shell-use
Fail
Audited by Snyk on Aug 3, 2026
Risk Level: HIGH
Full Analysis
HIGH W007: Insecure credential handling detected in skill instructions.
- Insecure credential handling detected (high risk: 0.80). The skill exposes a repeatable --env K=V CLI flag (SKILL.md:56) and records full PTY traffic / session casts (SKILL.md:306-316, SKILL.md:196-198), so an agent could be required to place secret values verbatim on the command line or type them into the session (SKILL.md:131-133), which creates a high exfiltration risk.
MEDIUM W011: Third-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).
- Third-party content exposure detected (medium risk: 0.30). The required runtime workflow for
shell-useingestion of outsider-authored free text occurs via the shared PTY/daemon screen text that is asserted on usingwait text/expect text/text/state, where the text content comes from whatever the agent runs (potentially attacker-controlled).
MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
- Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.90). The README and installer scripts include direct download-and-execute commands that fetch remote scripts/binaries (e.g. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/shell-use/main/install/install.sh and the GitHub releases download URLs), which will execute remote code during installation.
Issues (3)
W007
HIGHInsecure credential handling detected in skill instructions.
W011
MEDIUMThird-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).
W012
MEDIUMUnverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
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