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Security audit

Stack Internal

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The search integration fits its stated purpose, but its setup instructions can automatically run unverified installation code on your computer.

Review the automatic setup before installing. Use an explicitly approved, verified CLI release and check its additional skill-sync behavior. Connecting your account lets OOMOL mediate access to private team content. The remote installer and runtime were not inspected; the artifact supports a setup concern, not a finding of malicious intent.

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
  • 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
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • Output HandlingUnvalidated Output Injection, Cross-Context Output, Unbounded Output
Findings (6)

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The supplied command performs remote installer execution rather than accessing Stack Internal data. Nothing in the chunk establishes that this installer supports the declared functionality, so it represents a materially different capability and resource access. The contents and further effects of the remote script are not shown.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 40)May include surrounding context.

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## Available actions

- `get_current_user` — Retrieve the user represented by the connected Stack Internal personal access token.
- `get_question` — Retrieve one question from the connected Stack Internal team by ID.
- `list_answers` — List answers for one question in the connected Stack Internal team.
- `list_questions` — List questions from the connected Stack Internal team with optional filters.

External Script Fetching

High
Category
Supply Chain
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

Piping an unpinned HTTPS download directly into bash executes whatever script the endpoint supplies without an independent integrity check or review. Compromise of the distribution endpoint could therefore yield arbitrary code execution with the agent's permissions; the PowerShell fallback has the same underlying risk.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 60)May include surrounding context.

The fallback setup instructs the agent to execute downloaded installation scripts without warning about the system-integrity implications.

Medium
Category
Output Handling
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The fallback directs the agent to execute remotely supplied shell or PowerShell code without requiring user approval or verifying the downloaded artifact. Triggering installation only when the CLI is missing limits exposure, but installation still crosses from read-only service access into local code execution with the agent's permissions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill enables autonomous high-impact decisions without human-in-the-loop verification. Critical operations (destructive commands, financial transactions, data deletion) should require explicit user confirmation.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 81)May include surrounding context.

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- **`OOMOL_INSUFFICIENT_CREDIT`** — OOMOL billing stop. Recharge at `https://console.oomol.com/billing/token-recharge` before retrying.

- **HTTP 402 without `OOMOL_INSUFFICIENT_CREDIT`** — the third-party account itself has no active plan or credit. Report the provider error message as is; do not ask the user to recharge OOMOL.

## Resources

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 86)May include surrounding context.

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## Resources

- Stack Internal homepage: https://stackoverflow.co/internal/
- API documentation: https://api.stackoverflowteams.com/docs/authentication