youtube-downloader
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Mar 10, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill uses
sudo apt installto install system packages, which involves acquiring administrative privileges. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Automatically installs the
yt-dlputility viabrew,apt, orpipif it is missing from the system. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Employs dynamic Python execution and heredocs to manipulate and clean downloaded transcript files.
- [PROMPT_INJECTION]: Vulnerable to indirect prompt injection through external video transcripts. Ingestion points: .vtt files from YouTube. Boundary markers: None. Capability inventory: Shell execution, file system modification, and network access. Sanitization: Basic regex for cleaning subtitles, providing no protection against embedded instructions.
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