gate-exchange-alpha
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 19, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The
setup.shscript usessudo installto copy thegate-clibinary to/usr/local/binif the local installation fails or is bypassed. This requests elevated system privileges to perform file system operations in protected directories. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill downloads binary executables from
https://github.com/gate/gate-cli/releases/download/as part of its dependency setup process defined inSKILL.mdandsetup.sh. While the repository is owned by the skill author, downloading and executing binary files remains a significant security vector. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute a local shell script
setup.shto handle dependencies. This script performs network operations usingcurl, file system modifications viamkdirandtar, and system detection viauname. The agent also executes thegate-clibinary for all core trading and market operations. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill ingests data from external market sources (tickers, currency lists, and contract details) that could be manipulated by third parties to include malicious instructions directed at the agent.
- Ingestion points: Market data fetched via
gate-cliinreferences/market-viewing.md,references/token-discovery.md, andreferences/trading-buy.md. - Boundary markers: None identified in the workflow to separate external token data from internal instructions.
- Capability inventory: The skill has significant capabilities, including placing financial orders and executing shell commands via the CLI.
- Sanitization: There is no documentation of input validation or escaping for market data returned by the CLI before it is processed by the agent.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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