kubernetes-specialist
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 6, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICALEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Automated scanners have blacklisted the author's documentation domain (jeffallan.github.io). Additionally, the skill instructions include patterns for downloading and executing remote scripts from various sources. While some sources are well-known, others point to the flagged author domain.
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Instructions in
references/service-mesh.md,references/multi-cluster.md, andreferences/gitops.mddirect the user to pipe remote curl/wget outputs directly into bash or kubectl. Examples include Istio, Linkerd, and Submariner installation scripts. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The skill provides detailed instructions for bypassing standard security controls in
references/troubleshooting.mdandreferences/storage.md. This includes: - Creating privileged pods with
securityContext.privileged: true. - Using
kubectl debug nodeto gain host-level access viachroot /host. - Mounting sensitive host paths using
hostPathvolumes. - Defining ClusterRoles with broad permissions in
references/custom-operators.md. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and process untrusted external data, specifically container logs and events via
kubectl logsandkubectl describe. - Ingestion points:
kubectl logsinreferences/troubleshooting.md. - Boundary markers: None identified; logs are streamed directly to the terminal/context.
- Capability inventory: Full file system access via manifests, shell execution via
kubectl exec, and cluster configuration management. - Sanitization: No evidence of log sanitization or escaping before the agent processes the content.
- [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]:
references/configuration.mdandreferences/workloads.mdcontain illustrative but realistic credential patterns, including API keys (sk-123...), JWT secrets, and private SSH/TLS keys. While used as placeholders, these templates could lead to accidental exposure if users copy them verbatim. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill extensively uses
kubectlandhelmcommands to manage cluster state, which is a powerful capability that could be abused if the agent is influenced by malicious log data or manifests.
Recommendations
- CRITICAL: 1 file(s) identified as malware by FileRep - DO NOT USE
- AI detected serious security threats
- Contains 2 malicious URL(s) - DO NOT USE
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