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Tailwind

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill does not show credential theft or persistence, but it is advertised as a Tailwind reference while delivering mostly generic operational guidance.

Review this skill carefully before installing if you need reliable Tailwind help. The main risk is misleading or low-quality guidance, not observed malware: it appears to print static generic operations advice and should not be relied on for Tailwind-specific or production operational decisions without independent verification.

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 (4)

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 frontend concepts
- Required tools and access credentials
- System meeting minimum requirements

## Installation

Description-Behavior Mismatch

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The script is presented as a Tailwind frontend reference tool, but nearly all embedded content is generic infrastructure/operations guidance unrelated to Tailwind CSS. This kind of capability/identity mismatch is dangerous because it can mislead users and downstream agents into invoking the skill under false assumptions, increasing the chance of unsafe recommendations, policy bypass, or trust abuse in automated environments.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The inline documentation and help output claim the tool is a Tailwind reference resource, but the body content describes a generic system/service platform with broad operational advice. Contradictory documentation is a security-relevant integrity issue because users may rely on the advertised narrow frontend scope while receiving unrelated guidance that could be inappropriately applied to production systems.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding

The description and usage guidance say to use the skill whenever 'working with tailwind in frontend contexts' or when the user needs a 'quick reference,' which are broad conditions without explicit boundaries or exclusions. Because this is a markdown skill description, the lack of narrower trigger scope or negative examples makes activation criteria somewhat ambiguous.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.