parallel-web

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 13, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute a remote shell script using the curl | bash pattern from https://parallel.ai/install.sh. This is a dangerous execution vector that allows for unverified code to run with the user's shell permissions.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill makes extensive use of the parallel-cli tool to perform web operations. Several references (data-enrichment.md, deep-research.md, web-extract.md, web-search.md) interpolate user-provided $ARGUMENTS directly into shell command strings without visible sanitization, creating a significant risk for shell command injection.
  • [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: The skill directs the agent to check the .env file in the project root for a PARALLEL_API_KEY and load it. While using environment files is common, instructing an AI to proactively search for and read credentials from sensitive local files increases the risk of accidental exposure or exfiltration.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill installs software from external sources, including a shell script from parallel.ai and Python packages (python-dotenv, parallel-web-tools) from public registries.
Recommendations
  • HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://parallel.ai/install.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
  • AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Jun 13, 2026, 06:23 AM