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Cisco IOSXR Hardening

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a disclosed Cisco IOS XR configuration generator that calls an external API, with no local code execution or persistence, but users should review generated network changes before use.

Install only if you are comfortable sending hardening options and session metadata to the disclosed external API. Treat generated configurations as drafts: review them with a network engineer, test in a lab or staged environment, back up current device configs, and have a rollback plan before production deployment.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

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 (4)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

This skill generates device-ready Cisco IOS XR hardening configurations that can directly change authentication, management access, logging, and ACL behavior, yet it does not clearly warn users that applying the output without review could lock out administrators or disrupt network operations. In a network infrastructure context, omission of an operational safety warning increases the chance of unsafe deployment and consequential outages or loss of access.

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 143)May include surrounding context.

md
# References

- **Kong Route:** https://api.mkkpro.com/hardening/cisco-iosxr
- **API Docs:** https://api.mkkpro.com:8138/docs

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
61% confidence
Finding

The title specifies "Cisco IOS XR Hardening Tool," which imposes a platform-specific scope in natural language. Because no accompanying description clarifies that this is intentionally limited to Cisco IOS XR environments, users may not have a clear opt-in or contextual justification for the constraint.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
76% confidence
Finding

This is a manifest-style file, so vague-trigger checks apply. The presence of a generic "/" operation labeled only as "Root" provides no specificity about when or why the skill should be invoked, which can contribute to unintended activation or routing because there are no narrowing descriptions or exclusions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.