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Rsyslog

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a coherent RSyslog reference skill that prints configuration examples; it has some production-safety caveats but no hidden execution, data theft, or persistence behavior.

Installers should treat this as a reference skill, not hardened production policy. Before copying examples into a real RSyslog deployment, prefer authenticated TLS with permitted peer names, constrain dynamic file paths, validate configurations with rsyslogd, and set queue and disk limits appropriate to the environment.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Insecure Skill Coding PracticesFinds exploitable flaws such as hardcoded secrets or command injection
  • 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
Findings (2)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
scripts/script.sh:385
Finding

Remote Logging Example Uses TLS Without Peer Authentication

Content
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Remediation
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T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
scripts/script.sh:103
Finding

Dynamic Log Paths Are Constructed from Untrusted Message Properties

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Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (1)

Unbounded Resource Access

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
75% confidence
Finding

Skill allows unbounded resource consumption (API calls, storage, compute). Without rate limits or quotas, a compromised or misbehaving agent can cause denial-of-service or cost overruns.

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/script.sh (reported line 361)May include surrounding context.

sh
queue.filename="fwd_to_logserver"
    queue.maxdiskspace="1g"
    queue.saveonshutdown="on"
    action.resumeRetryCount="-1"  # Retry forever
)
```

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.