cortex

Warn

Audited by Socket on Apr 17, 2026

2 alerts found:

Anomalyx2
AnomalyLOW
scripts/install.sh

This module is primarily a Git hook installer that persistently executes a repository-local Python tracer after every commit and suppresses errors/output to keep the commit flow smooth. There are no direct indicators of malware (no network activity, no secrets, no destructive commands) in the provided Bash itself, but the security-relevant risk is that it creates a hidden, repeated execution pathway for `trace_session.py` with reduced observability. Review `trace_session.py` for any exfiltration, sensitive data access, or unexpected persistence beyond the intended local tracking.

Confidence: 60%Severity: 62%
AnomalyLOW
SKILL.md

SUSPICIOUS: the core logging/handoff behavior is broadly consistent with a session-memory skill, but the footprint expands into automatic hook-based execution, inter-skill coordination, and especially automatic skill generation via Synapse without a verifiable trust model. No explicit exfiltration or credential harvesting is described, so this is not confirmed malware, but it carries meaningful supply-chain and transitive-trust risk.

Confidence: 79%Severity: 62%
Audit Metadata
Analyzed At
Apr 17, 2026, 03:05 PM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/bacoco%2FEvolveSkill%2Fcortex%2F@3b189117634675bdc6a473cd6f5772c4811c035e
Security Audit — socket — cortex