diff --git a/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector/compare_exec_args.go b/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector/compare_exec_args.go
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+++ b/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector/compare_exec_args.go
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+package dynamicpathdetector
+
+// CompareExecArgs reports whether a runtime exec argument vector matches a
+// profile argument vector. The profile vector may contain two wildcard
+// tokens:
+//
+//	DynamicIdentifier  ("⋯") — matches exactly one argument position.
+//	WildcardIdentifier ("*") — matches zero or more consecutive arguments.
+//
+// Anything else is a literal-equality match. The match is anchored at both
+// ends: every runtime argument must be consumed by the profile vector,
+// either by a literal, a DynamicIdentifier, or absorbed into a
+// WildcardIdentifier run.
+//
+// Implementation is recursive backtracking. Argument vectors in real
+// profiles are short (typically ≤ a dozen entries) and contain at most a
+// handful of wildcards, so the worst case stays well below the cost of a
+// regex compile.
+func CompareExecArgs(profileArgs, runtimeArgs []string) bool {
+	if len(profileArgs) == 0 {
+		return len(runtimeArgs) == 0
+	}
+
+	head := profileArgs[0]
+
+	if head == WildcardIdentifier {
+		// Try absorbing 0..len(runtimeArgs) of the runtime into this *,
+		// then match the remaining profile against the remaining runtime.
+		for k := 0; k <= len(runtimeArgs); k++ {
+			if CompareExecArgs(profileArgs[1:], runtimeArgs[k:]) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if len(runtimeArgs) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if head == DynamicIdentifier || head == runtimeArgs[0] {
+		return CompareExecArgs(profileArgs[1:], runtimeArgs[1:])
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector/tests/compare_exec_args_test.go b/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector/tests/compare_exec_args_test.go
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index 000000000..9add938b0
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+++ b/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector/tests/compare_exec_args_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package dynamicpathdetectortests
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kubescape/storage/pkg/registry/file/dynamicpathdetector"
+)
+
+// CompareExecArgs matches a runtime argument vector against a profile
+// argument vector that may contain two wildcard tokens:
+//
+//	"⋯" (DynamicIdentifier)  — matches exactly ONE argument position.
+//	"*" (WildcardIdentifier) — matches ZERO OR MORE consecutive args.
+//
+// Anything else is a literal string match. The match must be exact across
+// the full vectors — extra runtime args after the profile is exhausted (and
+// no trailing wildcard absorbs them) is a non-match.
+
+func TestCompareExecArgs_LiteralMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		profile []string
+		runtime []string
+		want    bool
+	}{
+		{"both empty", nil, nil, true},
+		{"empty profile, non-empty runtime", nil, []string{"a"}, false},
+		{"non-empty profile, empty runtime", []string{"a"}, nil, false},
+		{"single literal match", []string{"--help"}, []string{"--help"}, true},
+		{"single literal mismatch", []string{"--help"}, []string{"--version"}, false},
+		{"profile longer than runtime", []string{"a", "b"}, []string{"a"}, false},
+		{"runtime longer than profile (no wildcard)", []string{"a"}, []string{"a", "b"}, false},
+		{"multi-literal match", []string{"-l", "-a", "/tmp"}, []string{"-l", "-a", "/tmp"}, true},
+		{"multi-literal mismatch in middle", []string{"-l", "-a", "/tmp"}, []string{"-l", "-z", "/tmp"}, false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := dynamicpathdetector.CompareExecArgs(tc.profile, tc.runtime); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("CompareExecArgs(%v, %v) = %v, want %v", tc.profile, tc.runtime, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompareExecArgs_DynamicIdentifier(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		profile []string
+		runtime []string
+		want    bool
+	}{
+		{"⋯ matches one arg", []string{"⋯"}, []string{"anything"}, true},
+		{"⋯ does NOT match zero args", []string{"⋯"}, nil, false},
+		{"⋯ does NOT match two args", []string{"⋯"}, []string{"a", "b"}, false},
