeError. The added test writes ckpt_path: 123 and asserts ValueError.

Suggested test

         self.assertAlmostEqual(self._algo().get_score(), 0.75)
 
+    def test_non_string_ckpt_path_is_rejected(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(self.algo_dir, "configs", "hyper_parameters.yaml"), "w") as f:
+            f.write("ckpt_path: 123\n")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self._algo().get_score()
+
     def test_history_import_does_not_run_a_config_payload(self):
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Review comment at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py around lines 376 - 377:
Add a regression test for get_score() that supplies a numeric ckpt_path in the
configuration and asserts that the call raises ValueError, covering the new type
guard.
tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py: 2

65-68: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Use a torch-only payload in the module-scope test.

The payload $str(torch.tensor(1)) fails on the missing str builtin. The test raises RuntimeError even when torch is in scope, so it cannot detect restored module access.

With $torch.tensor(1), the current code raises RuntimeError at the torch lookup. If module access returns, get_score raises ValueError from the isinstance(ckpt_path, str) check. The test then errors instead of passing.

Suggested fix

-        self._write_config("$str(torch.tensor(1))")
+        self._write_config("$torch.tensor(1)")
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Review comment at @tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py around lines 65 -
68:
Update the payload passed to _write_config in the module-scope test to reference
only torch, so the test’s RuntimeError assertion specifically checks whether
module access is blocked rather than failing on the missing str builtin. Leave
the _algo().get_score() call and its expected exception unchanged.

71-77: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a test that resolves $@bundle_root through get_score().

test_string_expression_still_resolves names the documented $@bundle_root form, but it writes a literal absolute path. No test in tests/ reads ckpt_path through BundleAlgo.get_score() with an @bundle_root reference. A regression in @bundle_root resolution would pass the suite.

Keep the existing literal-path case. Add a case that defines bundle_root as a top-level key and references it:

Suggested test

         self.assertAlmostEqual(self._algo().get_score(), 0.42)
 
+    def test_bundle_root_reference_resolves(self):
+        """The documented ``$@bundle_root`` form resolves a top-level ``bundle_root`` key."""
+        ckpt_dir = os.path.join(self.algo_dir, "model_fold_0")
+        self._write_progress(ckpt_dir, 0.42)
+        with open(os.path.join(self.algo_dir, "configs", "hyper_parameters.yaml"), "w") as f:
+            f.write(f"bundle_root: {json.dumps(self.algo_dir)}\n")
+            f.write("ckpt_path: \"$@bundle_root + '/model_fold_0'\"\n")
+
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(self._algo().get_score(), 0.42)
+
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Review comment at @tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py around lines 71 -
77:
Keep the literal-path coverage in test_string_expression_still_resolves and add
a separate test that verifies BundleAlgo.get_score() resolves ckpt_path using a
top-level bundle_root reference. Write bundle_root and the documented
$@bundle_root expression to the configuration, create the expected checkpoint
progress data, and assert the resulting score.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py:
- Around line 375-377: In get_score, read ckpt_path without instantiating
configured components, then retain the existing string validation so a mapping
cannot launch a target before validation.
- Around line 372-375: Prevent work-directory `ckpt_path` values from reaching
unrestricted evaluation through `ConfigParser.get_parsed_content`; accept only
the documented string forms using safe parsing and reject expressions that can
execute code or traverse objects. Preserve the existing default behavior when no
valid checkpoint path is provided, and add coverage for a
`__subclasses__()`-based payload in the `import_bundle_algo_history` flow.

---

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Review comments at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py:
- Around line 376-377: Add a regression test for get_score() that supplies a
numeric ckpt_path in the configuration and asserts that the call raises
ValueError, covering the new type guard.

Review comments at @tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py:
- Around line 65-68: Update the payload passed to _write_config in the
module-scope test to reference only torch, so the test’s RuntimeError assertion
specifically checks whether module access is blocked rather than failing on the
missing str builtin. Leave the _algo().get_score() call and its expected
exception unchanged.
- Around line 71-77: Keep the literal-path coverage in
test_string_expression_still_resolves and add a separate test that verifies
BundleAlgo.get_score() resolves ckpt_path using a top-level bundle_root
reference. Write bundle_root and the documented $@bundle_root expression to the
configuration, create the expected checkpoint progress data, and assert the
resulting score.

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Comment thread monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py Resolved
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Review feedback on the previous commit: `__builtins__ = {}` does not stop `eval`, since
`().__class__.__base__.__subclasses__()` still walks to a class whose module exposes builtins, and
`get_parsed_content` defaults to `instantiate=True`, so a `_target_` mapping in `ckpt_path` is
constructed before any type check runs.

`get_score()` no longer calls `eval` at all. `ckpt_path` is resolved by a small dedicated reader that
accepts exactly the shapes the bundle templates use: a plain string, `+` concatenation of string
literals, and `@references` to other plain-string entries, which covers
`$@bundle_root + '/model_fold_0'`. Calls, attribute access, comprehensions and `_target_` mappings are
refused with a `ValueError`. No component is instantiated and no expression is executed.

