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Security audit

ai-assistant-api

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a Review item because a supposed API reference asks for read and command-execution authority while describing broad automation, file handling, credentials, and command execution without clear limits.

Install only if you intentionally want a broad automation-oriented skill with read and command-execution access. For a normal Claude/API reference need, this artifact is over-scoped and under-specified; review command use, credential handling, file access, and any administrator-run suggestions before enabling it.

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
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Findings (6)

Context-Inappropriate Capability

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

Introducing command execution in a skill whose stated purpose is an API/SDK reference materially raises risk because command execution can affect the host system, files, credentials, and network state. Without strong justification and upfront safety constraints, this creates a path for unintended or socially engineered system-impacting actions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The trigger text is broad and ambiguous, covering development automation, data analysis, and orchestration with little constraint. Overly permissive trigger language increases the likelihood that an agent selects this skill in inappropriate contexts, where its overstated capabilities could drive unsafe or unnecessary actions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The skill presents itself as API/SDK reference material but advertises broad automation capabilities such as workflow orchestration, bulk processing, recovery logic, and system interaction. This scope inflation is dangerous because downstream agents may over-trust the skill and use it for actions beyond documentation lookup, increasing the chance of unauthorized or unsafe behavior.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The manifest frames this as a read-before-use reference skill, but the body repeatedly claims active processing, retries, batching, file handling, and execution behavior. That mismatch can mislead an agent or user into invoking the skill in higher-risk operational contexts than intended, expanding effective authority and enabling unsafe automation through deceptive documentation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

The documentation claims file processing and output generation capabilities even though the skill is positioned as a reference guide. File handling changes the risk profile because it can lead agents to read, write, or transform local data under false assumptions about the skill’s intended authority.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

The skill references API key setup, API calls, file preparation, and command execution steps without a prominent upfront warning that these actions may have system, data, or credential impact. This omission is dangerous because users or agents may proceed without understanding that secrets, local files, or host state could be affected.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.