n8n-development

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 8, 2026

Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The documentation contains instructions to install the n8n-cli utility by piping a script downloaded via curl directly into the shell (| sh). This is a dangerous execution pattern that allows for arbitrary code execution from a non-trusted repository.
  • Evidence: Found in references/cli_commands.md: curl -sSLf https://raw.github.com/edenreich/n8n-cli/main/install.sh | sh.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill encourages downloading and installing software from untrusted third-party sources via several methods including direct shell scripts and package managers.
  • Evidence: References to github.com/edenreich/n8n-cli and edenreich/tap/n8n-cli for installation.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill implements a framework for ingesting and processing n8n workflow JSON and YAML templates, which could be exploited if malicious instructions are embedded in these files.
  • Ingestion points: The agent is instructed to load and process files from nathan/workflows/, workflow_registry.yaml, and templates/flows/.
  • Boundary markers: Absent. There are no explicit instructions to treat the content of these external files as untrusted or to isolate their execution context.
  • Capability inventory: The skill can trigger external webhooks, manage Docker containers, and execute local shell commands via uv run and docker compose.
  • Sanitization: While Pydantic is used for basic schema validation, there is no evidence of sanitization to prevent the agent from following instructions embedded within the workflow data or templates.
Recommendations
  • AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
CRITICAL
Analyzed
Oct 8, 2026, 12:05 AM