claude-code-reference
Warn
Audited by Snyk on Mar 18, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUM
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MEDIUM W013: Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
- Attempt to modify system services in skill instructions detected (high risk: 0.95). The prompt explicitly instructs how to escalate and grant broad Edit/Bash permissions (including Bash(*), --allowedTools expansion and a "bypassPermissions"/dontAsk mode) and shows patterns for resuming sessions with elevated capabilities, which enables the agent to execute arbitrary commands and modify system files and thus can compromise the machine state.
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W013
MEDIUMAttempt to modify system services in skill instructions.
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