dependabot-validator
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 17, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONDYNAMIC_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to fetch remote pull request branches using
git fetchand execute their dependency installation and test scripts. - Evidence: Commands such as
npm ci && npm test,pip install -r requirements.txt && pytest,cargo test, andgo testare executed within a worktree containing the PR code (SKILL.md, Step 6). - Risk: An attacker could submit a malicious pull request that executes arbitrary code when the validator is run.
- [DYNAMIC_EXECUTION]: The skill uses
python3 -cto execute inline Python scripts that process JSON data received via a pipe fromcurl. - Evidence:
curl -sSL "https://registry.npmjs.org/<pkg>" | python3 -c '...'and similar patterns for PyPI and GitHub APIs (SKILL.md, Step 4a, 4b). - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill ingests untrusted data from Git commit messages and external release notes to identify package changes.
- Ingestion points:
git logoutput,curlresponses from registries and GitHub (SKILL.md). - Boundary markers: None specified for the data processed by the Python scripts or the report generation.
- Capability inventory: Shell execution, network access, file system read/write.
- Sanitization: Partial, as the data is parsed via
json.load()in Python scripts, but the extracted text is then used to generate a natural language report. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Fetches package information and release notes from official registries and GitHub.
- Sources:
registry.npmjs.org,pypi.org,api.github.com, andraw.githubusercontent.com(SKILL.md, Step 4). - Note: These are well-known services and the downloads are documented neutrally as part of the skill's functional requirements.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Relies on a wide range of shell commands for repository manipulation, dependency management, and running tests.
- Evidence:
git fetch,git worktree,npm,pip,cargo,go,mvn, andgrepare used throughout the workflow.
Recommendations
- HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://api.github.com/repos/, https://pypi.org/pypi/, https://registry.npmjs.org/ - DO NOT USE without thorough review
- AI detected serious security threats
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