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Security audit

mkisofs

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is an instruction-only ISO image creation skill with expected local file and mount examples, not hidden or automatic behavior.

Reasonable to install if you need ISO-building assistance. Before letting an agent run examples, confirm the source and output paths, use temporary directories when possible, and explicitly approve package installation, mount, extract, overwrite, add, or remove operations.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (1)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding
The skill includes numerous shell examples that create files, modify images, extract content, and mount loop devices, but it does not clearly warn that these actions change the local system and may require elevated privileges. In an agent setting, users may treat examples as safe-to-run instructions, increasing the risk of unintended filesystem changes, mounting untrusted ISOs, or privilege misuse.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.