SMTP Penetration Testing
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 29, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The skill instructs the agent to use
sudo apt-get installto install various security tools, which involves acquiring root-level permissions on the host system. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The core workflow involves executing powerful security tools for scanning, brute-forcing, and exploitation, including
nmap,hydra,medusa, and the Metasploit Framework. These tools can be used for unauthorized access if directed at external targets. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill describes methods for grabbing banners and reading responses from remote SMTP servers using
nc,telnet, andopenssl. These external responses represent untrusted data that could be used to inject malicious instructions into the agent's context. - Ingestion points: SMTP banners and EHLO/VRFY/EXPN/RCPT command responses from remote servers.
- Boundary markers: None specified in the instructions.
- Capability inventory: Tool installation (
apt-get), network scanning (nmap), brute-forcing (hydra), and shell command execution. - Sanitization: No sanitization or validation of the remote server's output is performed before it is processed or displayed.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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