awscli

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Audited by Snyk on Jun 14, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUM
Full Analysis

MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).

  • Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.80). I flagged the AWS CLI installer URL (https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg) because the Quick Start instructs fetching that package with curl and then running the system installer (sudo installer -pkg ...), which downloads and executes remote code as a required setup step.

MEDIUM W013: Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.

  • Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions detected (high risk: 1.00). The skill explicitly instructs running "sudo installer -pkg ... -target /", which requests elevated privileges and modifies system files (i.e., asks the agent to obtain sudo and change machine state).

Issues (2)

W012
MEDIUM

Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).

W013
MEDIUM

Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.

Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Jun 14, 2026, 01:30 PM
Issues
2
Security Audit — snyk — awscli