Security audit

Research Swamp

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is purpose-aligned as a research coordinator, but it gives an external server open-ended control over repeated agent work by default.

Review this skill before installing if you do not want an agent to keep taking server-assigned research or QC tasks automatically. Use a positive maxTasks limit, verify the API server origin, and stop if assignments or submission destinations fall outside the intended cancer-research scope.

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

Findings (1)

T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking

Error

Location: SKILL.md:64
Finding: Externally Controlled and Potentially Unlimited Autonomous Task Loop
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
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