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Security audit

File Writer

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a straightforward guide for safer large-file editing and does not show hidden, unrelated, or privileged behavior.

Install this if you want procedural guidance for editing large files more carefully. It can lead an agent to read and modify files you ask it to work on, so review requested edits and backup behavior for sensitive files, but the artifact does not ask for broad or hidden 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.