T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation
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SKILL.md:19- Finding
Overprivileged and Unrestricted Agent Tool Declaration
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This skill appears to be a verification helper, but it asks for command execution and file-writing authority without clear limits or privacy controls.
Review this skill carefully before installing. It may be reasonable only in a tightly sandboxed environment where command execution, file writes, network/API calls, and artifact submission to external services are explicitly approved and limited. Do not use it on sensitive source code or credentials unless those data flows are clarified.
SKILL.md:19Overprivileged and Unrestricted Agent Tool Declaration
A skill presented as an artifact verification/policy gate should normally require read-only analysis, but this one declares system command execution and file writing. Those extra privileges materially expand the attack surface: untrusted artifact content or broad user prompts could trigger state-changing actions unrelated to verification, enabling local system impact or data tampering.
The invocation guidance says the skill should be used broadly whenever AI model calls, agent orchestration, or LLM applications are involved. Such broad applicability encourages use outside the narrow context of artifact verification, increasing the chance that a privileged skill is invoked in inappropriate workflows where its exec/write/API capabilities create unnecessary risk.
The skill advertises file writes, command execution, and external API usage without a clear warning that these actions may change the system or transmit user data. Users may assume a verification gate is non-invasive, so the missing disclosure undermines informed consent and can lead to unsafe invocation in sensitive environments.
The skill describes LLM API dependency and API-key configuration but does not clearly warn that submitted artifacts may be sent to an external model service. For a tool intended to inspect potentially sensitive AI-generated code or configurations, this creates a real privacy and confidentiality risk if users provide proprietary or secret-bearing content.
The feature list advertises external API integration and command execution even though the skill is framed as a verification gate. This normalizes higher-risk behaviors for a task that users may reasonably expect to be passive, making inadvertent data exfiltration or unsafe command use more likely in practice.
The documentation claims the skill is pure Markdown/natural-language driven, while the manifest elsewhere declares read/exec/write capabilities. This inconsistency can mislead users and host agents about the skill's actual privilege level, increasing the risk of unexpected file modification or command execution under the guise of a passive verification tool.
No suspicious patterns detected.