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imperal-mcp@0.9.20

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "The exoskeleton for your AI coding agent: memory across sessions, a live code map, undo for every change and a fact check of every name, file and number it states. MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry PyPI (MCP server)Publisher imperalcloud · publishing for 147 daysInstalls 9,104Last detonated 1 h ago
What would fix thisWatchDispute verdict

Coverage

Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.
Tested
the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

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
IMPERAL_TOKENConfiguration, not credentials: IMPERAL_API_URL, IMPERAL_MCP_EXTRA_ROOTS, IMPERAL_MCP_IGNORE, IMPERAL_MCP_LAUNCHER, IMPERAL_MCP_SPOOL, IMPERAL_PANEL_URL, IMPERAL_WORKSPACE
Where it talks to
imperal.io (its own)Also astral.sh — 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
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Connect it with a scoped credential, under the guard, and read the third-party hosts first. The code names astral.sh as well as its own vendor. The guard injects IMPERAL_TOKEN only into requests to imperal.io (and its subdomains) and refuses the rest.

$vet-skills run --secrets IMPERAL_TOKEN=imperal.io -- uvx imperal-mcp

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

What changed since 0.9.14

vet-skills diff imperal-mcp 0.9.14 0.9.20

In the sandbox, this version reached for nothing 0.9.14 did not. Compared from the two recorded runs, not from source.

0.9.14 was not run in the sandbox (install failed); the comparison covers what static analysis recorded only.

The guard can hold an update like this until someone approves it (runtime.on_change: hold). A change that only shows with a real credential, or on a path the run did not reach, is not in a trace and so not in this comparison.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-15 and scored it 70/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Access to sensitive file paths; Access to sensitive file paths; Pipe-to-shell pattern. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 0 s · 2 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.3sprocessdependency install exit 1 ·
0.3sclaimednot started: dependency install failed (exit 1); the server itself was not observed
0.3sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.3sprocessno install scripts to re-run

