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Security audit

N8n Workflow Automation 1.0.0

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a benign n8n workflow design helper that emphasizes audit logs, explicit user approval, and avoiding secrets.

Before installing, confirm you want an assistant to draft n8n workflow JSON and runbooks. Review any generated workflow before importing it into n8n, keep workflows inactive until checked, and provide credential names or environment-variable references rather than secrets.

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
  • 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)

Instruction Override

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

This pattern attempts to override system instructions or ignore safety constraints. Without LLM analysis, manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 20)May include surrounding context.

md
- Instrument this workflow with audit logs and a human approval step.
- DO NOT USE WHEN…
  - You need code-only automation without n8n (use a scripting/CI skill).
  - You need to bypass security controls or hide audit trails.
  - You need to purchase or recommend prohibited items/services.

## INPUTS

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.