# Security Policy
## Supported Versions
| 0.1.x | :white_check_mark: |
## Reporting a Vulnerability
**Do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.**
Instead, use [GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting](https://github.com/epicsagas/research-agent/security/advisories/new).
### Response SLA
| Acknowledgement | 48 hours |
| Initial assessment | 5 business days |
| Patch / advisory | 90 days or coordinated disclosure |
### What to include
- Description of the vulnerability
- Steps to reproduce
- Affected versions
- Potential impact
### Scope
- SQL injection in query/index commands
- Path traversal in PDF ingestion
- API key leakage in logs or error messages
- Supply chain concerns in CI/CD
### Out of scope
- Denial of service via abnormally large paper databases
- Issues in dependencies not triggered by this project's code