network-netcat

network-netcat is a Penetration testing & red team skill for AI agents, published by AgentSecOps in the SecOpsAgentKit repository on GitHub. Skillspace rates network-netcat F (15/100) and the safety scan rated it unsafe; the rating is based on static analysis only.

Network utility for reading and writing data across TCP/UDP connections, port scanning, file transfers, and backdoor communication channels. Use when: (1) Testing network connectivity and port availability, (2) Creating reverse shells and bind shells for authorized penetration testing, (3) Transferring files between systems in restricted environments, (4) Banner grabbing and service enumeration, (5) Establishing covert communication channels, (6) Testing firewall rules and network segmentation.

Grade
F
Quality
15 / 100
Safety
Unsafe
GitHub stars
176

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Our review

Architecture
77 / 100
Maturity
Structured: ships references or scripts
Security scan
Critical-risk patterns
License
Not declared. Check the repository before reusing it.
Adoption
Adopted by 0 other repositories, in 4 collections

What the scanner flagged

  • reverse shell
  • exfiltration language
  • accesses sensitive system files
  • executes shell/subprocess

Not checked yet

  • Not judged on the rubric yet (not a contender in its category)
  • No blind task eval yet
  • Scope (portable / vendor / repo-internal) not assessed; only the top of each category is read for scope
  • Sibling files (scripts, references) not fetched; security scan covers SKILL.md only

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