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abe-dexter

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

Dexter appears purpose-aligned for financial research, but installation pulls and runs unpinned third-party code while using API keys.

Install only after reviewing or pinning the Dexter repository commit, run it as a non-root user in an isolated workspace, use dedicated low-privilege API keys, and avoid submitting confidential financial plans, watchlists, client data, or proprietary research unless you accept the external provider data handling.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (1)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding
The skill explicitly states that international-stock queries fall back to web search via SkillBoss API Hub, but it does not present this as a clear user-facing privacy warning at the point of use. Users may submit sensitive research prompts, watchlists, or proprietary investment questions without realizing those queries can be transmitted to a third-party service.

VirusTotal

66/66 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.