Audit History
payload - 8 audits
Version comparison
Capability and finding changes across audited versions, newest first.
| Version | Date | Result | Review items | Change vs previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v8 Latest | Jul 23, 2026, 05:08 PM | 3 confirmed | 1 | No capability change |
| v7 | Jul 8, 2026, 05:56 AM | No confirmed findings | 0 | No capability change |
| v6 | Jul 5, 2026, 08:57 PM | No confirmed findings | 0 | No capability change |
| v5 | Jun 30, 2026, 10:53 AM | 3 confirmed | 1 | No capability change |
| v4 | Jan 17, 2026, 08:10 AM | No confirmed findings | 0 | No capability change |
| v3 | Jan 17, 2026, 08:10 AM | No confirmed findings | 0 | External commandsNetwork accessEnv variablesFilesystem access |
| v2 | Jan 5, 2026, 04:47 PM | No confirmed findings | 0 | No capability change |
| v1 | Jan 5, 2026, 04:47 PM | No confirmed findings | 0 | Baseline |
Jul 23, 2026, 05:08 PM
Most static alerts are false positives caused by Markdown syntax, TypeScript examples, local addresses, and standard environment-variable configuration. The IP allowlist example is unsafe because it trusts spoofable forwarding headers and compares CIDR text as a literal value. Semantic review also found empty authentication-secret fallbacks, an access-bypassing preview endpoint, and debugging access functions that always grant permission.
Confirmed security concerns (3)
Capability review items (1)
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
⚙️ External commands (50)
🌐 Network access (22)
🔑 Env variables (50)
📁 Filesystem access (9)
Jul 8, 2026, 05:56 AM
I reviewed the static findings against the Markdown source. The flagged patterns are code examples, Markdown backticks, documentation links, or Payload configuration snippets, not executable skill behavior. No prompt injection, credential exfiltration, or malicious intent was found.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (110)
🌐 Network access (22)
🔑 Env variables (73)
📁 Filesystem access (9)
Jul 5, 2026, 08:57 PM
The static findings are false positives from Markdown examples and reference links, not executable skill behavior. I found no prompt injection, credential exfiltration, autonomous network calls, or hidden filesystem access in the skill content.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (64)
🌐 Network access (22)
🔑 Env variables (73)
📁 Filesystem access (9)
Jun 30, 2026, 10:53 AM
Static analysis reported many high-risk patterns, but sampled evidence shows Markdown documentation and TypeScript examples, not bundled executable code. No prompt injection, malicious network call, credential exfiltration, or hidden code execution was found. Publish with a warning because the skill contains copyable Payload security examples involving secrets, access control, network calls, email, and filesystem paths.
Confirmed security concerns (3)
Needs review findings (1)
These findings came from uncertain legacy audit verdicts, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed security issues.
Static false positives ignored (2)
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
⚙️ External commands (3)
🌐 Network access (3)
🔑 Env variables (3)
Detected Patterns
Jan 17, 2026, 08:10 AM
This is a pure documentation skill containing only markdown reference files with TypeScript code examples for Payload CMS. No executable code exists. All 1016 static findings are FALSE POSITIVES: the analyzer incorrectly flagged JavaScript template literals (backticks) as Ruby shell execution, standard configuration patterns as credential access, and documentation URLs as network calls.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (698)
🌐 Network access (36)
🔑 Env variables (73)
📁 Filesystem access (9)
Jan 17, 2026, 08:10 AM
This is a pure documentation skill containing only markdown reference files with TypeScript code examples for Payload CMS. No executable code exists. All 1016 static findings are FALSE POSITIVES: the analyzer incorrectly flagged JavaScript template literals (backticks) as Ruby shell execution, standard configuration patterns as credential access, and documentation URLs as network calls.
Risk Factors
⚙️ External commands (698)
🌐 Network access (36)
🔑 Env variables (73)
📁 Filesystem access (9)
Jan 5, 2026, 04:47 PM
This is a pure documentation skill containing only markdown reference files with TypeScript code examples for Payload CMS. No executable code, no file system access, no network capabilities, and no command execution paths exist. The skill provides static documentation patterns and examples for building Payload CMS applications.
Jan 5, 2026, 04:47 PM
This is a pure documentation skill containing only markdown reference files with TypeScript code examples for Payload CMS. No executable code, no file system access, no network capabilities, and no command execution paths exist. The skill provides static documentation patterns and examples for building Payload CMS applications.