makefile-review

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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 17, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The workflow runs shell commands like make -pn to inspect the build database and make -n for syntax validation. It also executes the help target of analyzed Makefiles to verify its functionality.
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill uses an external script makefile_dogfooder.py in the modules/plugin-dogfood-checks.md module for analysis, testing, and generation of targets (including applying changes with the --apply flag). This script is not included in the skill's file set.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is vulnerable to indirect injection because it executes targets from user-provided Makefiles during validation. A malicious actor could provide a Makefile where the help or other audited targets contain malicious shell commands that the agent would then execute.
  • Ingestion points: Makefiles found via the **/Makefile glob.
  • Boundary markers: Absent; there are no instructions to verify target safety before execution.
  • Capability inventory: Subprocess calls via make and makefile_dogfooder.py.
  • Sanitization: Absent; the skill does not sanitize the contents of the Makefile before calling make on its targets.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
May 17, 2026, 06:23 AM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — makefile-review