Audit History
kegg-database - 7 audits
Version comparison
Capability and finding changes across audited versions, newest first.
| Version | Date | Result | Review items | Change vs previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v7 Latest | Jul 5, 2026, 06:13 PM | 1 confirmed | 8 | No capability change |
| v6 | Jul 5, 2026, 06:13 PM | 1 confirmed | 8 | Filesystem accessExternal commands Contains scripts |
| v5 | Jun 30, 2026, 05:59 AM | No confirmed findings | 3 | Contains scripts External commandsFilesystem access |
| v4 | Jan 17, 2026, 06:01 AM | No confirmed findings | 0 | No capability change |
| v3 | Jan 17, 2026, 06:01 AM | No confirmed findings | 0 | No capability change |
| v2 | Jan 12, 2026, 04:35 PM | No confirmed findings | 0 | External commandsFilesystem access Contains scripts |
| v1 | Jan 4, 2026, 04:42 PM | No confirmed findings | 0 | Baseline |
Jul 5, 2026, 06:13 PM
Most static findings are false positives from Markdown code formatting, KEGG biological identifiers, status-code documentation, or example text. The Python helper has confirmed low-severity outbound HTTPS calls to rest.kegg.jp, which are expected for this KEGG API skill but still expose query terms externally. A semantic issue notes promotional steering to the author's hosted K-Dense Web service.
Confirmed security concerns (1)
Capability review items (8)
These are real local capabilities that may be expected for this skill, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed malicious behavior.
Risk Factors
๐ Network access (13)
๐ Filesystem access (1)
โ๏ธ External commands (54)
Jul 5, 2026, 06:13 PM
Most static findings are false positives from Markdown code formatting, KEGG biological identifiers, status-code documentation, or example text. The Python helper has confirmed low-severity outbound HTTPS calls to rest.kegg.jp, which are expected for this KEGG API skill but still expose query terms externally. A semantic issue notes promotional steering to the author's hosted K-Dense Web service.
Confirmed security concerns (1)
Capability review items (8)
These are real local capabilities that may be expected for this skill, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed malicious behavior.
Risk Factors
๐ Network access (13)
๐ Filesystem access (1)
โ๏ธ External commands (54)
Jun 30, 2026, 05:59 AM
Static analysis reported many high-risk patterns, but review found the external command, weak cryptography, reconnaissance, path traversal, and IP address alerts are false positives from markdown examples and KEGG biological identifiers. The confirmed risk is legitimate outbound network access to the KEGG REST API from a Python helper, with user-controlled path segments and no parameter validation.
Capability review items (3)
These are real local capabilities that may be expected for this skill, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed malicious behavior.
Static false positives ignored (1)
These static matches were dismissed by semantic review or matched schema-only tokens, so they are shown for transparency but do not drive the quality score.
Risk Factors
โก Contains scripts (2)
Detected Patterns
Jan 17, 2026, 06:01 AM
All 253 static findings are false positives. The scanner incorrectly flags Markdown backticks as Ruby shell execution, KEGG API URLs as suspicious network targets, and bioinformatics identifiers (pathway IDs, gene names) as weak crypto algorithms. This is a legitimate bioinformatics research tool that uses standard urllib for HTTP requests to the official KEGG REST API. No malicious code, command injection, or data exfiltration present.
Risk Factors
โ๏ธ External commands (4)
๐ Network access (3)
๐ Filesystem access (2)
Jan 17, 2026, 06:01 AM
All 253 static findings are false positives. The scanner incorrectly flags Markdown backticks as Ruby shell execution, KEGG API URLs as suspicious network targets, and bioinformatics identifiers (pathway IDs, gene names) as weak crypto algorithms. This is a legitimate bioinformatics research tool that uses standard urllib for HTTP requests to the official KEGG REST API. No malicious code, command injection, or data exfiltration present.
Risk Factors
โ๏ธ External commands (4)
๐ Network access (3)
๐ Filesystem access (2)
Jan 12, 2026, 04:35 PM
All 243 static findings are false positives. The scanner misinterprets markdown documentation (REST API syntax in code blocks) as shell command execution, and flags legitimate KEGG API URLs and standard urllib usage as network concerns. This is a genuine bioinformatics research tool with no malicious code.
Risk Factors
โ๏ธ External commands (191)
๐ Network access (19)
๐ Filesystem access (1)
Jan 4, 2026, 04:42 PM
The code only performs HTTPS requests to the official KEGG REST endpoint (https://rest.kegg.jp) and returns response text. No sensitive file access, environment harvesting, or execution primitives were found. All network operations are legitimate API calls to a well-known bioinformatics database.