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Security audit

Mentor Counsel

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a low-risk mentoring skill that gives structured decision advice and does not request tools, credentials, persistence, or execution authority.

Before installing, be aware this skill may activate for general advice-seeking phrases, so users who want narrow, explicit invocation may prefer tighter triggers. I found no evidence that it runs code, accesses secrets, changes files, persists state, or sends data elsewhere.

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 (3)

Vague Triggers

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The trigger list contains broad, common phrases such as 'guidance', 'what should I do', and 'help me decide' that are likely to appear in many ordinary conversations. This can cause the skill to activate unintentionally outside its intended context, creating prompt-routing ambiguity and increasing the chance that users receive strategic advice when they did not explicitly request this skill.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The 'When to Use' section includes generic conditions like being 'stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed' and the trigger example 'what should I do' guidance. These phrases are common in everyday conversation and the file does not provide tighter scope, explicit trigger phrases, or exclusion examples, which could cause unintended invocation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

This markdown file's 'When to Use' section includes broad triggers such as 'The user is stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed' and 'The user asks for “what should I do” guidance.' These phrases overlap heavily with ordinary conversation and do not define clear boundaries or exclusion conditions, which could cause unintended skill activation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.