skills/microsoft/hve-core/mural/Gen Agent Trust Hub

mural

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 21, 2026

Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • Dynamic Module Loading: The skill supports a plugin-like architecture for credential backends via the MURAL_KEYRING_BACKEND environment variable.
  • In scripts/mural/_backends.py, the code uses importlib.import_module and getattr to instantiate a custom keyring class specified by the user.
  • While this provides flexibility, it assumes that the environment in which the CLI runs is controlled by the operator, as controlling this variable could allow a user to execute code from any importable Python module.
  • Indirect Prompt Injection Surface: The skill correctly identifies that content authored by users in Mural (e.g., sticky notes, textboxes) is untrusted.
  • Documentation in SKILL.md and SECURITY.md explicitly warns that while the CLI encodes Mural payloads, it cannot detect malicious instructions embedded in user content.
  • Downstream agents consuming this data should treat it as untrusted input to avoid indirect injection attacks.
  • Credential Security: The skill implements a tiered approach to credential storage (environment, OS keyring, or file).
  • It enforces strict POSIX permissions (mode 0600) on local credential files and includes a mechanism to 'promote' file-based secrets to a secure system keychain when available.
  • A sensitive key registry (_REDACT_KEYS) is used to ensure tokens and secrets are scrubbed from stderr and log output.
  • SSRF and Redirect Protection: The transport layer includes several hardening measures.
  • The _NoRedirect handler explicitly blocks HTTP redirects for credential-bearing requests to prevent token exfiltration.
  • Asset uploads are protected by an SSRF allowlist in _validate_asset_url, restricting uploads to approved Azure Blob Storage endpoints.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Sep 21, 2026, 02:02 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — mural