Obsidian Folder Sync

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This skill locally copies Markdown files from a user-chosen folder into a user-chosen Obsidian vault, with no hidden network access or automatic execution found.

Before running it, confirm the exact source folder, Obsidian vault path, and destination subfolder. It will create directories and copy Markdown files into the vault, so avoid syncing folders containing secrets, private agent memory, or notes you do not want preserved or potentially updated in Obsidian.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • 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
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (2)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding
The trigger conditions are broad enough to activate on generic phrases like syncing or backing up to Obsidian, and the skill is explicitly designed to operate on arbitrary folders such as skills, memory, and project documents. In an agent setting, this can cause unintended exfiltration or replication of sensitive markdown content into a user’s Obsidian Vault without a sufficiently scoped confirmation step.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
The usage section describes how to run the sync but does not prominently warn that the operation writes files into the target Obsidian Vault and preserves directory structure under a destination subdirectory. Without that warning, users or calling agents may treat it like a read-only export or preview, increasing the risk of accidental overwrites, unwanted data propagation, or syncing sensitive notes into a live knowledge base.

VirusTotal

65/65 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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