firmware-analyst
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Apr 14, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSDATA_EXFILTRATIONPROMPT_INJECTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill utilize
sudo chrootto emulate and interact with firmware filesystems, which involves elevated system privileges. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Includes template commands for fetching firmware updates from external vendors using the unencrypted HTTP protocol (e.g.,
wget http://vendor.com/firmware/update.bin). - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Provides instructions and search patterns to locate sensitive information, including hardcoded credentials, passwords, and private RSA keys, within analyzed firmware images.
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The workflow involves downloading firmware from external sources and subsequently executing its contents via emulation or chroot, which constitutes a remote code execution risk if the source is malicious.
- [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is vulnerable to indirect prompt injection when processing untrusted firmware data.
- Ingestion points: Data from tools like
binwalk,strings,grep, andfileis incorporated into the agent's context (SKILL.md). - Boundary markers: No explicit delimiters or ignore-instructions are used for external tool output.
- Capability inventory: The skill can perform shell execution, filesystem operations, and use
sudo(SKILL.md). - Sanitization: There is no validation or sanitization of tool outputs before processing.
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