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SearXNG Self-Hosted Search

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This is an instruction-only SearXNG search skill with coherent setup guidance, but users should avoid unintentionally exposing the local search service to their network.

Before installing, decide whether SearXNG should be reachable only from your computer. For local-only use, bind Docker or SearXNG to 127.0.0.1, replace the placeholder secret key with a random value, and consider pinning the Docker image version instead of using latest. If exposing it remotely, protect access with firewall rules, a trusted reverse proxy, or authentication.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • 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
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (1)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
The setup instructs users to bind SearXNG to 0.0.0.0, which exposes the service on all network interfaces, but it does not warn that this makes the search instance reachable from other hosts if the port is accessible. In the context of a self-hosted search service with JSON API enabled and safe_search disabled, unintended exposure can allow unauthorized use, metadata leakage, service abuse, or indexing of an internal tool that the user expected to remain local.

VirusTotal

66/66 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.