darwinian-evolver
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 22, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The script
scripts/show_snapshot.pyusespickle.loads()to deserialize evolution results from snapshot files. Deserializing untrusted pickle data can lead to arbitrary code execution. The implementation includes a mandatory CLI flag (--i-trust-this-file) and explicit warnings to mitigate this risk, but the underlying mechanism remains inherently unsafe. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill downloads the evolutionary search engine from the official repository of Imbue, a well-known AI research organization. This behavior is documented and central to the skill's purpose.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill frequently invokes shell commands via
uv runandgitto manage the lifecycle of the evolution experiments and their dependencies. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill exhibits a surface for indirect prompt injection by design, as it involves an LLM-driven loop that generates and subsequently executes or evaluates code and prompts.
- Ingestion points: LLM-generated artifacts in
scripts/parrot_openrouter.pyandtemplates/custom_problem_template.pyduring the mutation phase. - Boundary markers: Absent; the templates do not utilize specific delimiters to isolate LLM-generated instructions from the evaluation environment.
- Capability inventory: The skill enables the creation and execution of custom organisms which may perform network operations, file system access, or code execution depending on the user's problem definition.
- Sanitization: No automated sanitization or verification of the LLM-generated code is performed before execution.
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