Security audit
Dispatching Parallel Agents
Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk
Overview
This skill gives coherent guidance for delegating independent coding/debugging work to parallel subagents without adding hidden code, persistence, credential access, or install-time behavior.
Install this only if you want Codex to use parallel subagents for independent debugging or implementation work. Review subagent outputs and run tests before accepting changes, especially when multiple agents may edit related areas.
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
Static analysis
No suspicious patterns detected.