21st-cli

Fail

Audited by Snyk on Jul 6, 2026

Risk Level: HIGH
Full Analysis

HIGH W007: Insecure credential handling detected in skill instructions.

  • Insecure credential handling detected (high risk: 0.90). The skill explicitly instructs passing API keys on the command line via --api-key <key> (and notes publish requires a 21st_sk_… key), which encourages embedding secret values verbatim in generated commands or outputs and therefore creates exfiltration risk.

MEDIUM W011: Third-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).

  • Third-party content exposure detected (high risk: 0.75). The required workflow is installing/using the 21st CLI/skill, which at runtime fetches registry items (e.g., component code/demos and theme/template content) from 21st.dev/public registries; that fetched outsider-authored free text (code/HTML/CSS/metadata) is then ingested into the agent context to display/print/install.

MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).

  • Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.90). The doc shows a runtime fetch that installs remote code — e.g. npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/<user>/<slug>" (SKILL.md:53) — which downloads component code and triggers installing npm deps, i.e., fetching and executing remote content at runtime.

Issues (3)

W007
HIGH

Insecure credential handling detected in skill instructions.

W011
MEDIUM

Third-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).

W012
MEDIUM

Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).

Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Jul 6, 2026, 04:10 PM
Issues
3
Security Audit — snyk — 21st-cli