codex-plusplus-tweak-system
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 12, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONPERSISTENCEDYNAMIC_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill provides instructions to download and immediately execute shell and PowerShell scripts from an untrusted GitHub user account.
- Evidence:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b-nnett/codex-plusplus/main/install.sh | bashinSKILL.md. - Evidence:
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b-nnett/codex-plusplus/main/install.ps1 | iexinSKILL.md. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The skill describes methods to intentionally downgrade the security posture of an Electron application by disabling integrity validation and bypassing macOS Gatekeeper.
- Evidence: "Flips
EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidationin the Electron Framework binary". - Evidence:
xattr -cr /Applications/Codex.appused to bypass macOS damage warnings. - [PERSISTENCE]: The installer sets up mechanisms to maintain the patch and auto-execute code across system reboots and application updates.
- Evidence: "Installs a launch agent / login item for auto-repair on Codex updates".
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill performs intrusive modifications to application binaries and filesystems, including patching
app.asarand re-signing application bundles. - Evidence: "Patches
app.asarto require the loader stub". - Evidence:
codesign --force --deep --sign -command for ad-hoc signing. - [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: The core functionality relies on injecting a loader into a third-party application to dynamically execute external ESM tweak modules at runtime.
- Evidence: "injects a loader stub, and runs a hot-reloadable runtime from the user directory".
- [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill creates an attack surface by reading external manifest files and GitHub Release tags which are then processed by the system.
- Ingestion points:
manifest.jsonand GitHub Releases API tags. - Boundary markers: None identified in the provided instructions.
- Capability inventory: The skill has extensive capabilities including file system writes, binary patching, and shell command execution.
- Sanitization: No sanitization or validation of the remote release tags or manifest fields is described.
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b-nnett/codex-plusplus/main/install.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
- AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata