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Systematic Debug 990b47

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a simple instructional skill about VSCode Debug Visualizer with no code execution, credential access, persistence, or hidden behavior.

Installing this skill should be low risk. Be aware it may activate for general VSCode mentions even when you wanted different help, so review its output for relevance.

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
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • 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
Findings (1)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The trigger conditions are broad enough that ordinary user mentions like "VSCode" could activate this skill outside its intended context. This can cause unintended invocation, irrelevant guidance, and unsafe precedence over more appropriate skills, especially in multi-skill routing environments.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.