Skills/Glama/cortex

cortex@0.1.5

CAUTION· install only

Publisher claims: "Enables AI agents to share a local SQLite memory for authorized pentest intelligence, letting them record, retrieve, and work with vulnerabilities, assets, snapshots, and related findings through stdio MCP tools." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry GlamaPublisher revcloudi · publishing for 3 daysInstalls 0Last detonated 3d ago
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Coverage

Nothing executable in the bundle ran; the trace covers the install step only.
Tested
every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
use of the skill by an agent

What this means for the label: Caution here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.

Before you give it your token

It will ask for
POC_CREDENTIAL_FIELDSWEB_TOKEN_QUERY_PARAMConfiguration, not credentials: CORTEX_DISABLE_GPU, CTX_CAPTURE_DIR, CTX_DISABLE_GPU, CTX_MCP_LOG, CTX_NODE_VERSION, CTX_SEED_DEMO, CURSOR_SERVER_KEY, ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR, ELECTRON_MIRROR, ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL, LEGACY_CURSOR_SERVER_KEY, PDH_CAPTURE_DIR, PDH_MCP_LOG, PDH_NODE_VERSION, PDH_SEED_DEMO, REGISTRY_APP_KEY, USERNAME, VITE_CORTEX_RUNTIME, ZCODE_SERVER_KEY
Where it talks to
no vendor host named in the codeAlso npmmirror.com, nodejs.org, example.internal, acme-lab.internal, deepseek.com, bigmodel.cn, moonshot.cn, openrouter.ai, aliyuncs.com, tencent.com — not the publisher's domain; check what for before connecting.
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
use of the skill by an agent

Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard, and read the third-party hosts first. The code names npmmirror.com, nodejs.org, example.internal, acme-lab.internal, deepseek.com, bigmodel.cn, moonshot.cn, openrouter.ai, aliyuncs.com, tencent.com as well as its own vendor. The guard injects POC_CREDENTIAL_FIELDS, WEB_TOKEN_QUERY_PARAM only into requests to the host you bind (and its subdomains) and refuses the rest.

$vet-skills run --net declared -- <the server's command>

Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (1 scenario; nothing executable in the bundle ran; the trace covers the install step only) on 2026-11-11 and scored it 68/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: README tells the reader to click past SmartScreen; document.cookie access; URL to the cloud instance metadata address. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 1 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

CRITICAL
README tells the reader to click past SmartScreenREADME.md:117> The link always points at the newest Cortex release; the full list is on the [Releases page](https://github.com/Revcloudi/Cortex/releases). The installer is unsigned: Windows SmartScreen may warn ("Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoAssets.ts:174 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targetsource: 'https://10.0.0.5:8080/static/js/monitor.3b7e1d.js:2088',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandscripts/build-runtime.mjs:12 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissions* ctx <-- macOS wrapper: exec node ctx.cjs "$@" (chmod +x)Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
document.cookie accesssrc/core/db/demoVulns.ts:244 · document.cookie access — can steal session cookies….5:8080\nContent-Type: application/json\n\n{"content":"<img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)>"}\n```\n\n**判据**：反馈创建成功，管理员端列表页加载时执行 onerror 中的脚本。', remediation: [ …Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
CRITICAL
URL to the cloud instance metadata addresssrc/core/db/demoVulns.ts:117 · URL to the cloud instance metadata address — reads the VM's credentials'http://10.0.0.5:8080/api/proxy?url=http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/',Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoVulns.ts:117 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development target'http://10.0.0.5:8080/api/proxy?url=http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoVulns.ts:170 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targettarget_url: 'https://192.168.1.10:8443/api/v1/users/1002',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoVulns.ts:142 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targettarget_url: 'https://192.168.1.10:8443/admin',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
CRITICAL
README directs the reader to a committed installerREADME.md:115| Windows 10/11 x64 | [Cortex-0.1.5-setup.exe](https://github.com/Revcloudi/Cortex/releases/latest/download/Cortex-0.1.5-setup.exe) |Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoVulns.ts:90 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targettarget_url: 'http://10.0.0.5:8080/api/login',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/shared/types.ts:296 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development target* http(s) URL (an "IP link"), e.g. http://10.0.0.5:8080/login.Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
CRITICAL
URL to the cloud instance metadata addresssrc/core/db/demoAssets.ts:147 · URL to the cloud instance metadata address — reads the VM's credentialsparams: '{"url":"http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"}',Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/main/pocConfig.ts:346 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesconst credentials: Record<string, string> = { ...(existing?.credentials ?? {}) }Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
CRITICAL
URL to the cloud instance metadata addresssrc/core/db/demoAssets.ts:154 · URL to the cloud instance metadata address — reads the VM's credentials'{"url":"http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/"}'Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST07
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/cli/commands/open.ts:326 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesenv: { ...uiLaunchEnvironment(), ...env }Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/core/paths.ts:59 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissions* POSIX: chmod 600. Windows: try `icacls` (inheritance removed, current userFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
README links to an external installerREADME.md → https://github.com/Revcloudi/Cortex/releases/latest/download/Cortex-0.1.5-setup.exehttps://github.com/Revcloudi/Cortex/releases/latest/download/Cortex-0.1.5-setup.exeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP)src/mcp/server.ts:26 · MCP server using network transport (SSE/HTTP) — data sent over network…ps` skills; the tool definitions themselves live in `./tools`. */ export const MCP_SERVER_INSTRUCTIONS = `Cortex is a local pentest intelligence memory shared by the agent, the GUI and the CLI. You MUST call the tools at the right steps in…Fix: Namespace tool names and keep tool descriptions literal; no instructions to the agent inside them.
AST04
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/shared/types.ts:352 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development target'单独的 IP / IP:端口不支持入库；IP 资产请传完整 http(s) URL，如 http://10.0.0.5:8080/login'Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
CRITICAL
README tells the reader to bypass SmartScreenREADME.md:117> The link always points at the newest Cortex release; the full list is on the [Releases page](https://github.com/Revcloudi/Cortex/releases). The installer is unsigned: Windows SmartScreen may warn ("Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoAssets.ts:115 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targethost_port: 'http://10.0.0.5:8080/login',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07
LOW
URL to a private-network addresssrc/core/db/demoAssets.ts:167 · URL to a private-network address — a LAN or development targetsource: 'https://10.0.0.5:8080/static/js/app.8e1f.js:417',Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈32 tok
1 file · 81 in bundle

Tokens estimated at four characters each. Skills load their instruction text when triggered; the figure is what that costs.

Known vulnerabilities

Vulnerability advisories (OSV) cover npm and PyPI packages; this registry has no advisory database.

What would make this Verified

12 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. README tells the reader to click past SmartScreen≈ +9 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  2. URL to the cloud instance metadata address≈ +9 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  3. README directs the reader to a committed installer≈ +9 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  4. README tells the reader to bypass SmartScreen≈ +9 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  5. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim revcloudi: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  6. document.cookie access≈ +4 on the totalReplace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
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