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Punting Buddy: Horse Racing Analysis

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a read-only horse-racing analysis skill that uses a disclosed third-party racing API and does not show hidden execution, persistence, or betting automation.

Installers should be comfortable providing The Racing API credentials for live race data and should treat all betting-related output as read-only decision support, not automated wagering or guaranteed advice.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (5)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The skill’s activation text uses broad, common phrases like 'what is on today or tomorrow,' 'who looks solid,' and 'today’s results' without strong exclusion boundaries, which can cause the agent to invoke this skill in loosely related conversations. Over-broad activation increases the chance of unintended tool use, irrelevant data access attempts, or the model adopting this skill’s behavioral instructions in contexts where a simpler direct answer would be safer and more appropriate.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 · references/the-racing-api.md (reported line 22)May include surrounding context.

md
- `https://api.theracingapi.com`

Public OpenAPI spec:
- `https://api.theracingapi.com/openapi.json`

## Free-plan endpoints

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

The guidance under 'Voice' instructs the skill to sound like 'a sharp punting mate', which imposes a specific regional/dialect style on all responses. Because the file does not offer the user a choice or opt-in for this language style, it creates a natural-language policy concern under the locale/language rule.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
83% confidence
Finding

This markdown file documents a network integration using HTTP Basic Auth, which involves transmitting credentials, but it does not include any warning or disclosure about handling API credentials or privacy/security implications. Under SQP-2 for markdown files, behaviors affecting privacy or system integrity should be accompanied by user-facing warnings.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
71% confidence
Finding

The file instructs the skill to convert race times into the user's local timezone by default, which imposes a locale-specific behavior without stating that the user can choose another timezone or opt out. SQP-3 applies to language or locale policy violations where a specific locale behavior is forced without user opt-in.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.