hermes-config-editing

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 14, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHPROMPT_INJECTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill explicitly instructs the agent to "work around the security guard" designed to prevent direct editing of sensitive configuration files. This directs the AI to circumvent platform-enforced safety and integrity constraints.
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill includes a pattern that pipes data from a network endpoint directly into the Python interpreter: curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8642/api/model/info | python3. This is a critical risk vector as it executes unverified content from a network source.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The instructions rely on the use of shell here-documents to execute dynamically constructed Python code (e.g., `python3
  • <<'PY' ... PY`). This dynamic execution of scripts at runtime increases the risk of command injection and malicious logic execution.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill targets sensitive configuration files such as ~/.hermes/config.yaml and .env which contain authentication tokens and API keys. It provides specific instructions for reading and displaying these values, creating a risk of credential exposure.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references an external patch script (apply-patches.sh) to modify the agent's core source code and uses network requests to fetch configuration metadata, which introduces unverified external logic into the local environment.
Recommendations
  • HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: http://127.0.0.1:8642/api/model/info - DO NOT USE without thorough review
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Aug 14, 2026, 07:55 AM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — hermes-config-editing