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Tech News Daily

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a straightforward tech-news helper that fetches public news sources and optionally saves local bookmarks.

Before installing, be aware that using the save feature will store article details and any notes or tags locally in the skill's bookmarks file. No API keys, account access, background services, or hidden scripts were found in the inspected artifact.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

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

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The markdown states that saying "save that article" bookmarks to scripts/bookmarks.json, and later explains that title, URL, source, date saved, and optional notes are appended. While the behavior is documented, there is no explicit user warning that this creates persistent local storage of user-associated data.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.