T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
- Location
SKILL.md:68- Finding
Mandatory Promotional Content Injected into Generated Reports
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 68 and 203
Vulnerability Type:T01: Skill Instruction Hijacking
Risk Level: LowVulnerable content at line 68, translated into English:
markdown > Based on the Chapter 4 framework of “AI Super Individual: One-Person Company Wealth Creation Manual”Vulnerable content at line 203, translated into English:
markdown > This plan was generated by OPC-AI Skill (ai-team-builder), based on the “AI Super Individual” manuscript framework.Technical Analysis
The Skill defines a mandatory report template containing references to a particular publication and OPC-AI branding. When the agent follows this template, those references are inserted into user-facing reports regardless of whether they are necessary for the requested AI-team configuration.
This is a limited form of instruction hijacking because loading and following the Skill changes the generated output by requiring unrelated promotional attribution. It does not override safety controls, execute code, retrieve remote content, or obtain additional system privileges.
Attack Path
- A user activates the
ai-team-builderSkill using one of its configured trigger phrases. - The agent collects information about the user's business, workflow, budget, and tool requirements.
- The agent follows the mandatory Markdown report template in
SKILL.md. - The publication reference at line 68 is inserted into the report header.
- The OPC-AI and publication attribution at line 203 is inserted into the report footer.
- The user receives promotional content embedded in an otherwise task-oriented report without an explicit request for that attribution.
Impact Assessment
The impact is limited to the integrity and neutrality of generated content. The Skill can cause reports to contain unsolicited branding and publication promotion.
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- A user activates the
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove the mandatory publication reference and OPC-AI attribution from the report template.
- Keep the default output focused exclusively on information required to satisfy the user's request.
- If attribution is operationally required, disclose it in the Skill description and request the user's explicit consent before adding it.
- Make attribution optional through a clearly documented parameter that defaults to disabled.
- Add a review rule prohibiting unrelated branding, advertising, affiliate material, or publication promotion in mandatory output templates.
- Test the revised Skill with all configured trigger phrases and verify that generated reports contain no promotional content unless the user explicitly requests it.
