@panguard-ai/atr 1.4.2 → 1.4.3
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- package/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/evasion-report.yml +75 -0
- package/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/false-positive.yml +31 -0
- package/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/mirofish-prediction.yml +128 -0
- package/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-rule.yml +37 -0
- package/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md +23 -0
- package/.github/workflows/rule-quality.yml +203 -0
- package/.github/workflows/validate.yml +42 -0
- package/CHANGELOG.md +30 -0
- package/CONTRIBUTING.md +168 -0
- package/CONTRIBUTORS.md +28 -0
- package/COVERAGE.md +135 -0
- package/LIMITATIONS.md +154 -0
- package/SECURITY.md +48 -0
- package/THREAT-MODEL.md +243 -0
- package/docs/contribution-paths.md +202 -0
- package/docs/mirofish-prediction-guide.md +304 -0
- package/docs/quick-start.md +245 -0
- package/docs/rule-writing-guide.md +647 -0
- package/docs/schema-spec.md +594 -0
- package/examples/how-to-write-a-rule.md +251 -0
- package/package.json +10 -57
- package/src/index.ts +7 -0
- package/tsconfig.json +17 -0
- package/dist/cli.d.ts +0 -14
- package/dist/cli.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/cli.js +0 -744
- package/dist/cli.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/coverage-analyzer.d.ts +0 -43
- package/dist/coverage-analyzer.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/coverage-analyzer.js +0 -329
- package/dist/coverage-analyzer.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/engine.d.ts +0 -136
- package/dist/engine.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/engine.js +0 -781
- package/dist/engine.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/index.d.ts +0 -26
- package/dist/index.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/index.js +0 -18
- package/dist/index.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/loader.d.ts +0 -21
- package/dist/loader.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/loader.js +0 -149
- package/dist/loader.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-server.d.ts +0 -13
- package/dist/mcp-server.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-server.js +0 -244
- package/dist/mcp-server.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.d.ts +0 -13
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.js +0 -57
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/list-rules.d.ts +0 -17
- package/dist/mcp-tools/list-rules.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/list-rules.js +0 -45
- package/dist/mcp-tools/list-rules.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.d.ts +0 -18
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.js +0 -87
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.d.ts +0 -12
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.js +0 -116
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.d.ts +0 -12
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.js +0 -72
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.d.ts +0 -15
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.js +0 -57
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/modules/index.d.ts +0 -144
- package/dist/modules/index.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/modules/index.js +0 -82
- package/dist/modules/index.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/modules/semantic.d.ts +0 -105
- package/dist/modules/semantic.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/modules/semantic.js +0 -289
- package/dist/modules/semantic.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/modules/session.d.ts +0 -70
- package/dist/modules/session.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/modules/session.js +0 -163
- package/dist/modules/session.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.d.ts +0 -39
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.js +0 -171
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/session-tracker.d.ts +0 -56
- package/dist/session-tracker.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/session-tracker.js +0 -175
- package/dist/session-tracker.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.d.ts +0 -96
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.js +0 -336
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.js.map +0 -1
- package/dist/types.d.ts +0 -211
- package/dist/types.d.ts.map +0 -1
- package/dist/types.js +0 -6
- package/dist/types.js.map +0 -1
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00030-cross-agent-attack.yaml +0 -177
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00032-goal-hijacking.yaml +0 -137
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00074-cross-agent-privilege-escalation.yaml +0 -117
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00076-inter-agent-message-spoofing.yaml +0 -167
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00077-human-trust-exploitation.yaml +0 -146
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00108-consensus-sybil-attack.yaml +0 -105
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00116-a2a-message-validation.yaml +0 -92
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00117-agent-identity-spoofing.yaml +0 -92
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00118-approval-fatigue.yaml +0 -89
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00119-social-engineering-via-agent.yaml +0 -89
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00132-casual-authority-escalation.yaml +0 -99
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-00139-casual-authority-redirect.yaml +0 -53
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00020-system-prompt-leak.yaml +0 -177
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00021-api-key-exposure.yaml +0 -178
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00075-agent-memory-manipulation.yaml +0 -117
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00102-disguised-analytics-exfiltration.yaml +0 -71
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00113-credential-theft.yaml +0 -89
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00114-oauth-token-abuse.yaml +0 -89
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00115-env-var-harvesting.yaml +0 -90
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00136-tool-response-data-piggyback.yaml +0 -100
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00141-example-format-key-leak.yaml +0 -52
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00142-piggyback-transition-words.yaml +0 -55
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00145-obfuscated-key-disclosure.yaml +0 -49
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-00146-env-var-existence-probe.yaml +0 -49
- package/rules/data-poisoning/ATR-2026-00070-data-poisoning.yaml +0 -162
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00050-runaway-agent-loop.yaml +0 -136
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00051-resource-exhaustion.yaml +0 -139
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00052-cascading-failure.yaml +0 -155
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00098-unauthorized-financial-action.yaml +0 -157
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-00099-high-risk-tool-gate.yaml +0 -176
- package/rules/model-security/ATR-2026-00072-model-behavior-extraction.yaml +0 -117
- package/rules/model-security/ATR-2026-00073-malicious-finetuning-data.yaml +0 -110
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00040-privilege-escalation.yaml +0 -177
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00041-scope-creep.yaml +0 -126
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00107-delayed-execution-bypass.yaml +0 -69
