xurl
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 16, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICALREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill contains a shell command that downloads a script from a remote URL and pipes it directly into the bash shell, which allows for arbitrary code execution without verification.
- Evidence:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xdevplatform/xurl/main/install.sh | bashin SKILL.md. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references and encourages installation from several unverified external repositories managed by the 'xdevplatform' organization.
- Evidence: NPM package
@xdevplatform/xurl, Homebrew formulaxdevplatform/tap/xurl, and Go modulegithub.com/xdevplatform/xurl@latest. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest data from an external social media API (X API), which is an untrusted source that could deliver malicious instructions.
- Ingestion points:
xurl search,xurl read,xurl timeline,xurl mentions, andxurl dmscommands in SKILL.md. - Boundary markers: While some safety warnings are present (e.g., instructions not to read
~/.xurl), there are no explicit delimiters or instructions to ignore embedded commands in the retrieved API data. - Capability inventory: The skill has the ability to execute shell commands, perform network requests, and potentially write to the filesystem via the
xurlbinary. - Sanitization: No evidence of sanitization, filtering, or validation is present for data ingested from the X API.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill provides the agent with extensive capabilities to execute shell commands with user-controlled or API-controlled parameters.
- Evidence: Support for raw endpoint access via
xurl -X POST /2/tweets -d '{"text":"Hello world!"}'and various shortcuts for interacting with the X platform.
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xdevplatform/xurl/main/install.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
- AI detected serious security threats
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