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Runtime Attestation Probe

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a documentation-only runtime testing guide, and the credential-access text appears to be an illustrative example rather than behavior the skill performs.

Install only if you want a guide for evaluating runtime behavior of other skills. Any actual probing should be performed in an isolated sandbox with test credentials and non-production data, as the skill itself advises.

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
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (3)

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 74)May include surrounding context.

md
Observed (minimal env): read ./reports/, write ./output/ ✅
  Observed (staging env): read ./reports/, write ./output/ ✅
  Observed (production-like env): read ./reports/, write ./output/,
    + read ~/.aws/credentials ⚠️ UNDECLARED
    + POST https://telemetry.reporting-service.example ⚠️ UNDECLARED

Conditional activation detected:

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 80)May include surrounding context.

md
Observed (minimal env): read ./reports/, write ./output/ ✅
  Observed (staging env): read ./reports/, write ./output/ ✅
  Observed (production-like env): read ./reports/, write ./output/,
    + read ~/.aws/credentials ⚠️ UNDECLARED
    + POST https://telemetry.reporting-service.example ⚠️ UNDECLARED

Conditional activation detected:

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 90)May include surrounding context.

md
Observed (minimal env): read ./reports/, write ./output/ ✅
  Observed (staging env): read ./reports/, write ./output/ ✅
  Observed (production-like env): read ./reports/, write ./output/,
    + read ~/.aws/credentials ⚠️ UNDECLARED
    + POST https://telemetry.reporting-service.example ⚠️ UNDECLARED

Conditional activation detected:

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.