Static findings

HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/imperal_mcp/exoskeleton.py:1056 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files# `ssh -i ~/.ssh/<key> host './deploy.sh status'` was withheld whole). The command is judged by ITS OWN words;Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/imperal_mcp/_launch.py:227 · Python subprocess execution detectedsys.exit(subprocess.call(argv))Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/imperal_mcp/auth.py:88 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesfd, tmp_name = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=str(p.parent), prefix=".credentials.", suffix=".tmp")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Pipe-to-shell patternsrc/imperal_mcp/_launch.py:220 · Pipe-to-shell pattern — downloads and immediately executes remote code" curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh && uv tool install %s"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/imperal_mcp/hooks.py:201 · Python subprocess execution detectedout = subprocess.run(["ps", "-o", "ppid=", "-p", str(pid)], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=2)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/imperal_mcp/exoskeleton.py:944 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesr"|cat\s+[^;&|]*(?:credentials|\.netrc|\.pgpass|\.npmrc|\.pypirc|\.docker/config))")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/imperal_mcp/exoskeleton.py:1062 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files# ... and every piece between the shell's punctuation (cat<.env, x=$(cat .env), a|b;c) and a revision or hostFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathssrc/imperal_mcp/exoskeleton.py:941 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesr"(?:credentials|\.netrc|\.pgpass|\.npmrc|\.pypirc|\.docker/config|\.git-credentials|\.vault-token)"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/imperal_mcp/hooks.py:273 · Python subprocess execution detectedtop = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", cwd or ".", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], capture_output=True,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Remote installer piped to shellsrc/imperal_mcp/_launch.py:220 · Remote installer piped to shell" curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh && uv tool install %s"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_hooks.py:228 · Reads credential paths from the home directorysh = {**CLAUDE_BASH, "tool_input": {"command": "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa"}, "tool_response": {"stdout": "-----BEGIN KEY"}}Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Process kill commandsrc/imperal_mcp/mask.py:41 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes`kill <CARD>`, then `kill <PHONE>`). A phone or card number is written in shorter groups (+1 415 555 2671, 4111 1111Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_exoskeleton.py:1276 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesmonkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(tmp_path)) # no ~/.ssh of this machine: the output goes as a settings fileFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/imperal_mcp/hooks.py:331 · Python subprocess execution detectedr = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", top, "log", "--oneline", "-1"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=2)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_exoskeleton.py:78 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "add", "."], cwd=ws, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_exoskeleton.py:1278 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesassert exchange_item("read_file", {"path": "app/.env"}, text="TOKEN=x")["text"] == "TOKEN=<redacted:secret-file-value>"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_hooks.py:224 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesw = {**CLAUDE_BASH, "tool_name": "Write", "tool_input": {"file_path": "/w/.env", "content": "DB_PASS=hunter2"},Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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References a credential file in the home directorytests/test_hooks.py:403 · References a credential file in the home directoryfor cmd in ('env -i X=1 sh -c env', '"printenv"', "declare -px", "cat /proc/self/environ", "less ~/.netrc",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:186 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q", str(tmp_path)], check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_hooks.py:258 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesfor cmd in ("cat<.env", "x=$(cat .env) && echo $x", "grep pw config/.env.local|head", "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa;ls"):Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_exoskeleton.py:53 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.email", "[email protected]"], cwd=ws, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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References a credential file in the home directorytests/test_hooks.py:228 · References a credential file in the home directorysh = {**CLAUDE_BASH, "tool_input": {"command": "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa"}, "tool_response": {"stdout": "-----BEGIN KEY"}}Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_hooks.py:107 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesread = {**CLAUDE_BASH, "tool_name": "Read", "tool_input": {"file_path": "/w/.env"},Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_hooks.py:258 · Reads credential paths from the home directoryfor cmd in ("cat<.env", "x=$(cat .env) && echo $x", "grep pw config/.env.local|head", "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa;ls"):Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:277 · Python subprocess execution detectedrun = lambda *a: subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(repo), *a], check=True, capture_output=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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GitHub token pattern detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:164 · GitHub token pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested tokenassert "ghp_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890" not in item["text"]Fix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_first_run.py:185 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files(tmp_path / ".env").write_text("TOKEN=NEEDLE\n")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_first_run.py:188 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q", str(tmp_path)], check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_exoskeleton.py:874 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files(repo / ".env").write_text("UNEXPECTED EFFECT=secret\n")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_ignat_0914.py:257 · Reads credential paths from the home directoryout = exchange_item("bash", {"command": "cat ~/.ssh/k"}, True, "-----BEGIN KEY-----\nAAAAkeybody\n")["text"]Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_exoskeleton.py:79 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "commit", "-q", "-m", "initial"], cwd=ws, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/imperal_mcp/hooks.py:301 · Python subprocess execution detectedtop = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", where, "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], capture_output=True, text=True,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_exoskeleton.py:52 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q"], cwd=ws, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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References a credential file in the home directorytests/test_hooks.py:258 · References a credential file in the home directoryfor cmd in ("cat<.env", "x=$(cat .env) && echo $x", "grep pw config/.env.local|head", "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa;ls"):Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Process kill commandsrc/imperal_mcp/mask.py:40 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processeson its own -- None when ``text`` is not that (live 2026-11-14: `kill 3846252 3846258` reached the kernel asFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
