arXiv:2610.20049v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Agents extend their capabilities through reusable skills that package instructions, executable code, and resources. Composing these skills enables complex task workflows, but their dependencies can also connect malicious operations across skills, making their combined intent difficult to identify through individual-package auditing.
CoRedSkill: Stealthy Skill Composition Attacks via AST-Guided Injection
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