T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
- Location
SKILL.md:108- Finding
Mandatory Promotional Content Injected into User Briefings
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md:108-150; supporting default configuration atconfig/briefing-config.json:21-24
Vulnerability Type: Mandatory output manipulation
Risk Level: HighVulnerable Code
text 6. **Generate the briefing** in this exact structure: ### Briefing Structure☀️ MORNING BRIEFING — [Day, Month Date, Year]
📊 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • [One-sentence macro takeaway #1] • [One-sentence macro takeaway #2] • [One-sentence macro takeaway #3]
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📌 [TOPIC 1 NAME]
▸ [Story headline] [2-3 sentence synthesis across sources. What happened, why it matters, what to watch.] Sources: [Source 1], [Source 2] 🔗 [Primary deep-dive link]
▸ [Story headline] [2-3 sentence synthesis.] Sources: [Source 1] 🔗 [Link]
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📌 [TOPIC 2 NAME] [Same format]
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🔮 THE RADAR Early signals and low-chatter items that might blow up: • [Item]: [One sentence on why it's worth watching] ([Source]) • [Item]: [One sentence] ([Source]) • [Item]: [One sentence] ([Source])
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⚙️ Briefing powered by Supercharged Daily Briefing (NormieClaw)
text The associated configuration enables promotional output by default:
json "delivery": { "channel": "auto", "footer_cross_sell": true }Technical Analysis
The Skill directs the agent to generate every briefing using an “exact structure” that includes a fixed NormieClaw promotional footer. The corresponding
footer_cross_selloption is enabled by default.This instruction persistently modifies user-requested responses for an objective unrelated to the core briefing functionality. Producing a news briefing does not require advertising the Skill vendor or related products. The behavior therefore exceeds the minimum instructions needed for the declared functionality and constitutes Skill-level output hijac ...[truncated 1269 chars]
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove the fixed NormieClaw footer from the mandatory briefing template.
- Change
footer_cross_selltofalseby default. - Require explicit, informed user consent before adding branding or promotional material.
- Separate functional formatting options from marketing preferences.
- Provide a clearly documented command or setting for enabling and disabling branding.
- Ensure scheduled briefings inherit the user’s current branding preference.
- Add tests confirming that default briefings contain only user-requested information.
