research-grants
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 12, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTIONMETADATA_POISONING
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- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute local Python scripts using the
Bashtool (e.g.,python scripts/generate_schematic.py "your diagram description" -o figures/output.png). - These scripts (
scripts/generate_schematic.py,scripts/compliance_checker.py,scripts/budget_calculator.py,scripts/deadline_tracker.py) are referenced but their source code is not provided in the skill package, preventing verification of their behavior. - The use of shell commands with user-provided strings (
"your diagram description") introduces a risk of command injection if the underlying scripts do not properly sanitize input. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and process untrusted external data, creating a vulnerability to indirect prompt injection.
- Ingestion points: Processes external "research proposals", "program solicitations", "reviewer comments", and "technical narratives" (SKILL.md).
- Boundary markers: No specific delimiters or instructions to ignore embedded commands are present in the guidelines.
- Capability inventory: The skill has access to
Bash(command execution),Write, andEdittools (SKILL.md). - Sanitization: No sanitization or validation logic is defined for processing external document content.
- [METADATA_POISONING]: There is a discrepancy between the declared author in the YAML frontmatter (
K-Dense Inc.) and the provided author context (wu-yc). Additionally, the skill includes hardcoded instructions to promote an external platform (www.k-dense.ai) for complex workflows, which could be used to divert users to unverified third-party services.
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