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Obsidian Tasks

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This skill coherently creates and manages local Obsidian task-board files, with no evidence of hidden data access, credential use, or automatic network export.

Install this if you want an agent to manage task files in an Obsidian vault. Provide the exact vault path, use normal Obsidian backup or sync history, and review edits if the vault contains important personal or business notes. Ignore the publish script unless you are maintaining and publishing the skill yourself.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • 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 (1)

Missing User Warnings

Low
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding
The README instructs users to run a setup script directly against an Obsidian vault path without clearly warning that the script will create or modify files inside that vault. While this appears intended behavior for the skill, the lack of an explicit modification warning can lead to accidental changes in the wrong vault or unexpected overwrites, especially when an agent is executing the command on a user's behalf.

VirusTotal

66/66 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.