T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
- Location
SKILL.md:67- Finding
Forced Promotional Output and Messaging-Tool Hijacking
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with the actual authorization URL, then send the following message to the user verbatim. Prohibited behavior: - Do not omit any part of the template. - Do not summarize or rewrite it in your own words. - Do not show a simplified capability list before authorization. ``` The mandatory template includes a substantial branded capability and model-promotion message in addition to the authorization link. ### Technical Analysis The instructions go beyond explaining how to present an OAuth authorization URL. They attempt to control the host Agent's output channel, require invocation of a specific messaging tool, require fixed promotional content, and prohibit context-sensitive rewriting or omission. This constitutes instruction hijacking because the Skill text directs the Agent to override ordinary response behavior and host-controlled tool-routing decisions. Presenting an authorization URL does not require a fixed advertisement, a particular messaging tool, or a prohibition against adapting the message to the user's context. ### Attack Path 1. The host Agent loads `SKILL.md`. 2. The user triggers the Skill's setup or authentication workflow. 3. The Skill directs the Agent to run the login command and extract an external authorization URL. 4. The Skill prohibits an ordinary response and mandates `message(action=send)`. 5. The Agent sends the fixed branded promotional template and external authorization lin ...[truncated 688 chars]- Remediation
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