T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation
- Location
SKILL.md:26- Finding
Excessive Local File and Command-Execution Capabilities
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md:26-29(capability declaration), corroborated bySKILL.md:323-327andSKILL.md:360-363
Vulnerability Type: Excessive tool permissions and violation of least privilege
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code Snippet
yaml tools: - read - exec - writeTechnical Analysis
The skill is presented as an integration for performing page and database operations through the official Notion REST API. However, it requests unrestricted local file-reading, file-writing, and command-execution tools. The document later describes generic file processing and system-command execution, but it does not define enforceable path restrictions, a command allowlist, argument validation, mutation confirmation, or sandbox boundaries.
Notion API operations do not inherently require arbitrary local command execution or unrestricted filesystem access. Granting these capabilities therefore expands the skill's authority beyond its primary task and violates the principle of least privilege.
This finding does not establish that the skill contains an embedded malicious payload. Rather, it identifies an excessive-permission condition that could be exploited through malicious or misleading user input, untrusted Notion content, or erroneous agent behavior.
Attack Path
- The Agent loads the skill and grants the declared
read,write, andexeccapabilities. - An attacker supplies a request, or places content in a Notion resource, that directs the Agent to inspect a local file or execute a system command.
- Because the skill provides no enforceable command or path restrictions, the Agent may interpret the request as permitted generic file processing or command execution.
- The Agent invokes
read,write, orexecwith attacker-influenced paths or arguments. - The operation runs with the permissions of the Agent process, potentially exposing or modifying accessible lo ...[truncated 751 chars]
- The Agent loads the skill and grants the declared
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove
exec,read, andwritefrom the tool declaration unless each capability is necessary for a documented Notion workflow. - Replace generic execution capabilities with a dedicated Notion API client exposing only required operations and HTTPS endpoints.
- If local file import or export is required, restrict access to a dedicated workspace directory and reject absolute paths, parent-directory traversal, symbolic-link escapes, and sensitive-file locations.
- If command execution is unavoidable, implement a strict executable-and-subcommand allowlist. Pass arguments as structured arrays rather than interpolated shell strings, and prohibit shell metacharacters and attacker-controlled environment variables.
- Require explicit user confirmation before destructive API operations, local writes, deletions, or command execution.
- Run the skill in a sandbox with a read-only filesystem by default, no unnecessary environment secrets, restricted network egress, and a non-privileged operating-system account.
- Use a minimally scoped Notion integration token and expose it only to the dedicated API client rather than generic commands.
- Add security tests verifying that untrusted user input and Notion content cannot trigger arbitrary path access or command execution.
- Remove
