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Security audit

OpenAI Developer Docs

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill uses a disclosed shell wrapper to query OpenAI documentation and does not show hidden persistence, credential access, destructive behavior, or unrelated data handling.

Install this if you want agents to verify OpenAI API and SDK answers against current official documentation. Be mindful that search terms and fetched documentation URLs are sent to the configured MCP endpoint, and avoid placing secrets or private customer data in documentation queries.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
  • Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Findings (4)

Undeclared Tool Scope

Medium
Category
MCP Least Privilege
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

The skill invokes shell-based capabilities through a CLI wrapper but does not declare any tool scope restrictions such as allowed tools or permissions. This creates an unnecessary expansion of execution capability and makes it harder for an agent runtime or reviewer to enforce least privilege, especially if the script or environment is modified later.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The description says to use this skill whenever a task involves the OpenAI API or related areas, which is broad enough to trigger on many loosely related tasks. Overbroad activation can cause unnecessary shell/network use and may route sensitive task context into external queries when a narrower, local answer would suffice.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The instruction to 'Always use this skill' lacks boundaries and encourages unconditional use for OpenAI-related work. In practice, this can override safer decision-making, causing needless external access and broader-than-necessary shell execution, particularly in contexts involving confidential prompts or data.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/openai-docs-mcp.sh (reported line 33)May include surrounding context.

sh
mcp_request() {
  local payload="$1"
  curl -s -N \
    -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -X POST "$MCP_URL" \

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.