zsh

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 8, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The documentation in references/install-and-setup.md recommends executing remote scripts by piping them directly from external URLs into a shell interpreter (e.g., sh -c "$(curl -fsSL ...)" for Oh-My-Zsh and bash -c "$(curl ...)" for Zinit). This execution pattern is highly risky as it bypasses local verification of the script content before it runs.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill's installation scripts (scripts/install.sh, scripts/install.ps1) and configuration guides utilize sudo to perform system-level operations. These include updating system package managers (apt, dnf, pacman), installing new software, and modifying protected system configuration files like /etc/shells.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill uses the chsh (change shell) utility to modify the user's default login shell. While consistent with the skill's purpose, this is a significant system modification that alters the primary interface for all future user sessions.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill initiates downloads of third-party frameworks and plugin managers (Oh-My-Zsh, Prezto, Zinit) from external GitHub repositories, introducing external dependencies into the user's environment.
Recommendations
  • AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Jul 8, 2026, 04:18 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — zsh