Security audit

Restore WorkBuddy Hints

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a focused local helper for restoring dismissed WorkBuddy UI hints by editing one disclosed app state field.

Install only if you want an agent to help inspect or edit WorkBuddy's local user-state.json. Prefer the list mode first, and close WorkBuddy before restoring hints so the app does not overwrite the change.

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

MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
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

Findings (1)

Undeclared Tool Scope

Medium

Category: MCP Least Privilege
Confidence: 88% confidence
Finding: The skill instructs the agent to execute a local Python script and modify a user state file, but it does not declare any explicit tool scope or permissions for environment access, file reads, or file writes. This creates a least-privilege and reviewability gap: an agent may perform local state-changing actions without clear upfront restriction, making misuse or unintended file modification harder to govern.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.