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Security audit

RedHat Code Generation

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward code-generation guidance skill with a malformed trigger field that should be fixed but no evidence of hidden or malicious behavior.

This skill appears safe to install for ordinary coding assistance, but its publisher should fix the trigger metadata so it activates only for explicit code-generation requests. Review generated code and validation commands as usual before applying changes.

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
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • 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)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The trigger configuration is effectively unconstrained and appears malformed/overly generic (System.Object[]), which can cause the skill to activate unpredictably or outside its intended scope. For a code-generation skill, broad or ambiguous activation increases the chance it is invoked in inappropriate contexts, potentially causing unauthorized code modification, unsafe code suggestions, or misuse by downstream agents.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.