pdf-editor-compdf
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 17, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill is configured to download executable binary archives from an external source:
https://download.compdf.com/skills/winCLI/win.zipfor Windows andhttps://download.compdf.com/skills/macCLI/mac.zipfor macOS. These domains are not recognized as trusted organizations or well-known services. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The agent is instructed to download, extract, and execute the
compdf_clibinary on the host machine. This represents a significant security risk as the binary content is not part of the skill's distributed code and is fetched at runtime from an external server. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: For macOS users, the skill requires the agent to perform a
chmod +xoperation on the downloaded binary to grant it execution permissions, which is a step toward executing untrusted code. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill heavily relies on executing the
compdf_clibinary with numerous flags and arguments derived from user requests. This involves processing file paths and parameters through the system shell. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes PDF documents, which are complex files that can contain hidden instructions or malicious payloads designed to influence the behavior of the AI agent.
- Ingestion points: External PDF files provided by the user for operations like merge, split, or optimize.
- Boundary markers: None identified; the skill does not specify delimiters or instructions to ignore content inside the PDF files.
- Capability inventory: The skill has the ability to write to the file system (
--output), execute shell commands, and make network requests (license activation API). - Sanitization: There is no mention of sanitizing or validating the contents of the PDF files before processing them.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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