Skills azure-upgrade

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azure-upgrade

Name: azure-upgrade
Author: microsoft

v1.1.4 Content revision r2 High Risk ⚙️ External commands🔑 Env variables📁 Filesystem access🌐 Network access

Upgrade Azure Workloads and Java SDKs

Azure upgrades can fail when compatibility, identity, deployment, and rollback details are missed. This skill provides phased assessments, migration steps, validation, and recovery guidance.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)

⚠️ 38 Poor

Stop for confirmation before installing.

Review the plan and obtain explicit user consent before changing files.

Install with my Agent

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Agent request

Review the Skillstore skill "azure-upgrade" from https://skillstore.io/skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade/manifest. Verify the artifact. Stop and obtain explicit user consent before installing or changing files.

Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.

Agent-readable resources

Use these links when an AI agent, crawler, or script needs clean context instead of reading the full page.

Markdown detail GET /skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade.md Signed manifest GET /api/skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade/manifest Signed lockfile GET /api/skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade/lockfile

Test it

Using "azure-upgrade". Assess my Linux Consumption function app for Flex Consumption.

Expected outcome:

Eligibility: conditional
Blockers: deployment slots and polling blob triggers
Required action: convert triggers and choose a supported region
Next gate: confirm the target app before creation

Using "azure-upgrade". Plan migration from legacy Azure Java management libraries.

Expected outcome:

Inventory: legacy management and authentication packages found
Target: supported Azure Resource Manager and Azure Identity libraries
Validation: compile tests, run tests, and verify zero legacy references
Rollback: retain the migration branch and last successful commit

Using "azure-upgrade". Which Redis migration path applies to Enterprise_E20?

Expected outcome:

Enterprise_E20 is an ACRE resource. Use the reviewed ACRE to AMR migration skill after confirming its pinned source.

Security Audit

High Risk

v6 • 7/23/2026 Open versioned report

Most static matches are documentation syntax, relative links, or scoped Azure checks. Confirmed risks include untrusted wrapper execution, destructive build-file handling, and credential exposure. Hidden persistent directives and unpinned external skill installation add supply-chain and agent-control risk.

Files scanned

3,461

Lines analyzed

Review items

False positives ignored

Confirmed security concerns (3)

High

references/services/functions/automation.md:110-111 references/services/functions/automation.md:212-222

Azure Credentials Exposed by Migration Commands

The guide prints every Function App setting and passes AzureWebJobsStorage on command lines. These values can expose production credentials in logs and process listings.

The commands explicitly retrieve, print, and reuse app settings and a storage connection string. AzureWebJobsStorage is a credential-bearing setting.

High

references/languages/java/templates/PROGRESS_TEMPLATE.md:5-16 references/languages/java/rules/troubleshooting.md:3-22

Prompt Injection Attempt Detected

A hidden template comment says "DON'T REMOVE THIS COMMENT BLOCK" and directs agents to continue without user input or token limits. Generated files can persist these directives.

The instructions are explicit, persistent, and hidden inside a generated project comment. They attempt to control future agent behavior and disregard operational limits.

Medium

references/services/redis/redis-to-amr.md:4-6 references/services/redis/redis-to-amr.md:64-72 SKILL.md:81

Unpinned External Skill Installation

Redis requests are redirected to separately maintained repositories, and users are told to install those skills. No immutable commit or reviewed package version is required.

The routing and installation instructions are explicit, but the linked repositories are external to this audited package. Their future content is outside this report.

