Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-21157D7B

2/20/2026, 8:51:54 AM

azure-cost-optimization security assessment v1

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History

Audit model: claude Historical report

Skill name: azure-cost-optimization
Version: v1
Maintainer: microsoft
Source: github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure/tree/main/plugin/skills/azure-cost-optimization/
Coverage: 7 Files scanned · 762 Lines analyzed
Policy version: Unavailable

Confirmed finding summary

No confirmed security findings

The completed audit recorded no confirmed security findings. This is not proof that the Skill has no side effects.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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This report does not block or authorize the manifest or ZIP.

Static analysis detected 156 potential security issues including external command execution patterns, filesystem access, and hardcoded URLs. After evaluation, all findings are false positives: backticks and PowerShell commands appear in code examples within markdown documentation (not executable code), path traversal sequences are in template examples (not actual filesystem operations), and URLs reference legitimate Azure pricing pages. This is a legitimate Azure cost optimization skill from Microsoft with no malicious intent detected.

Report position

Historical report

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Audit attestation

Not attestable

The required immutable binding is incomplete.

Human verification

Not verified

No human verification is recorded for this report.

Coverage

7 Files scanned · 762 Lines analyzed

0 items shown for review

Limitations

This report does not claim runtime or sandbox execution and does not prove the absence of side effects.

Evidence chain

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Source

Binding unavailable
Artifact

Identity incomplete
Audit

Complete
Install contract

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Capabilities observed

Observed means this report recorded supporting evidence. Not recorded does not prove that a capability is absent.

Contains scripts

May execute code included with the Skill.

Not recorded by this audit

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 7 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 2 evidence locations

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Not recorded by this audit

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 126 evidence locations

Risk findings

Confirmed security concerns are separated from items that still need review.

No confirmed security findings were recorded for this completed audit.

Expert evidence

Immutable subject identity, scanner metadata, dismissed matches, and source-level evidence.

Artifact subject

Marketplace commit: Unavailable
Content hash: Unavailable
Tree hash: Unavailable
Skill path: Unavailable
Audit payload hash: Unavailable

Analysis metadata

Audit model: claude

Analysis state: Complete

Scope is limited to the recorded files, lines, methods, and evidence. No runtime or sandbox execution is claimed.

Static false positives ignored (4)

High

SKILL.md:37-52 SKILL.md:129-140 SKILL.md:178-186 SKILL.md:214-245 SKILL.md:343-346 references/azure-quick-review.md:7-38 references/azure-redis.md:11-51 references/azure-resource-graph.md:3-100

False Positive: Code Examples in Markdown Documentation

Static scanner detected Ruby/shell backtick execution and PowerShell invocation patterns in SKILL.md and reference files. Upon review, these are code examples within markdown documentation blocks showing how to use Azure CLI commands (e.g., `az account show`, `az monitor metrics list`). These are not executable code but instructional examples for users. No security risk exists as these are static documentation strings, not dynamic code execution. All instances are legitimate Azure CLI command demonstrations in markdown code blocks.

Medium

references/azure-redis.md:37-41

False Positive: Template Example with Path Sequence

Static scanner detected path traversal sequences in references/azure-redis.md lines 37 and 41. Upon review, these are example file path patterns in documentation showing how to construct Azure Resource Manager paths (e.g., '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}'). These are template strings for API documentation, not actual filesystem operations. No path traversal vulnerability exists as the skill does not perform filesystem operations based on these patterns.

Medium

SKILL.md:184-206 SKILL.md:314

False Positive: Hardcoded Azure URLs

Static scanner detected hardcoded URLs in SKILL.md. Upon review, these are legitimate Azure service URLs for pricing information (e.g., https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/container-apps/). These URLs are referenced as data sources for fetching current Azure pricing to validate cost optimization recommendations. All URLs point to official Microsoft Azure domains and are used for legitimate information retrieval, not data exfiltration.

Low

SKILL.md:3 SKILL.md:121 SKILL.md:379 references/azure-quick-review.md:10-50 references/azure-resource-graph.md:11-93 templates/redis-detailed-cache-analysis.md:49

False Positive: Weak Cryptographic Algorithm References

Static scanner detected references to weak cryptographic algorithms in markdown files. Upon review, these are false positives caused by the scanner misinterpreting text in documentation. The skill does not implement cryptographic operations. The detected patterns are likely from template variables or configuration examples mentioning standard Azure resource properties.

Verify and export

JSON report CITATION.cff SARIF 2.1.0 Signed installation manifest

The manifest and lockfile bind install artifacts to cryptographic hashes. This integrity claim is separate from the security assessment.

Audit attestation: not_attestable