Mempool Intrusion Detection System

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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 3, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMCREDENTIALS_UNSAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
  • [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: The skill is designed to handle sensitive blockchain private keys through the DEFENDER_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable. This key is used in scripts/ids_engine.py and scripts/defense_executor.py to sign and broadcast transactions to the Ethereum network. Exposure of this key would grant full control over the associated account.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The scripts/exploit_classifier.py script implements a load_model function that uses pickle.load() to deserialize machine learning models from a file. This is a known unsafe operation that can lead to arbitrary code execution if an attacker provides a compromised model file.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill establishes outbound network connections via WebSockets and HTTP to blockchain infrastructure providers (such as Alchemy or Infura) and can trigger alerts via external webhooks as configured in scripts/ids_engine.py.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes untrusted transaction data from the Ethereum mempool to make security decisions.
  • Ingestion points: scripts/mempool_monitor.py retrieves pending transactions from external blockchain nodes.
  • Boundary markers: None identified; raw hex data and transaction metadata are ingested directly.
  • Capability inventory: The skill has the capability to sign and send transactions (scripts/defense_executor.py), effectively spending funds and interacting with smart contract states.
  • Sanitization: The scripts/payload_analyzer.py performs heuristic and entropy-based analysis, but the system relies on machine learning classification which is inherently susceptible to adversarial inputs.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Aug 3, 2026, 07:52 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — Mempool Intrusion Detection System