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Ltrace

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill appears to be a low-quality ltrace reference helper, but it does not show evidence of credential theft, persistence, exfiltration, or unsafe automatic actions.

Install only if you are comfortable with a very generic reference helper. It should not be relied on for accurate ltrace usage, security debugging, or production troubleshooting without checking authoritative ltrace documentation.

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
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Findings (3)

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The skill presents itself as an ltrace reference tool, but the content is largely boilerplate and does not provide substantive ltrace-specific guidance, commands, or examples. This can mislead users or downstream agents into trusting the skill for security-relevant debugging or tracing tasks, increasing the chance of incorrect usage, bad recommendations, or unsafe operational decisions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

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/script.sh (reported line 64)May include surrounding context.

sh
## Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of devtools concepts
- Required tools and access credentials
- System meeting minimum requirements

## Installation

Vague Triggers

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding

The activation criteria are very broad and do not define when the skill should or should not be used, which can cause over-invocation in unrelated contexts. In an agent setting, vague routing increases the risk that low-quality or irrelevant guidance is surfaced and relied upon during troubleshooting or security-sensitive development tasks.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.