tartarusai-cli-coding-agent
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 8, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONPERSISTENCE
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to download executable binaries from an external GitHub repository (Tartarus-AI) and run them directly. This provides a direct path for executing arbitrary code from a source that is not a recognized trusted vendor.
- Evidence:
curl -L -o tartarusai-cli https://github.com/Tartarus-AI/tartarusai-cli/releases/latest/download/tartarusai-cli-linux-x64inSKILL.md. - Evidence:
Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/Tartarus-AI/tartarusai-cli/releases/latest/download/tartarusai-cli-windows-x64.exeinSKILL.md. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The installation instructions require the use of
sudoto move an untrusted binary into a system-wide executable path, potentially granting the external binary root-level access or the ability to affect all users on the system. - Evidence:
sudo mv tartarusai-cli /usr/local/bin/inSKILL.md. - [PERSISTENCE]: By moving the binary to
/usr/local/bin/or adding it to the system PATH, the skill establishes a persistent presence on the host machine that survives reboots and session restarts. - Evidence: Installation steps in the Linux and Windows sections of
SKILL.md. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest large amounts of local code and data (up to 256K tokens) to be processed by an external AI model, creating a surface where malicious instructions hidden in the codebase could influence agent behavior.
- Ingestion points: Local repository files and context files created via
cat(specified inSKILL.md). - Boundary markers: None provided to separate instructions from the ingested code content.
- Capability inventory: Shell command execution (installation), network access (CLI communication), and local file reads.
- Sanitization: No sanitization of ingested file content is performed before passing it to the agent context.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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