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USPTO

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a narrow USPTO read-only connector, with a disclosed but risky first-time CLI install command users should review before running.

Before installing, confirm you trust OOMOL and the oo CLI installer, and prefer reviewing or verifying the install script manually instead of piping it directly into a shell. During normal use, this skill should only read USPTO trademark data through the oo connector and should not need raw USPTO credentials in the agent environment.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

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)

External Script Fetching

High
Category
Supply Chain
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The skill instructs use of a remote install command that pipes a downloaded script directly into a shell (curl ... | bash). This creates a supply-chain and arbitrary code execution risk if the remote host, network path, or install script is compromised, and it is especially dangerous in an agent skill because the content may be followed operationally during setup.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 57)May include surrounding context.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The description says to use this skill for "ANY USPTO request," which is a very broad activation condition without scope boundaries or negative examples. That ambiguity can cause unintended invocation for casual mentions of USPTO, not just cases where this connector is actually appropriate.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.