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Tailscale VPN

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward Tailscale setup guide with expected VPN installation and networking commands, not a hidden or deceptive skill.

Before installing, verify you are using official Tailscale sources and prefer a trusted package manager when available. Understand that Tailscale changes system networking, may require administrator privileges, runs a background service, and options like subnet routes, sharing, and exit nodes can expose or route network access if configured too broadly.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
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
Findings (1)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
78% confidence
Finding
The document includes installation and service-start commands that modify the host system and establish network connectivity, but it does not warn users about privilege use, package trust, or the effect of joining a tailnet. In an agent skill context, operational commands without explicit safety guidance can lead users to run impactful actions they do not fully understand.

VirusTotal

65/65 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.