using-screenshots
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 12, 2026
Risk Level: SAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- Command Execution: The skill utilizes the Bash tool to execute platform-specific screenshot utilities, including
screencapture,gnome-screenshot, andscrot. While necessary for the skill's functionality, this involves the execution of system binaries via the shell. - Privilege Escalation: The instructions prompt the agent to suggest
sudocommands (e.g.,sudo apt install gnome-screenshot) to the user if required screenshot tools are missing. Although these are provided as suggestions for the user to execute, they involve administrative privileges. - Indirect Prompt Injection: The skill facilitates the ingestion of screen content, which is untrusted data that may contain malicious instructions designed to influence the agent's behavior.
- Ingestion points: Screenshot files generated in
/tmp/and subsequently loaded into the agent's context using theReadtool as described inSKILL.md. - Boundary markers: The skill does not provide specific delimiters or instructions for the agent to disregard potentially malicious text found within the captured images.
- Capability inventory: The agent uses the
Bashtool for platform detection and screen capture, and theReadtool for visual analysis of the resulting files. - Sanitization: There is no mechanism described for sanitizing or validating text content identified within the screenshots before it is processed for analysis.
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