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B2B Lead Research Agent

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill researches business prospects and prepares drafts for human review, with file access and optional services that fit its stated purpose.

Use authorized business data and enable optional providers only when needed. Review every draft and check opt-outs before sending. The compliance checker tests text patterns; a PASS does not verify addresses, working unsubscribe links, suppression records, or legal compliance.

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
  • MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (4)

Skill declares no tool scope ('permissions' or 'allowed-tools') but code capabilities were detected: file_read, file_write.

Medium
Category
MCP Least Privilege
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Without declared permissions the skill's intent is opaque and cannot be validated.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

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 · references/enrichment-sources.md (reported line 12)May include surrounding context.

md
| --- | --- | --- |
| SEC EDGAR full-text search | https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index?q= | Filings for public companies |
| SEC company tickers (CIK map) | https://www.sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json | Ticker to CIK |
| SEC company facts (XBRL) | https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK | Revenue, margins, debt |
| SEC submissions | https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK | Filing history, Form 4, 8-K |
| SBA Dynamic Small Business Search | https://sam.gov/search/?index=ei | Federal contractors, NAICS, employee bands |
| SAM.gov entity search | https://sam.gov/search/ | Registrations, points of contact |

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 · references/enrichment-sources.md (reported line 13)May include surrounding context.

md
| SEC EDGAR full-text search | https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index?q= | Filings for public companies |
| SEC company tickers (CIK map) | https://www.sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json | Ticker to CIK |
| SEC company facts (XBRL) | https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK | Revenue, margins, debt |
| SEC submissions | https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK | Filing history, Form 4, 8-K |
| SBA Dynamic Small Business Search | https://sam.gov/search/?index=ei | Federal contractors, NAICS, employee bands |
| SAM.gov entity search | https://sam.gov/search/ | Registrations, points of contact |
| USPTO trademark search | https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/ | Brand names, owner city/state |

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 · references/enrichment-sources.md (reported line 21)May include surrounding context.

md
| State licensing boards | state-specific | Contractors, healthcare, trades |
| USAspending.gov | https://www.usaspending.gov/ | Federal contract awards and amounts |
| Grants.gov | https://www.grants.gov/ | Grant recipients (nonprofits, vendors) |
| Census business patterns | https://data.census.gov/ | Industry and county-level business counts |
| FRED (St. Louis Fed) | https://fred.stlouisfed.org/ | Macro series for a research memo |
| CourtListener (RECAP) | https://www.courtlistener.com/ | Public court filings for company research |

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.