nix-setup
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Audited by Snyk on Apr 27, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUM
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MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
- Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.90). The included assets/setup_nix.sh explicitly downloads and unpacks a remote Nix tarball at runtime from https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-${NIX_VERSION}/nix-${NIX_VERSION}-${SYS}.tar.xz and then invokes the unpacked nix tooling (nix-store, etc.), which is a fetch-and-execute of remote code required to bootstrap Nix in the documented workflows.
MEDIUM W013: Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
- Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions detected (high risk: 0.90). The skill explicitly instructs running an installer and a provided setup_nix.sh that writes to /etc/nix/nix.conf and /etc/profile.d, disables sandboxing, and changes system-wide configuration (actions that require root/sudo and alter machine state), so it pushes the agent to modify the host system.
Issues (2)
W012
MEDIUMUnverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
W013
MEDIUMAttempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
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