Tests: `tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py` now covers the `__subclasses__()` escape, a
`_target_` mapping, module access, the reference form used by the shipped templates, and the end-to-end
import of a malicious work directory. The three payload tests fail on `dev` and pass here;
`tests/auto3dseg` 45 passed, 1 skipped.

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tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py: 1

61-61: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Document the new test definitions.

Add brief docstrings to the new test methods that lack them. State the behavior each test checks. As per path instructions, “Docstrings should be present for all definition.”

Also applies to: 68-68, 83-83, 96-96

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Review comment at @tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py at line 61:
Add brief docstrings to the new test methods in this test module that lack them,
including test_plain_ckpt_path_still_resolves and the other methods identified
in the review; describe the behavior each test verifies.

Source: Path instructions

monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py: 1

140-141: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Complete the new helper docstrings.

Document the arguments, return value, and ValueError cases for _resolve_path_reference and _path_expression. These details define the restricted resolver’s contract. As per path instructions, “Docstrings should be present for all definition which describe each variable, return value, and raised exception in the appropriate section of the Google-style of docstrings.”

Also applies to: 151-152

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Review comment at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py around lines 140 - 141:
Complete the Google-style docstrings for _resolve_path_reference and
_path_expression, documenting each argument, the return value, and the actual
conditions that raise ValueError. Describe the restricted resolver contract
based on each helper’s implemented behavior without implying unsupported cases
or changing the implementation.

Source: Path instructions


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Review comments at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py:
- Line 164: Before indexing refs with node.slice.value, validate that the key
was created from a matched @reference; raise ValueError for unknown keys instead
of allowing a KeyError.
- Around line 140-148: Update _resolve_path_reference and _path_expression to
support integer references only when used as the single positional argument to
str(), with no keyword arguments. Convert that integer to a string in the path
expression; keep direct references restricted to plain strings and reject other
non-string values or invalid str() calls.

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Review comments at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py:
- Around line 140-141: Complete the Google-style docstrings for
_resolve_path_reference and _path_expression, documenting each argument, the
return value, and the actual conditions that raise ValueError. Describe the
restricted resolver contract based on each helper’s implemented behavior without
implying unsupported cases or changing the implementation.

Review comments at @tests/auto3dseg/test_algo_score_config.py:
- Line 61: Add brief docstrings to the new test methods in this test module that
lack them, including test_plain_ckpt_path_still_resolves and the other methods
identified in the review; describe the behavior each test verifies.

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Comment thread monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py Resolved
Comment thread monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py Resolved
Review feedback on the score config reader. The `dints` and `swinunetr` templates set
`ckpt_path: $@bundle_root + '/model_fold' + str(@fold)`, where `fold` is an integer. The reader refused
the integer reference and had no `str()` branch, so those two templates could not resolve their score,
and `import_bundle_algo_history` dropped them from the trained set.

An integer reference is now accepted, but only when it is the single positional argument of `str()`;
concatenating it directly is still refused. A subscript into the reference table whose key was not a
matched `@reference` now raises `ValueError` instead of `KeyError`, matching the documented contract.

Tests: the two template forms (`$@bundle_root + '/model_fold' + str(@fold)` and the segresnet form), the
direct-concatenation refusal, and an unknown reference key. `tests/auto3dseg` 48 passed, 1 skipped.

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149-154: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Add Google-style sections to get_score.

The updated docstring has no Args, Returns, or Raises section. get_score propagates ValueError from _resolve_path_value.

Suggested fix

         ``+`` concatenation and ``@references`` such as ``$@bundle_root + '/model_fold' + str(@fold)``
         work, while any other call, an attribute, a comprehension or a ``_target_`` mapping is refused.
+
+        Args:
+            *args: Unused.
+            **kwargs: Unused.
+
+        Returns:
+            The ``best_avg_dice_score`` of the last entry in ``progress.yaml``.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If ``ckpt_path`` is not an accepted expression or reference.
         """
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Review comment at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py around lines 149 - 154:
Update the get_score docstring to include Google-style Args, Returns, and Raises
sections, documenting its unused arguments, returned score, and the ValueError
propagated from _resolve_path_value; leave _resolve_path_reference unchanged.

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Review comments at @monai/apps/auto3dseg/bundle_gen.py:
- Line 165: Update the reference lookup using parser and ref to use indexed
access so missing keys and out-of-range list indices are detected; catch
KeyError and IndexError and report that the reference does not exist. Preserve
the existing “not a plain value” error for references that resolve to values
such as null.

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- Around line 149-154: Update the get_score docstring to include Google-style
Args, Returns, and Raises sections, documenting its unused arguments, returned
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Review feedback: ConfigParser.get() swallows KeyError and IndexError and returns the default, so a missing
reference was reported as "not a plain value" and the KeyError branch was unreachable. Index the parser
directly and catch both exceptions, so an id that does not exist in the file is reported as such.

Adds a test for the message; tests/auto3dseg 49 passed, 1 skipped.

Signed-off-by: R. Garcia-Dias <rafaelagd@gmail.com>
Review feedback: add Args, Returns and Raises to the get_score docstring, recording that *args/**kwargs
are unused and that a non-plain ckpt_path raises ValueError. No behaviour change; the indexed reference
lookup the review also mentions is already in place.

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