analyzing-bootkit-and-rootkit-samples

Pass

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 14, 2026

Risk Level: SAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONMETADATA_POISONING
Full Analysis
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The script scripts/agent.py utilizes subprocess.run to execute the vol3 forensics tool. While the plugin list is hardcoded, the memory dump path is a variable provided at runtime.
  • [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The workflow documentation in SKILL.md provides commands for raw disk access (dd) and firmware dumping (flashrom) that necessitate administrative or root-level privileges.
  • [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: SKILL.md includes an embedded Python script within a bash heredoc that is executed dynamically during the analysis workflow to parse MBR data.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill ingests untrusted binary samples (MBR/VBR/UEFI modules) from disk and firmware dumps. It lacks explicit boundary markers or sanitization while maintaining powerful capabilities like subprocess execution and raw hardware access, creating a surface for indirect prompt injection attacks.
  • [METADATA_POISONING]: There is a discrepancy between the author name 'mahipal' in the frontmatter and the copyright holder 'mukul975' in the license, which may lead to confusion regarding the skill's origin.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Sep 14, 2026, 08:57 PM