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Security audit

IOT Engineer

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward career-roadmap API skill, with disclosed external data submission but no hidden code or local persistence.

Before installing, be aware that roadmap requests go to an external service. Avoid submitting sensitive personal details or real internal user identifiers unless you are comfortable with that provider handling them, since retention and access policies are not documented in the skill.

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 (2)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding
The skill explicitly describes collecting and transmitting assessment, session, timestamp, and user tracking data to an external API, but provides no privacy notice, data minimization guidance, retention details, or consent requirements. Because this is a career-roadmap skill rather than a privacy/security tool, users may not expect their profiling data to be sent off-platform, increasing the risk of unintended disclosure or non-compliant handling of personal data.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Content
## References

- **Kong Route:** https://api.mkkpro.com/career/iot-engineer
- **API Docs:** https://api.mkkpro.com:8067/docs
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding
Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.