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Pingdom

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is mostly a Pingdom reading connector, but its setup asks users to execute an unverified remote installer and its scope is broader than a read-only Pingdom helper should be.

Review before installing. Use this skill only for the listed read-only Pingdom actions unless future documentation clearly declares write actions and confirmation requirements. Do not pipe the installer directly into a shell; prefer a pinned, verifiable oo CLI release or inspect and verify the installer before running it. Be aware that OOMOL will mediate Pingdom requests and that setup may create persistent local and account-level state.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • 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
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Findings (1)

T03 · Remote Payload Retrieval and Execution

Error
Location
SKILL.md:58
Finding

Unverified Remote Installation Scripts Executed Directly by the Shell

Content
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Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Findings (3)

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The manifest and description constrain the skill to 'searching and reading data,' but the body explicitly discusses possible [write] and [destructive] actions. That mismatch weakens policy and user expectations, making it easier for an invoking agent or user to authorize this skill under a read-only assumption while the skill contract implicitly permits state-changing operations.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Script Fetching

High
Category
Supply Chain
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The skill instructs users to execute a remote installation script via 'curl ... | bash', which is a classic supply-chain and arbitrary code execution risk. If the remote endpoint, transport, distribution pipeline, or hosting account is compromised, users may execute attacker-controlled code directly on their machine.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 58)May include surrounding context.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The trigger phrase 'Use this skill for ANY Pingdom request' is overly broad and can cause the agent to invoke the skill in contexts beyond its intended safe scope. Broad auto-routing increases the chance that sensitive, administrative, or unintended tasks are funneled through the skill without sufficient user awareness or task-specific validation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.