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Security audit

Dev Environment

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a simple local reference helper that prints documentation and does not access credentials, network services, or persistent system settings.

Reasonable to install if you want a static dev-environment reference command. Expect generic documentation output, and note that the cheatsheet has a small command-name mismatch.

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
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Findings (3)

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/script.sh (reported line 64)May include surrounding context.

sh
## Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of devtools concepts
- Required tools and access credentials
- System meeting minimum requirements

## Installation

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

The description says this is a "Reference tool for devtools" and a "Quick lookup for Dev Environment concepts, best practices, and implementation" without defining specific invocation boundaries or exclusion conditions. This broad phrasing can overlap with many ordinary development-assistance requests, making it unclear when the skill should activate versus when a different skill should be used.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The inline reference table claims users can invoke a 'troubleshooting' command, which contradicts the command dispatcher that only recognizes 'debugging'. This is an active documentation-to-code mismatch that can mislead users about the skill's available interface.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.