SkillSpector · alpaca
independent scanner by NVIDIA · skill by kbarbel640-del · how it works ↗
Without declared permissions the skill's intent is opaque and cannot be validated.; Code accesses environment variables that may contain secrets (API keys, tokens). This is a common pattern for credential theft.; Skill establishes unauthorized persistence across sessions via cron jobs, startup scripts, or state files. Session persistence allows an attacker to maintain…; +1 more
scanned 2026-08-22
Findings (7)
Without declared permissions the skill's intent is opaque and cannot be validated.
SKILL.md
Code accesses environment variables that may contain secrets (API keys, tokens). This is a common pattern for credential theft.
scripts/alpaca_cli.py
Code accesses environment variables that may contain secrets (API keys, tokens). This is a common pattern for credential theft.
scripts/alpaca_cli.py
Skill establishes unauthorized persistence across sessions via cron jobs, startup scripts, or state files. Session persistence allows an attacker to maintain access beyond the current interaction.
scripts/alpaca_cli.py
Tool parameters are crafted to achieve unintended or unsafe behavior. Parameter abuse can bypass intended safety checks (e.g. shell=True, --force, dangerous glob patterns).
references/api.md
Tool parameters are crafted to achieve unintended or unsafe behavior. Parameter abuse can bypass intended safety checks (e.g. shell=True, --force, dangerous glob patterns).
references/api.md
Tool parameters are crafted to achieve unintended or unsafe behavior. Parameter abuse can bypass intended safety checks (e.g. shell=True, --force, dangerous glob patterns).
references/api.md
What the verdicts mean
SkillSpector reports on SkillMD's shared five-tier scale. See how SkillSpector works ↗.
Overall severity LOW (risk score in the safe range)
Overall severity MEDIUM
Overall severity HIGH
Overall severity CRITICAL
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