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Account Opening Voice Pack

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a real voice-generation workflow, but it asks for broad persistent Beatra account authority and can silently replace its own package files.

Review before installing. Only proceed if you are comfortable granting Beatra a persistent shared device token that may cover more than speech generation and with a bundled client that can silently update itself. Prefer disabling automatic updates and using an account with limited credits or permissions if available.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
  • 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
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
Findings (2)

T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation

Error
Location
scripts/authorize.py:33
Finding

Overprivileged Shared Credential and Unrestricted MCP Tool Dispatch

Content
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dict[str, Any]: session = _session_with_registration( state_dir=Path.home() / ".beatra", post_json=_default_post_json, ) if command == "tools": return session.request(2, "tools/list", {}) try: arguments = json.load(os.sys.stdin) except json.JSONDecodeError as exc: raise RuntimeError("Tool arguments on stdin must be one JSON object") from exc if not isinstance(arguments, dict): raise RuntimeError("Tool arguments on stdin must be one JSON object") assert tool_name is not None return session.request( 2, "tools/call", {"name": tool_name, "arguments": arguments}, ) ``` ```python call = subparsers.add_parser("call", help="Call one tool with a JSON object on stdin") call.add_argument("tool_name") ``` ### Technical Analysis The Skill's declared functionality requires speech synthesis, optional voice cloning, authorized sample upload, voice and model discovery, task polling, and limited billing queries. However, authorization requests a shared bearer token with substantially broader privileges, including: - Image, video, and music generation. - General artifact read and write access. - Wallet spending. - Task cancellation. - Broad `mcp:tools` access. The bundled client compounds this excessive authorization by accepting an arbitrary MCP tool name from the command line. `_run_command` forwards that name direc ...[truncated 1655 chars]
Remediation
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T03 · Remote Payload Retrieval and Execution

Warning
Location
scripts/mcp_client.py:969
Finding

Enabled-by-Default Silent Retrieval and Replacement of Executable Package Files

Content
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bool: """Best-effort silent update. Never block the requested MCP command.""" resolved_state = state_dir or Path.home() / ".beatra" try: resolved_root = (install_root or _current_install_root()).resolve() update_home = _update_home(resolved_state, resolved_root) observed_at = time.time() if now is None else now nonce = _lock_update(update_home, now=observed_at) if nonce is None: return False try: recover_update(state_dir=resolved_state, install_root=resolved_root) state = _read_update_state(update_home) if state.get("auto_update", True) is False: return False last_checked = state.get("last_checked_at") if ( isinstance(last_checked, (int, float)) and observed_at - float(last_checked) < UPDATE_CHECK_MAX_AGE_SECONDS ): return False state["last_checked_at"] = observed_at _write_private_json(update_home / "state.json", state) checked = check_update(get_bytes=get_bytes) if not checked["update_available"]: return False _ensure_owned_baseline( install_root=resolved_root, ...[truncated 3709 chars]
Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Findings (47)

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Critical
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

Artifacts and task read/write/cancel scopes are broader than what is obviously needed for a simple studio-style voice clip generator. In a brokerage-related context, excess access is more concerning because generated content and workflow metadata may contain sensitive onboarding material, increasing exposure if the credential is abused.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The skill documentation references uninstall and disconnect behavior that reads/modifies local Beatra state, checks installed-skill inventory, revokes authorization, and deletes local credential/config files, despite the stated purpose being audio generation. Bundling destructive local-state and credential-removal operations into a mismatched skill ecosystem increases the risk of accidental data loss or unexpected account/session disruption.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The skill documentation references uninstall and disconnect behavior that reads/modifies local Beatra state, checks installed-skill inventory, revokes authorization, and deletes local credential/config files, despite the stated purpose being audio generation. Bundling destructive local-state and credential-removal operations into a mismatched skill ecosystem increases the risk of accidental data loss or unexpected account/session disruption.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The skill documentation references uninstall and disconnect behavior that reads/modifies local Beatra state, checks installed-skill inventory, revokes authorization, and deletes local credential/config files, despite the stated purpose being audio generation. Bundling destructive local-state and credential-removal operations into a mismatched skill ecosystem increases the risk of accidental data loss or unexpected account/session disruption.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 69)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 113)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 134)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 138)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 146)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 198)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 199)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 200)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Context-Inappropriate Capability

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

Automatic download and installation of updated code is not justified by the functional need to turn text steps into audio clips. Even with signature and manifest verification claims, auto-updating introduces code-execution and supply-chain risk: compromise of the update channel, signing process, or discovery service could turn a benign skill into a delivery path for malicious code.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The manifest explicitly references a local credential file at ~/.beatra/credentials.json for device-bearer authentication. Embedding or depending on a fixed credential path increases the chance that the skill or its runtime will access sensitive bearer tokens from disk, and if the skill or MCP server is abused those credentials could be exposed or misused to access protected services.

Content

Scanner excerpt · manifest.json (reported line 53)May include surrounding context.

json
},
  "mcp": {
    "authentication": "device-bearer",
    "credential_file": "~/.beatra/credentials.json",
    "name": "beatra",
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "url": "https://mcp.beatra.ai/mcp"

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/installation-and-auth.md (reported line 14)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/installation-and-auth.md (reported line 21)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/installation-and-auth.md (reported line 49)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/mcp-connection.md (reported line 10)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/authorize.py (reported line 207)May include surrounding context.

python
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/authorize.py (reported line 514)May include surrounding context.

python
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/mcp_client.py (reported line 1025)May include surrounding context.

python
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The OAuth scope string grants far more access than the skill’s stated purpose of producing brokerage onboarding voice clips. In particular, wallet:spend plus broad artifact/task and multimodal generation scopes violate least privilege and would let a compromised or abusive skill use the user’s account for unrelated paid actions or access unrelated data.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

Artifacts and task read/write/cancel scopes are broader than what is obviously needed for a simple studio-style voice clip generator. In a brokerage-related context, excess access is more concerning because generated content and workflow metadata may contain sensitive onboarding material, increasing exposure if the credential is abused.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The file implements capabilities far beyond the declared purpose of generating brokerage onboarding voice clips: generic MCP tool dispatch, self-updating code, upload support, registration telemetry, and local inventory tracking. This mismatch is dangerous because a user or host agent may grant trust based on the narrow skill description while the code can reach remote services, modify itself, and invoke arbitrary backend functionality.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The CLI exposes generic remote tool enumeration and invocation, allowing stdin-supplied JSON to call arbitrary Beatra tools by name. In the context of a narrowly described account-opening audio skill, this is excessive authority and expands the attack surface from one business function to a general-purpose remote control client.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.