Dangerous: claude-code-settings - settings.json.bak.verify-docs-1778325273 | Skillgate

Skillgate scanned settings.json.bak.verify-docs-1778325273 in claude-code-settings and rated it Dangerous with a risk score of 100/100 (9 detections).

Skillgate found one or more attack-shaped patterns - the kind used for credential exfiltration, remote code execution, or instruction hijack. Do not load this file into an agent without reading it end to end.

What was found

• SG-020 Persistence Mechanism - CRITICAL: Crontab, rc files, systemd, LaunchAgents, SSH key injection, registry run keys
• SG-019 Environment Probing - HIGH: System enumeration commands: whoami, uname, env dump, process listing, cloud IMDS probes
• SG-023 Permission Escalation - HIGH (5x): Trust modification, settings bypass, sudo/root shells, cloud IAM privilege escalation
• SG-058 Hook Config Lifecycle RCE - HIGH: Hook lifecycle entry running shell, interpreter, or fetch-and-exec
• SG-022 Context Window Flooding - MEDIUM: Repetitive filler text, context boundary spoofing, excessive separators

What to do

Read the flagged lines in the source file yourself before installing it or letting an agent load it. Every detection above links to the rule that fired, with the conditions that trigger it and remediation where one exists. Open the interactive report for evidence lines and context.

About Skillgate

Skillgate is a free scanner from Mitiga Labs for AI agent skills, hooks, MCP configs, and instruction files (SKILL.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, .cursorrules, .claude/settings.json). It runs static rules plus an LLM judge and maps each finding to a known attack technique. Static analysis only: it never executes the file it scans. No scanner is 100% accurate - a verdict is a signal, not a guarantee. Browse all detection rules.