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File Writer Safe

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a straightforward guide for safely writing large files and does not show hidden, unrelated, or persistent behavior.

Install this only if you want the agent to follow a cautious workflow for large file edits. It can guide file modifications, so normal review of proposed edits still matters, but the artifact does not add hidden execution or broad system access.

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
  • 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)

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 126)May include surrounding context.

markdown
In source file:
<!-- SECTION_START: configuration -->
[existing content]
<!-- SECTION_END: configuration -->

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.