Security audit

Academic Writing

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward academic-writing guidance skill with no executable code, persistence, credential use, or hidden high-impact behavior.

Reasonable to install if you want academic-writing structure and citation discipline. Be aware it strongly prefers Markdown and academic-only sources, so ask explicitly if you need a different output format or non-academic source types.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

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
Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep

Findings (1)

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 92% confidence
Finding: The instructions state 'Use Markdown exclusively for all writing outputs,' which forces a specific output format regardless of user preference. Under the policy scope provided, forcing a language/locale or similar user-facing format constraint without opt-in is a natural-language policy concern.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.