Capability review items (11)

These are real local capabilities that may be expected for this skill, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed malicious behavior.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:195

Python subprocess.run

return subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=project_dir).returncode

The helper executes a detected project Maven wrapper or an unrestricted --mvn executable. A malicious wrapper or supplied executable can run arbitrary code with the agent's privileges.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:433

Python subprocess.run

return subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=project_dir).returncode

The helper executes a detected project Gradle wrapper or an unrestricted --gradle executable. A malicious wrapper or supplied executable can run arbitrary code with the agent's privileges.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:331

Python file write/append

with open(yml_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:

The script opens a fixed project-root rewrite.yml path with truncation and does not preserve an existing file. The cleanup later removes that same path.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:394

Python file write/append

with open(build_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:

The script replaces the complete Gradle build file after regex-based injection. It performs no backup or atomic restoration if the source layout is unexpected.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:425

Python file write/append

with open(build_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:

Cleanup rewrites the complete Gradle file and discards all lines after its second marker. Marker collisions or a missing trailing newline can delete legitimate content.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:150

Python os file operations

os.chmod(wrapper, mode | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)

The script grants execute permission to a project-provided Maven wrapper before running it. This can activate untrusted repository code without a trust check.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:257

Python os file operations

os.chmod(wrapper, mode | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)

The script grants execute permission to a project-provided Gradle wrapper before running it. This can activate untrusted repository code without a trust check.

High

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:460

Python os file operations

os.remove(yml_path)

The script removes project-root rewrite.yml after overwriting that fixed path. An existing user file is therefore destroyed rather than restored.

High

references/services/functions/automation.md:110

Shell command substitution

app_settings=$(az functionapp config appsettings list --name $appName --resource-group $rgName)

The command captures all Function App settings, and the next line prints them. App settings commonly contain connection strings, tokens, and other secrets.

High

references/services/functions/automation.md:213-214

Shell command substitution

storageConnection=$(az functionapp config appsettings list --name $appName --resource-group $rgName

The command extracts AzureWebJobsStorage into a shell variable. The guide later passes that connection string on command lines, exposing a storage credential.

High

references/services/functions/automation.md:217-218

Shell command substitution

packageName=$(az storage blob list --connection-string $storageConnection --container-name scm-relea

The command passes the storage connection string as an unquoted process argument while querying blobs. This can expose credentials through process inspection and shell expansion.

Risk Factors

⚙️ External commands (49)

🔑 Env variables (4)

references/languages/java/package-specific/com.microsoft.azure.management.md:21 references/languages/java/package-specific/com.microsoft.azure.management.md:25 references/languages/java/package-specific/com.microsoft.azure.management.md:21 references/languages/java/package-specific/com.microsoft.azure.management.md:61

📁 Filesystem access (14)

🌐 Network access (8)

references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:40 references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:82 references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:45 references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:46 references/languages/java/scripts/upgrade_bom.py:169 references/services/functions/automation.md:357 references/services/functions/automation.md:375 SKILL.md:81

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APA citation

microsoft. (2026). azure-upgrade security audit report (audit version 6) [Author version 1.1.4]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade/audits/6

BibTeX citation

@techreport{microsoft-microsoft-azure-upgrade-2026,
  author = {microsoft},
  title = {azure-upgrade security audit report (audit version 6)},
  institution = {Skillstore},
  year = {2026},
  number = {6},
  url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/microsoft-azure-upgrade/audits/6},
  note = {Author version 1.1.4}
}

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Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: Medium

Architecture

100

Maintainability

Content

Community

Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Assess a Functions Upgrade

Check a Linux Consumption app for Flex compatibility before creating resources.

Modernize Java Dependencies

Replace unsupported Azure Java SDK packages while preserving application behavior and tests.

Plan a Redis Migration

Identify ACR or ACRE resources and select the correct managed Redis migration path.

Try These Prompts

Check Flex Readiness

Assess whether my Linux Consumption app <APP_NAME> in <RESOURCE_GROUP> can move to Flex Consumption. Do not create resources.

Create a Functions Plan

Plan a Flex Consumption migration for <APP_NAME>. Include compatibility, identity, deployment, validation, rollback, and confirmation gates.

Plan Java Modernization

Inventory the Java project at <PROJECT_PATH> for legacy Azure SDKs. Resolve the latest BOM and propose changes before execution.

Execute an Approved Java Plan

Execute the approved migration for <PROJECT_PATH>. Confirm wrapper trust, apply required changes, run tests, and summarize remaining risks.

Best Practices

Complete assessment and rollback planning before changing Azure resources.
Use managed identity and preserve the original workload until validation succeeds.
Review wrappers, generated commands, and source changes before execution.