pp-drudgereport

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 3, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSDATA_EXFILTRATIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructions direct the agent to download and execute code from an external source using npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install drudgereport --cli-only.
  • This pattern executes remote code directly on the host system during the installation phase.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill requires downloading external dependencies via npx (Node Package Manager) and go install from a GitHub repository (github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library). While these are vendor resources, they are not hosted by a pre-verified trusted organization.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill exposes a --deliver webhook:<url> capability that allows command results to be transmitted to an arbitrary remote server via HTTP POST.
  • This functionality provides a direct mechanism for data exfiltration if an attacker-controlled URL is provided.
  • Additionally, the skill describes a feedback mechanism that can automatically send data to a remote URL defined in the DRUDGEREPORT_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT environment variable.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill's primary function is to execute the drudgereport-pp-cli binary with various subcommands, which requires access to the host's shell environment.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes news content and headlines from external sources, which could contain adversarial text.
  • Ingestion points: Data is fetched from the Drudge Report website and an unofficial community RSS feed (SKILL.md).
  • Boundary markers: The instructions do not define delimiters or specific isolation strategies for handling the fetched content.
  • Capability inventory: The skill uses the bash tool to run CLI commands that interact with the network and a local SQLite database.
  • Sanitization: There is no mention of sanitizing or filtering the scraped news content before it is processed by the agent.
Recommendations
  • AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Oct 3, 2026, 02:41 AM