Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-AB38F624

6/30/2026, 7:34:50 AM

azure-quotas security assessment v2

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
azure-quotas
Version
v2
Maintainer
microsoft
Source
github.com/microsoft/azure-skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/azure-skills/skills/azure-quotas/
Coverage
3 Files scanned · 719 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Medium

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.

Static analysis flagged many external command, network, and high-risk keyword patterns. Manual review found no malware, credential access, exfiltration, or prompt injection, but the skill does guide Azure CLI usage and includes quota mutation commands that require operator caution.

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

3 Files scanned · 719 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.

  1. Source

    Binding unavailable

  2. Artifact

    Identity incomplete

  3. Audit

    Complete

  4. Install contract

    Open manifest to verify

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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 4 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Not recorded by this audit

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 7 evidence locations

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (2)

RISK-001 Medium
SKILL.md:45-47SKILL.md:125-141references/commands.md:72-89references/advanced-commands.md:9-12
Azure CLI Command Guidance
The static external command findings are mostly false positives because the files document Azure CLI examples, not executable scripts. They still represent a real operational risk because the skill instructs users or agents to run az quota commands against Azure subscriptions.
The cited lines clearly show Azure CLI command guidance. The risk is operational rather than malicious because the commands are documented examples with placeholders.
RISK-002 Medium
SKILL.md:190-200references/commands.md:127-160references/commands.md:223-252
Quota Mutation Commands Documented
The skill includes az quota update and az quota create examples. These commands can change requested quota limits in a real Azure subscription if run with sufficient permissions.
The commands are explicitly documented and their purpose is quota changes. The examples use placeholders, so this is not evidence of malicious account modification.

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 (2)
Low
SKILL.md:49SKILL.md:266-269references/commands.md:20references/commands.md:297
Official Azure Documentation and Portal Links
The network findings are hardcoded links to Microsoft Learn and the Azure Portal. No evidence found of hidden external endpoints, telemetry, or data exfiltration.
The URLs point to Azure Portal or Microsoft Learn documentation and are used as references. I found no code that sends user data to these URLs.
Low
SKILL.md:3SKILL.md:63SKILL.md:109SKILL.md:184references/commands.md:55references/commands.md:94references/commands.md:122references/commands.md:301
Static High-Risk Pattern Matches Are Documentation False Positives
The weak cryptography and PowerShell findings do not indicate dangerous behavior in context. The cited lines are metadata, command tables, ordinary text, or references to Azure CLI output fields.
Manual review of the cited locations showed no weak cryptographic primitive and no executable PowerShell invocation. The findings appear to be keyword collisions in Markdown.

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