News API

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This appears to be a News API helper with a broad trigger and an optional CLI install command, but no artifact-backed evidence of hidden, destructive, or data-exfiltrating behavior.

Install this if you intend to use OOMOL/oo tooling for News API tasks. Provide only the API key or account access needed, and review any action before sending requests. If the oo CLI is missing, prefer official installation instructions and inspect the installer before running the curl-to-bash command.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • 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
Findings (2)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
The description says to use this skill for "ANY News API request" and "Whenever a task involves News API, use this skill," which is a very broad activation condition. It does not provide constraints, exclusions, or negative examples clarifying when the skill should not activate.

External Script Fetching

High
Category
Supply Chain
Content
- **`oo: command not found`** — install the oo CLI (other platforms: <https://cli.oomol.com/install-guide.md>):

  ```bash
  curl -fsSL https://cli.oomol.com/install.sh | bash    # macOS / Linux
  ```

  ```powershell
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding
curl -fsSL https://cli.oomol.com/install.sh | bash

VirusTotal

64/64 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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