hping3

Warn

Audited by Socket on Oct 11, 2026

1 alert found:

Security
SecurityMEDIUM
SKILL.md

SUSPICIOUS. The skill is internally coherent for hping3-based firewall testing, and the pre-exec checks are benign status probes rather than malware. However, it enables offensive network scanning/packet crafting by an AI agent and includes a questionable macOS install source via an unofficial third-party Homebrew tap, so overall risk is medium-high even without evidence of credential theft or hidden exfiltration.

Confidence: 92%Severity: 72%
Audit Metadata
Analyzed At
Oct 11, 2026, 11:57 AM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/patrykquantumnomad%2Fnetworking-tools%2Fhping3%2F@f2b3de730091029429dfa7b545c7c3660a48cb3915d4864c0fb68642ece430d4