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Nexus — Ops OS for AI Agents

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a documented Nexus business-operations integration that uses a declared API key and limits writes behind explicit user confirmation.

Install only if you trust Nexus and intend to let an agent read your Nexus business data. Prefer a read-only API key unless you need writes, and grant write/admin scope only when you are comfortable confirming actions that can send messages, change orders, publish or delete posts, invite users, initiate calls, or trigger fulfillment.

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
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • 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 (10)

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

The example request specifies "language":"ar", which imposes a specific locale in natural-language guidance. Because the document does not frame this as optional, user-selected, or region-specific, it can violate language/locale policy by nudging agents toward a fixed language without opt-in.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 121)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 155)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 188)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 196)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 197)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 198)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · api-reference.md (reported line 35)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · api-reference.md (reported line 49)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · api-reference.md (reported line 70)May include surrounding context.

Create agent API key

bash
POST https://api.nexus.aiforstartups.io/functions/v1/agent-api-key-create
Authorization: Bearer <human-admin-jwt>
Content-Type: application/json

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.