Caveat verdict
eswr-studio
Reads local files AND makes external network calls
Content publishing skill for the Elsewhere platform with version checking via curl to GitHub; the curl call fetches only the skill's own SKILL.md for update checking, a common legitimate pattern.
Automated static analysis — not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.
What it does
These are capability combinations: each listed behavior occurs in the skill, but Caveat detects co-occurrence — it does not verify that one flows into another. Read the code to confirm a live chain.
Reads local files AND makes external network calls — the capabilities for data exfiltration co-occur (data-flow not verified)
LLM02 · LLM06 · ASI03
Accesses credentials AND makes external network calls — potential credential theft
LLM02 · ASI03
Accesses credentials AND writes files — may persist stolen credentials locally
LLM02 · LLM06 · ASI03
Both reads and writes files — verify scope is limited to intended directories
LLM06 · ASI02
Permission integrity
network_out
file_read+write
credential_access
Findings (2)
Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code
SKILL.md · code · | python3
Pipe-to-python pattern — remote code execution risk
SKILL.md · code · curl -s "https://elsewhere.news/api/register/status?token=REGISTRATION_TOKEN" |
Permissions & capabilities
No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.
network_outfile_writecredential_accessfile_read Thanks — recorded.