byted-mediakit-process-tools
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 21, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The script
scripts/local_ffmpeg_tool.pycontains logic to download a static FFmpeg binary from a third-party domain (https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz) when the utility is not found on the local system. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Once downloaded, the skill extracts the FFmpeg binary, grants it execution permissions via
os.chmod, and runs it using thesubprocessmodule. The download implementation inscripts/local_ffmpeg_tool.pyincludes a bypass that disables SSL certificate validation (ssl.CERT_NONE) if a secure connection cannot be established, which is a significant security flaw. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The tool uses
subprocess.runinscripts/main.pyandscripts/local_ffmpeg_tool.pyto perform media operations. These commands are built by concatenating arguments directly from user-provided inputs (such as source URLs and file paths). While the use of list-based arguments mitigates some risks, it still creates a potential path for command injection if inputs are not strictly validated. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The
understand_video_contentfunction accepts user-supplied prompts and URLs to be processed by an AI model, creating a surface for injection attacks. - Ingestion points: CLI parameters parsed in
scripts/main.pyand passed to the media handling functions. - Boundary markers: The skill lacks explicit separators or instructions to the model to ignore potentially malicious commands embedded in the processed media data.
- Capability inventory: The skill possesses capabilities for file system access, network communication, and shell command execution.
- Sanitization: There is no evidence of robust sanitization or filtering for natural language prompts before they are interpolated into the model's request context.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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