matlab-runner
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 23, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute PowerShell scripts using the
-ExecutionPolicy Bypassflag. This command explicitly circumvents the security settings of the host operating system that are designed to prevent the execution of unauthorized or untrusted scripts. - Evidence: Multiple occurrences in SKILL.md where
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypassis used to call scripts in the.\scripts\directory. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill utilizes command-line interfaces to run MATLAB code and system scripts, providing the agent with the ability to execute arbitrary code within the MATLAB environment and shell.
- Evidence: Use of
matlab -batchfor direct execution and PowerShell for wrapper script execution as defined in the 'Preferred Wrapper' and 'MATLAB Discovery' sections of SKILL.md. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill facilitates the ingestion of data from external sources, such as research paper URLs and dataset URLs, which can be exploited to inject malicious instructions into the agent's context.
- Ingestion points: The 'Paper Reproduction Mode' requires the agent to record and process content from external 'paper URL' and 'dataset URL' fields (SKILL.md).
- Boundary markers: No boundary markers or protective delimiters are prescribed to isolate the untrusted external content from the agent's instructions.
- Capability inventory: The skill has access to powerful execution capabilities, including shell access via PowerShell and the ability to run MATLAB scripts (SKILL.md).
- Sanitization: There are no instructions for sanitizing or validating the content retrieved from these external URLs before it is processed by the agent.
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