validating-pci-dss-compliance

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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 9, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: The script scripts/generate_report.py contains a generate_script method that constructs a Bash script by concatenating a hardcoded header with a string template provided via the --content argument. This allows for the runtime creation of executable shell scripts from arbitrary text inputs.
  • [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: In scripts/generate_report.py, the generate_script function explicitly calls file_path.chmod(0o755) on the newly created script files. This grants execution permissions to dynamically generated content, which is a high-risk operation if the content source is not strictly validated.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and analyze external codebases and infrastructure configurations (e.g., Terraform or CloudFormation files). There is a risk that malicious instructions embedded in these external targets could influence the agent's output, which is then used as the source content for script generation.
  • Ingestion points: Target codebases, configuration files, and infrastructure resources analyzed during the PCI-DSS validation process as described in SKILL.md.
  • Boundary markers: No specific boundary markers or instructions to ignore embedded instructions are implemented in the instructions or the Python utility.
  • Capability inventory: scripts/generate_report.py has the capability to write files and modify file system permissions. The skill also permits the execution of multiple Bash tool namespaces (security:*, scan:*, audit:*).
  • Sanitization: The generate_report.py script does not perform any sanitization, validation, or escaping of the template string before writing it into an executable .sh file.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Sep 9, 2026, 03:47 AM