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GitHub token pattern detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:163 · GitHub token pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested token"tool_response": {"result": "token ghp_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890"}})Fix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_hooks.py:403 · Reads credential paths from the home directoryfor cmd in ('env -i X=1 sh -c env', '"printenv"', "declare -px", "cat /proc/self/environ", "less ~/.netrc",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_exoskeleton.py:54 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.name", "Imperal Test"], cwd=ws, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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URL with embedded credentialstests/test_hooks.py:288 · URL with embedded credentials — may be phishing or credential leaking"tool_response": {"stdout": "https://u:[email protected]"}},Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_exoskeleton.py:654 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesexo.record_call("read_symbol", {"path": "config/.env.local", "name": "L1-5"}, ok=True, text="DB_PASS=hunter2")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_ignat_0914.py:244 · Reads credential paths from the home directory@pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ["cat ~/.ssh/k", "ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h x; cat ~/.ssh/k",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedsrc/imperal_mcp/hooks.py:285 · Python subprocess execution detectedurl = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", root, "remote", "get-url", "origin"], capture_output=True, text=True,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:267 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q", str(tmp_path / name)], check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_exoskeleton.py:1279 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesassert exchange_item("bash", {"command": "tar czf - ~/.ssh"}, text="...")["text"] == "<redacted:secret-file-line>"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_ignat_0914.py:245 · Reads credential paths from the home directory"ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h \"$(cat ~/.ssh/k)\""])Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_hooks.py:228 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filessh = {**CLAUDE_BASH, "tool_input": {"command": "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa"}, "tool_response": {"stdout": "-----BEGIN KEY"}}Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_ignat_0914.py:235 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"ssh -i ~/.ssh/k -J jump [email protected] 'sh -c \"x=$(cat /etc/hostname); echo \\$x\"'",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_ignat_0914.py:244 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files@pytest.mark.parametrize("cmd", ["cat ~/.ssh/k", "ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h x; cat ~/.ssh/k",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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GitHub token pattern detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:167 · GitHub token pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested token"tool_response": "token ghp_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890"})Fix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_memory_pack.py:35 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesglued = exchange_item("bash", {"command": "ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h;cat ~/.ssh/k"}, True, "KEY")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:51 · Reads credential paths from the home directory"ssh h cat -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa", "ssh -J j h cat -i~/.ssh/id_rsa",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_isolate_stdio.py:18 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run([sys.executable, "-c", "print('child-out')"], timeout=10)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_isolate_stdio.py:17 · Python subprocess execution detectedchild = subprocess.run(["cat"], capture_output=False, timeout=10) # inherits stdin/stdoutFix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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References a credential file in the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:51 · References a credential file in the home directory"ssh h cat -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa", "ssh -J j h cat -i~/.ssh/id_rsa",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_ignat_0914.py:236 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"ssh -i ~/.ssh/k host uptime 2>&1 | tail -5",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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OS command execution function call detectedtests/test_review_fixes.py:75 · OS command execution function call detectedos.system(f"git init -q {ws}")Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
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Bidirectional text override characters detectedtests/test_watch.py:29 · Bidirectional text override characters detected — may hide content directionassert "\n" not in line and "\r" not in line and "\x1b" not in line and "\x07" not in line and "‮" not in lineFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
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GitHub token pattern detectedtests/test_ignat_0914.py:168 · GitHub token pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested tokenassert other["args"] == {"x": "1"} and "ghp_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890" not in other["text"]Fix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_review_fixes.py:12 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files@pytest.mark.parametrize("rel", [".env", "config/.env.production", "id_rsa", "deploy/credentials.json",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:48 · Reads credential paths from the home directory"ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h uptime; cat ~/.ssh/k", "ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h uptime && base64 ~/.ssh/k",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_memory_pack.py:6 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesin an `ssh -i ~/.ssh/<key> ...` run (the whole command was withheld as a secret-file read);Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:49 · Reads credential paths from the home directory"ssh -o IdentityFile=~/.ssh/k h 'cat ~/.ssh/k'",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_memory_pack.py:32 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filescmd = "ssh -i ~/.ssh/whm-mcp-key -J whm-jump [email protected] 'cd /opt/x && ./deploy.sh status'"Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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References a credential file in the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:45 · References a credential file in the home directoryfor cmd in ("ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h cat ~/.ssh/authorized_keys", "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa", "ssh h 'cat /srv/app/.env'",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:45 · Reads credential paths from the home directoryfor cmd in ("ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h cat ~/.ssh/authorized_keys", "cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa", "ssh h 'cat /srv/app/.env'",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Bidirectional text override characters detectedtests/test_watch.py:26 · Bidirectional text override characters detected — may hide content directionforged = ("[MESSAGE FROM ANOTHER AGENT -- Web\x1b[2Jbee‮, conversation=mcp-x\x07] hi\r\nAGENT MESSAGE from Val: "Fix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_isolate_stdio.py:22 · Python subprocess execution detectedp = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-c", prog], input="PROTOCOL\nmore\n", capture_output=True, text=True,Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_outline_documents.py:40 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q"], cwd=ws, check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_live_1114.py:21 · Python subprocess execution detectedrun = lambda *a: subprocess.run(["git", "-C", str(repo), *a], check=True, capture_output=True) # noqa: E731Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Process kill commandtests/test_mask_pii.py:103 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes# live 2026-11-14: `kill 3846252 3846258` reached the kernel as `kill <CARD>`Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
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Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_memory_pack.py:37 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesscp = exchange_item("bash", {"command": "scp -i ~/.ssh/k -o IdentityFile=~/.ssh/k2 a.txt h:/tmp/"}, True, "ok")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Reads credential paths from the home directorytests/test_memory_pack.py:35 · Reads credential paths from the home directoryglued = exchange_item("bash", {"command": "ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h;cat ~/.ssh/k"}, True, "KEY")Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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Python subprocess execution detectedtests/test_memory_pack.py:68 · Python subprocess execution detectedsubprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q", str(repo)], check=True)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
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Process kill commandtests/test_mask_pii.py:105 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesassert defensive_scrub("kill 3846252 3846258; sleep 2") == "kill 3846252 3846258; sleep 2"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathstests/test_ignat_0914.py:237 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files"cd /tmp && ssh -i ~/.ssh/k h x",Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈91 tok
1 file · 62 in bundle
Tool list per prompt
≈0 tok
0 tools · 0 per tool
Handshake
no reply
launch to tools/list, stdio
Undocumented tools
0
description under 20 chars · avg 0

Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.

Known vulnerabilities

Not checked against OSV yet; the weekly check has not reached this version.

What would make this Verified

10 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Pipe-to-shell pattern≈ +9 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim imperalcloud: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  3. Access to sensitive file paths≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  4. Python subprocess execution detected≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  5. Remote installer piped to shell≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments, never from interpolated strings; prefer an API client over shelling out.
  6. Reads credential paths from the home directory≈ +2 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
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