+		{"⋯ in middle, full vector matches", []string{"--user", "⋯", "--port", "8080"}, []string{"--user", "alice", "--port", "8080"}, true},
+		{"⋯ in middle, surrounding literal mismatch", []string{"--user", "⋯", "--port", "8080"}, []string{"--user", "alice", "--port", "9090"}, false},
+		{"adjacent ⋯⋯ matches exactly two args", []string{"⋯", "⋯"}, []string{"a", "b"}, true},
+		{"adjacent ⋯⋯ rejects one arg", []string{"⋯", "⋯"}, []string{"a"}, false},
+		{"adjacent ⋯⋯ rejects three args", []string{"⋯", "⋯"}, []string{"a", "b", "c"}, false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := dynamicpathdetector.CompareExecArgs(tc.profile, tc.runtime); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("CompareExecArgs(%v, %v) = %v, want %v", tc.profile, tc.runtime, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompareExecArgs_WildcardIdentifier(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		profile []string
+		runtime []string
+		want    bool
+	}{
+		{"* matches empty runtime", []string{"*"}, nil, true},
+		{"* matches one arg", []string{"*"}, []string{"a"}, true},
+		{"* matches many args", []string{"*"}, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"}, true},
+		{"trailing * with prefix match", []string{"-c", "*"}, []string{"-c", "echo hi"}, true},
+		{"trailing * absorbs nothing when runtime exact-prefix length", []string{"-c", "*"}, []string{"-c"}, true},
+		{"trailing * mismatch in literal prefix", []string{"-c", "*"}, []string{"-x", "echo hi"}, false},
+		{"middle * matches and re-anchors on literal", []string{"sh", "*", "exit"}, []string{"sh", "-c", "echo hi", "exit"}, true},
+		{"middle * with literal that does not appear", []string{"sh", "*", "exit"}, []string{"sh", "-c", "echo hi"}, false},
+		{"middle * matches when zero args between anchors", []string{"sh", "*", "exit"}, []string{"sh", "exit"}, true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := dynamicpathdetector.CompareExecArgs(tc.profile, tc.runtime); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("CompareExecArgs(%v, %v) = %v, want %v", tc.profile, tc.runtime, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompareExecArgs_MixedTokens(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		profile []string
+		runtime []string
+		want    bool
+	}{
+		{"⋯ then * — needs at least one arg before the *",
+			[]string{"⋯", "*"}, []string{"a"}, true},
+		{"⋯ then * — empty runtime fails (⋯ needs one)",
+			[]string{"⋯", "*"}, nil, false},
+		{"⋯ then * — many args ok",
+			[]string{"⋯", "*"}, []string{"a", "b", "c"}, true},
+		{"* then ⋯ — needs at least one arg for ⋯",
+			[]string{"*", "⋯"}, []string{"x"}, true},
+		{"* then ⋯ — empty runtime fails",
+			[]string{"*", "⋯"}, nil, false},
+		{"literal, ⋯, *  — typical user pattern",
+			[]string{"--user", "⋯", "*"}, []string{"--user", "alice", "--verbose", "--out", "/tmp"}, true},
+		{"literal, ⋯, *  — runtime too short for ⋯",
+			[]string{"--user", "⋯", "*"}, []string{"--user"}, false},
+		{"only ⋯, runtime empty — fails (⋯ requires exactly one)",
+			[]string{"⋯"}, []string{}, false},
+		{"only *, runtime empty — passes",
+			[]string{"*"}, []string{}, true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := dynamicpathdetector.CompareExecArgs(tc.profile, tc.runtime); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("CompareExecArgs(%v, %v) = %v, want %v", tc.profile, tc.runtime, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompareExecArgs_RealisticPatterns(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		profile []string
+		runtime []string
+		want    bool
+	}{
+		{"curl with any URL", []string{"-s", "⋯"}, []string{"-s", "https://example.com"}, true},
+		{"sh -c with any command",
+			[]string{"-c", "*"},
+			[]string{"-c", "while true; do sleep 1; done"},
+			true,
+		},
+		{"echo with any number of words",
+			[]string{"hello", "*"},
+			[]string{"hello", "world", "from", "test"},
+			true,
+		},
+		{"ls -l in arbitrary directory",
+			[]string{"-l", "⋯"},
+			[]string{"-l", "/var/log"},
+			true,
+		},
+		{"ls without args fails wildcard arg pattern",
+			[]string{"-l", "⋯"},
+			[]string{"-l"},
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := dynamicpathdetector.CompareExecArgs(tc.profile, tc.runtime); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("CompareExecArgs(%v, %v) = %v, want %v", tc.profile, tc.runtime, got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}