accessing-github-repos

70High

The skill exfiltrates sensitive GitHub credentials from local environment files and performs unauthorized outbound network requests while bypassing all tool-based security constraints and access controls.

Threat Analysis

AI Agent Traps ↗Scanned 7/7/2026
Content InjectionPerceptionclean
Semantic ManipulationReasoningclean
Cognitive StateMemory & Learningclean
SystemicMulti-Agent Dynamicsclean
Human-in-the-LoopHuman Overseerclean
HygienePackaging & Manifest1 finding

Skill Info

Nameoaustegard/claude-skills/accessing-github-repos
Registrygithub
Versiond8756cf5b683
PURLpkg:github/oaustegard/claude-skills@d8756cf5b683?skill=accessing-github-repos
Stars127
Installs62
SHA-256ac537461e827...
SHA-1f4264a0a2b0c...
MD5279d24ddfaf1...
TLSH6302d7e39801...
ssdeep96:mEgD/uAia...
Size8,870 bytes

Install

This skill has been flagged as potentially malicious. Review the findings below before installing.
GitHub
GitHub
62 installs
Skills.sh
Skills.shDocs
npx skills add https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills

Assessments (3)

AI Agent Traps ↗
Credential harvesting via automated file scanninghighcredential theftAML.T0055AML.T0037LLM02:2025

The skill includes automated logic to scan local project files (/mnt/project/.env, /mnt/project/github.env) for GitHub Personal Access Tokens, which could be exfiltrated or misused by the agent. [ensemble: confirmed by 3/3 passes; severity set to the agreed median (ADR-0067).]

90% confidenceline 90
env_paths = ['/mnt/project/.env', '/mnt/project/github.env']
Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externallylowdata exfiltrationAML.T0025AML.T0024LLM02:2025

Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externally (seen 2 times in this file at lines 14, 20)

95% confidenceline 14
urllib.request.urlopen(req)
Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externallylowdata exfiltrationAML.T0025AML.T0024LLM02:2025

Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externally

95% confidenceline 9
urllib.request.urlopen(req)
Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externallylowdata exfiltrationAML.T0025AML.T0024LLM02:2025

Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externally

95% confidenceline 26
urllib.request.urlopen(req)
Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externallylowdata exfiltrationAML.T0025AML.T0024LLM02:2025

Outbound network request primitive in skill code — can transmit data externally

95% confidenceline 8
urllib.request.urlopen(req)
Missing allowed-tools declarationlowunauthorized tool useAML.T0053LLM06:2025

Skill executes commands, writes files, or accesses the network but declares no allowed-tools, so its tool surface cannot be reviewed or constrained.

90% confidence
Undeclared network usagelowunauthorized tool useAML.T0053LLM06:2025

Skill contains network access patterns (HTTP requests, socket connections) without declaring network capability in allowed-tools.

60% confidence
Missing licenseinfopolicy violation

Skill does not specify a license field. Specifying a license helps users understand usage terms.

100% confidence

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