tcpdump
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 3, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill provides various templates for executing the
tcpdumputility to capture raw network traffic on the system. This allows the agent to perform low-level network monitoring and packet recording. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The use of
tcpdumpfor capturing traffic on network interfaces requires elevated privileges, such as root access or specific Linux capabilities (CAP_NET_RAW). Enabling an agent to run these commands grants it significant administrative-level access to the network stack. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and process raw, untrusted network traffic, which serves as an attack surface for indirect prompt injection if the agent interprets the captured data.
- Ingestion points: Network interface traffic captured via the
tcpdumpcommands in SKILL.md. - Boundary markers: The skill does not define specific delimiters or instructions to ignore potential commands embedded within the captured network packets.
- Capability inventory: Shell command execution for the
tcpdumputility and the ability to write capture files to the local file system using the-wflag in SKILL.md. - Sanitization: No sanitization, filtering, or validation of the captured network data is performed before it enters the agent's context.
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