Pathlock TDnR Connector: Critical JSON Fix Restores Deployment Capability

What Changed

Fixed a JSON syntax error in the Pathlock Threat Detection and Response (TDnR) connector definition file that prevented deployment through strict JSON parsers.

Security Impact (Visibility & Fidelity)

The connector definition contained an unescaped literal newline character in the descriptionMarkdown field, causing JSON validation failures in Python’s json module and ARM/packaging validation tooling. Deployments using strict parsers experienced complete connector installation failure, resulting in zero SAP security event ingestion from affected Pathlock TDnR instances.

Lenient parsers (PowerShell ConvertFrom-Json) masked this issue, but environments relying on Python-based automation or strict validation were unable to deploy the connector at all. This represented a complete deployment blind spot for organizations attempting to install Pathlock’s SAP threat detection capabilities via automated pipelines.

The fix replaces the raw line break with properly escaped

characters, ensuring universal JSON parser compatibility while preserving all original content and formatting.

Affected Files

Solutions/Pathlock_TDnR/Data Connectors/Pathlock_TDnR_PUSH_CCP/Pathlock_TDnR_connectorDefinition.json