Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-EE98E1D6

7/5/2026, 10:10:12 PM

azure-deploy security assessment v3

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History

Audit model: codex Historical report

Skill name: azure-deploy
Version: v3
Maintainer: microsoft
Source: github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure/tree/main/plugin/skills/azure-deploy/
Coverage: 31 Files scanned · 1,416 Lines analyzed
Policy version: Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Critical

2 confirmed security findings require attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

This report may not describe the currently installable artifact. Open the current Skill page for install guidance.

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

Most static findings are Markdown links, placeholders, or legitimate Azure deployment documentation rather than hidden executable code. The audit confirmed one critical pipe-to-shell installer reference and a high-impact operational risk from no-prompt deployment and destructive cleanup commands. No evidence found of credential exfiltration or prompt injection in the reviewed files.

Report position

Historical report

Open audit history before using this report to install.

Audit attestation

Not attestable

The required immutable binding is incomplete.

Human verification

Not verified

No human verification is recorded for this report.

Coverage

31 Files scanned · 1,416 Lines analyzed

2 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

Follow the evidence from source binding to the install contract. Available evidence supports verification; it is not a safety guarantee.

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 6 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 11 evidence locations

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Observed in 6 evidence locations

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 22 evidence locations

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (2)

RISK-001 Critical

references/sdk/azd-deployment.md:8

Pipe to shell pattern

curl -fsSL https://aka.ms/install-azd.sh | bash

The reference instructs piping a remote installer script directly into bash. If the downloaded script or redirect target is compromised, arbitrary code can run on the user host without checksum or signature verification.

RISK-002 High

SKILL.md:39 references/pre-deploy-checklist.md:101-103 references/recipes/azd/errors.md:24-30 references/recipes/terraform/README.md:32-35 references/recipes/bicep/README.md:80-86

Cloud Deployment Commands Can Change or Delete Resources

The skill intentionally guides agents to run no-prompt provisioning, auto-approved Terraform applies, and destructive cleanup commands. These actions can create costs or delete Azure resources without careful confirmation.

The cited files directly instruct deployment with no-prompt or auto-approve flags and document destructive cleanup commands. The risk is operational and security-sensitive because it affects real cloud resources.

Remediation

Suggested fixes recorded by this audit. Applying them is the maintainer’s responsibility.

FIX-001
Critical
Remote installer is piped directly to bash.

Replace curl-to-bash installation with an official package manager, a checked download, or documented checksum and signature verification.
FIX-002
High
Deployment recipes include no-prompt, auto-approve, and destructive cleanup commands.

Require explicit user confirmation with subscription, resource group, cost, and data-loss impact before running these commands.
FIX-003
Medium
Examples reference Azure secret stores and azd environment files.

State that agents must never print, copy, or transmit secret values, and should prefer OIDC, managed identity, and masked CI secrets.

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: codex

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 (13)

Critical

references/pre-deploy-checklist.md:28

Azure credentials directory

> ⛔ **DO NOT** manually create `.azure/` folder with `mkdir` or `New-Item`. Let `azd` create it.