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Security audit

Groundmail Agent Mailboxes

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is rated suspicious because it uses an unpinned `npx groundmail-cli` command, which could run an unreviewed package version; the scan evidence is incomplete.

Review the skill before installing. Consider whether you are comfortable with its unpinned CLI commands; the scanner recommends using a reviewed, explicitly versioned CLI or a preinstalled dependency with verified integrity. The scan was partial, so the results do not establish that the skill is safe.

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 (5)

MCP server referenced without pinned version: 'npx primaryEnv'.

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

npx commands without a version suffix (e.g. @1.0.0) create a rug-pull risk if the upstream server is compromised and publishes a malicious update.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

MCP server referenced without pinned version: 'npx groundmail-cli'.

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

Although this invokes a CLI rather than an MCP server, npx groundmail-cli can download and execute a package without selecting a reviewed version. A compromised package release could execute with the agent's local permissions and access environment credentials; the skill's mailbox-scoped key guidance reduces API exposure but does not sandbox local execution.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

MCP server referenced without pinned version: 'npx groundmail-cli'.

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The owner-registration example executes an unversioned npm CLI, not an MCP server. If package resolution selects a compromised release, it could steal the mailbox key or owner information and execute arbitrary code with the agent's permissions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

MCP server referenced without pinned version: 'npx groundmail-cli'.

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The verification example again invokes an unpinned CLI package, allowing execution of a release that has not necessarily been reviewed. A compromised release would receive the verification code and could access available credentials and local resources, making the authentication context particularly sensitive.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

MCP server referenced without pinned version: 'npx groundmail-cli'.

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The workspace-login instruction uses an unversioned npm CLI rather than an MCP server. A compromised release could intercept login credentials or tokens and execute with local permissions; workspace authentication may expose broader access than the recommended mailbox-scoped key.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.