performing-firmware-malware-analysis

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Mar 15, 2026

Risk Level: SAFE
Full Analysis
  • [SAFE]: The skill is a legitimate cybersecurity tool for firmware analysis. All procedures, scripts, and documentation are consistent with professional security auditing practices and do not exhibit malicious intent.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The provided Python script scripts/agent.py executes system utilities such as binwalk and file. It correctly uses list-based arguments with subprocess.run, which is a secure method to prevent shell injection vulnerabilities.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references established open-source security tools (binwalk, chipsec, UEFITool, etc.) hosted on official GitHub repositories. These are well-known resources in the cybersecurity community.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: While the script searches for credentials, hashes, and SSH keys, it operates exclusively on the user-provided firmware image. Findings are saved to a local JSON report, with no network transmission of this data detected.
  • [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: No hardcoded credentials or secrets were found within the skill's source code. The credential-matching patterns in the analysis script are purpose-built for identifying risks in target firmware images.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: No evidence of instructions designed to bypass agent safety filters or override system prompts was found in the skill's metadata or markdown content.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Mar 15, 2026, 12:26 AM