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Security audit

video-transcriber

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a simple video transcription instruction file with some privacy and scoping caveats but no evidence of malicious behavior.

Before installing, confirm which transcription service the missing script would use and avoid processing sensitive recordings unless you are comfortable sending media to that provider. The skill author should narrow the trigger conditions and add a clear privacy disclosure.

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
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (2)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The skill's activation guidance is broad enough to trigger on vague requests like general 'AI related functionality' or 'video operations,' which can cause the agent to invoke this skill in contexts the user did not clearly intend. That increases the chance of unnecessary handling of video content and inadvertent transmission of sensitive media to downstream tooling or services.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The skill instructs use of an external transcription API key but does not warn users that video/audio content may be sent to a third-party service or that credentials are involved. This can lead to privacy, compliance, and data handling issues if users submit sensitive recordings without informed consent or understanding of where the data goes.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.