T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation
- Location
SKILL.md:441- Finding
Unsafe Recommendation to Run Workspace CLI Operations with Administrator Privileges
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 441
Vulnerability Type: Excessive privilege recommendation
Risk Level: MediumComplete Source Snippet (English translation):
markdown | Insufficient permissions | The current user lacks read/write permissions | Check file permissions and run as administrator |Technical Analysis
The troubleshooting guidance recommends running an operation as an administrator whenever the current user lacks read or write permissions. Routine Google Workspace CLI operations should not require operating-system administrator privileges. This recommendation violates the principle of least privilege because it does not first determine which resource requires access or grant only the narrowly required permission.
Elevating the operation would also elevate the externally installed
gogexecutable, its subprocesses, command-line arguments, configuration processing, and local file operations. If the executable, dependency chain, input path, or processed file were compromised, the elevated context could turn a limited failure into a system-wide security incident.Attack Path
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gogoperation or related file operation reports a permission error. - The Agent follows the troubleshooting instruction at line 441.
- The Agent reruns the command or environment with administrator privileges.
- A compromised CLI dependency, malicious local executable, unsafe argument, or attacker-controlled file is processed in the elevated context.
- The malicious behavior accesses or modifies resources unavailable to the original user.
This exploitation path is conditional on an untrusted or compromised component being involved, but the documented privilege elevation substantially increases its potential impact.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could provide privileges equivalent to the administrator account used to rerun the operation. Depending on the operatin ...[truncated 334 chars]
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove the generic instruction to run commands as administrator.
- Diagnose the exact resource, ownership, and permission responsible for the failure before changing access controls.
- Run
gogunder a dedicated, non-privileged user account and use user-owned working and output directories. - Grant only the specific file or directory permission required for the operation.
- Explicitly prohibit privilege elevation for routine Google Workspace operations.
- Verify the provenance and integrity of the
gogexecutable before use. - Restrict access to OAuth credentials and configuration files to the dedicated user account.
- Require explicit operator approval and a documented justification if an exceptional maintenance action genuinely requires elevation.