hexstrike-ai-pentest
Fail
Audited by Snyk on Jun 19, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICAL
Full Analysis
CRITICAL E005: Suspicious download URL detected in skill instructions.
- Suspicious download URL detected (high risk: 0.80). This is a pseudonymous/unknown GitHub repository that packages and instructs you to clone, install, and run a pentesting framework which may pull/execute many third‑party tools and dependencies — making it a moderate-to-high risk source for malware or misuse if you don't fully audit the code and dependencies first.
CRITICAL E006: Malicious code pattern detected in skill scripts.
- Malicious code pattern detected (high risk: 0.90). This project is a powerful offensive-security framework (automated exploit generation, exploitation/post‑exploitation, credential/force tools, and evasion techniques) that strongly enables deliberate malicious activity and data exfiltration if misused outside authorized engagements.
MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
- Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.90). The skill explicitly instructs cloning and installing code from https://github.com/0x4m4/hexstrike-ai and then running its MCP server (python path/to/hexstrike/mcp_server.py), which means remotely fetched repository code would be executed and would directly control agent prompts and runtime behavior.
Issues (3)
E005
CRITICALSuspicious download URL detected in skill instructions.
E006
CRITICALMalicious code pattern detected in skill scripts.
W012
MEDIUMUnverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
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