packer-images

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Audited by Snyk on Jun 20, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUM
Full Analysis

MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).

  • Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.90). The Packer HCL declares a required plugin with source "github.com/hashicorp/amazon" which "packer init" will fetch at runtime and install/execute as plugin code, so this is a runtime external dependency that executes remote code.

MEDIUM W013: Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.

  • Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions detected (high risk: 1.00). The prompt explicitly includes privileged operations (multiple "sudo" commands), installs packages, modifies system files (e.g., /etc/nginx/nginx.conf), and enables system services via systemctl, all of which alter the host/image state and require elevated privileges.

Issues (2)

W012
MEDIUM

Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).

W013
MEDIUM

Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.

Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Jun 20, 2026, 05:44 AM
Issues
2
Security Audit — snyk — packer-images