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00110-eval-injection.yaml +0 -92
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00111-shell-escape.yaml +0 -93
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00112-dynamic-import-exploitation.yaml +0 -89
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00143-casual-privilege-escalation.yaml +0 -53
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-00144-rationalized-safety-bypass.yaml +0 -49
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00001-direct-prompt-injection.yaml +0 -563
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00002-indirect-prompt-injection.yaml +0 -216
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00003-jailbreak-attempt.yaml +0 -397
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00004-system-prompt-override.yaml +0 -308
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00005-multi-turn-injection.yaml +0 -183
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00080-encoding-evasion.yaml +0 -88
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00081-semantic-multi-turn.yaml +0 -85
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00082-fingerprint-evasion.yaml +0 -84
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00083-indirect-tool-injection.yaml +0 -87
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00084-structured-data-injection.yaml +0 -86
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00085-audit-evasion.yaml +0 -84
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00086-visual-spoofing.yaml +0 -88
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00087-rule-probing.yaml +0 -82
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00088-adaptive-countermeasure.yaml +0 -84
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00089-polymorphic-skill.yaml +0 -85
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00090-threat-intel-exfil.yaml +0 -84
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00091-nested-payload.yaml +0 -88
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00092-consensus-poisoning.yaml +0 -92
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00093-gradual-escalation.yaml +0 -86
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00094-audit-bypass.yaml +0 -86
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00097-cjk-injection-patterns.yaml +0 -339
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00104-persona-hijacking.yaml +0 -74
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00130-indirect-authority-claim.yaml +0 -97
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00131-fictional-academic-framing.yaml +0 -93
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00133-paraphrase-injection.yaml +0 -111
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00137-authority-claim-injection.yaml +0 -52
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00138-fictional-framing-bypass.yaml +0 -51
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00140-indirect-reference-reversal.yaml +0 -52
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-00148-language-switch-injection.yaml +0 -71
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00060-skill-impersonation.yaml +0 -155
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00061-description-behavior-mismatch.yaml +0 -100
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00062-hidden-capability.yaml +0 -98
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00063-skill-chain-attack.yaml +0 -99
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00064-over-permissioned-skill.yaml +0 -117
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00065-skill-update-attack.yaml +0 -95
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00066-parameter-injection.yaml +0 -108
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00120-skill-instruction-injection.yaml +0 -121
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00121-skill-dangerous-script.yaml +0 -165
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00122-skill-weaponized-instruction.yaml +0 -114
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00123-skill-overreach-permissions.yaml +0 -118
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00124-skill-name-squatting.yaml +0 -98
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00125-context-poisoning-compaction.yaml +0 -93
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00126-skill-rug-pull-setup.yaml +0 -99
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00127-subcommand-overflow.yaml +0 -74
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00128-html-comment-hidden-payload.yaml +0 -79
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00129-unicode-smuggling.yaml +0 -73
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00134-fork-claim-impersonation.yaml +0 -86
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00135-exfil-url-in-instructions.yaml +0 -82
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-00147-fork-impersonation.yaml +0 -48
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00010-mcp-malicious-response.yaml +0 -239
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00011-tool-output-injection.yaml +0 -196
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00012-unauthorized-tool-call.yaml +0 -201
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00013-tool-ssrf.yaml +0 -219
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00095-supply-chain-poisoning.yaml +0 -93
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00096-registry-poisoning.yaml +0 -95
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00100-consent-bypass-instruction.yaml +0 -82
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00101-trust-escalation-override.yaml +0 -68
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00103-hidden-safety-bypass-instruction.yaml +0 -73
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00105-silent-action-concealment.yaml +0 -69
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-00106-schema-description-contradiction.yaml +0 -68
- package/spec/atr-schema.yaml +0 -404
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title: "Malicious Code in Skill Package"
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auto-approve attack writing {"chat.tools.autoApprove":true} to .vscode/settings.json.
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# Wildcard file access (OWASP AST03)
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title: "Context Poisoning via Compaction Survival"
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id: ATR-2026-00125
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context compression by using urgency markers, persistence directives, and
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system-level impersonation.
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author: "ATR Community"
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date: "2026/04/05"
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# Explicit persistence directives
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value: "(?i)(always|must|critical|important|never\\s+forget|do\\s+not\\s+remove|preserve|retain|keep|maintain)\\s+(this|these|the\\s+following)\\s+(instruction|directive|rule|requirement|command|setting|behavior)s?\\s+(across|through|during|after|between)\\s+(context|compaction|compression|summarization|window|session)"
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# Inject into agent config files (narrower: requires explicit inject/embed/write, not add/include)
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# Compaction-aware language
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# Priority/urgency markers designed to survive summarization
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