CB vmware-vcenter-attack
VMware vSphere / vCenter Server external attack matrix
VMware vSphere / vCenter Server external attack matrix
As a process B 67/100 · Nearly there — weak spots: result and completion, progress reporting
This is a copy of a skill from another catalog; the rating counts the canonical one: vmware-vcenter-attack (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills)
How to improve
- The SKILL.md body is over 5,000 tokens: move reference detail into references/ and load it when needed.
For the model run — optional
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 5
✓ No critical or high findings
Medium and low: 5
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:84Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use) (detector / deny-list definition)| **CVE-…085** | ESXi 7.0/8.0 < specific patch | AD group "ESX Admins" auto-admin bypass | High — Domain takeover→ESXi RCE, exploited in ransomware ops |
detector -
low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:95Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)| **CVE-…992** | ESXi OpenSLP | Pre-auth use-after-free → RCE | Critical, ESXi ransomware vector |
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:349Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)### 8. CVE-…085 — ESXi Active Directory integration "ESX Admins" auth bypass (ransomware-favorite)
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:353Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)- **Disclosure:** Reported by Microsoft Threat Intelligence; advisory VMSA…013 published 2024-06-25. **Microsoft Security Blog** documents pre-patch exploitation by **Storm-0506 (Black Basta), S
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low Risky intent
intent-offensive-securitySKILL.md:354Offensive-security / dual-use content (legitimate for authorised testing; review intended use)- **References:** https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0013.html ; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/07/29/ransomware-operators-exploit-esxi-hypervisor-vulnerability-f
Files scanned: 1. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
body-longSKILL.md body ≈ 7946 tokens (recommended < 5000); move details to references/ - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "risk" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "source" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "source_repo" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "source_type" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "date_added" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "license_source" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "sources" - note
frontmatter-keyunknown frontmatter key "report_count" - note
edit-residuethe text marks something as outdated (lines 350, 366): check that old rules are not kept next to new ones — the full check reads the text for contradictions
Process rating: all ten parameters 67/100
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 55Failures and branches. 1 branches
- 60Tools and files. Uses tools (bash) that frontmatter does not declare
- 70Inputs and preconditions. Inputs and preconditions are listed
- 70Execution cost. Instruction body is 7946 tokens
- 100Steps. 94 steps
- 100When it triggers. States when to use and when not to
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Running it twice. Mutating operations check current state
- low 22 top-level sections: this looks like several domains in one skill
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +3Description length 54: 120–800 characters recommended
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- -4Absolute local paths (C:\Users, /home/…): not portable
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Description says when NOT to use the skill
- +4Structure: 34 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 94 items
- +4Has examples (9 code blocks)
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 69.