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Security audit

Multi-Agent Orchestrator

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a disclosed Markdown-only guide for coordinating multiple AI agents; it can lead agents to modify files and run tests, but those behaviors fit its stated orchestration purpose.

Install only if you want your agent to coordinate multiple workers that may read and modify project files, run tests, and create `.orchestrator/` artifacts. Keep secrets blocked, approve any Bash/test/deploy commands before they run, and use explicit file scopes and budgets for each orchestration.

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
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (5)

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 377)May include surrounding context.

md
max_budget_usd: 0.50
    timeout_minutes: 5
    allowed_tools: [Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob]
    blocked_files: ["*.env", "*.key", "*.pem", "credentials.*"]
  total:
    max_agents: 8
    max_budget_usd: 5.00

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 · templates/review-cycle.md (reported line 245)May include surrounding context.

md
initial_prompt: |
      Build a complete JWT auth system:
      - Login endpoint with email/password
      - JWT access tokens (15min) + refresh tokens (7 days)
      - Rate limiting: 5 failed attempts → 15min lockout
      - Secure token storage (httpOnly cookies)
      - Token rotation on refresh

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The Test stage tells the agent to write tests and run them, but provides no warning that command execution may consume resources, trigger project scripts, access networked dependencies, or alter the local environment. In this orchestration context, the omission is more dangerous because the pipeline is designed for automation, so users may adopt it verbatim and allow agents to execute commands with minimal review.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The conditional stage examples include deploy and rollback flows but omit any warning that these actions can affect production systems, data integrity, availability, or release state. Even as examples, presenting automated deploy/rollback logic in a production-grade orchestration skill without approval gates or environment restrictions can encourage unsafe copy-paste adoption.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

The template explicitly instructs agents to write intermediate outputs into workspace files under .orchestrator/ without any warning, consent step, or scoping guidance. In a multi-agent orchestration skill, normalizing unattended file writes increases the chance of unintended workspace modification, clobbering existing files, or persisting sensitive data to disk.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.