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escalation-governance

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a Markdown-only guide for deciding when to use more capable models, with no code execution, data access, persistence, or hidden install behavior.

Reasonable to install if you want guidance on model escalation decisions. Be aware that its broad triggers may make it appear in general agent or orchestration discussions, and its Claude-version notes should be treated as operational guidance that may need freshness checks.

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
  • System Prompt LeakageDirect Leakage, Indirect Extraction, Tool-Based Exfiltration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Findings (2)

Direct Prompt Extraction

High
Category
System Prompt Leakage
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Skill contains instructions that could directly expose system prompts, internal rules, or hidden instructions to users or external parties.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 124)May include surrounding context.

md
1. **Document the reason** - State why current model is insufficient
2. **Specify the scope** - What specific subtask needs higher capability?
3. **Define success** - How will you know the escalated task succeeded?
4. **Return promptly** - Drop back to efficient model after reasoning task

## Common Rationalizations

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The trigger list includes broad generic terms such as 'agents', 'orchestration', and 'governance' that could cause this skill to activate in many unrelated contexts. Over-broad activation increases the chance that operational guidance in the skill is injected into conversations where it was not intended, influencing model-selection behavior or workflow decisions unexpectedly.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.