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Bilingual security auditor for OpenClaw. 68 checks across 6 categories, 11 auto-fixes, OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 coverage, forensic detection, real-time threat interception, and guided hardening.

Not recommendedcritical or high security findings · low grade F
modbender/skill-library-mcp Agent Skills author: modbender MIT 17 files · 1 script body ≈ 1 673 tokens Open the sourcegithub.com analyzed 3 d ago

Bilingual security auditor for OpenClaw.

As a process C 60/100 · Has gaps — weak spots: result and completion, when it triggers, inputs and preconditions

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Technical rating
F
29/100
safety, quality, tests
Safety 60%
0
Quality 40%
73
Run on models
none yet
Process rating
C
60/100
Has gaps
Result and completion w 14
0
Inputs and preconditions w 11
0
When it triggers w 12
20
the three weakest of ten parameters · all ten

What is at stake

The skill contains fragments that, in the wrong hands, cost money or data. Below: what the installer risks and what the author should do.

Exfiltration
If you install

The instructions or scripts send data out: environment variables, keys, file contents, chat history. You may never notice, because the agent performs the upload as "part of the task".

For the author

If the upload is not needed for the task, remove it: catalogs flag such skills and delist them. If it is needed, name the destination explicitly, say what leaves the machine, and give the user a switch.

Dangerous commands medium severity

Below is the worst case for this category. The finding here is medium: the guard saw a sign, not a proof.

If you install

The skill contains commands that delete files, rewrite disks or execute code fetched from the network. The agent may run them without asking if it believes the instructions require it.

For the author

Replace destructive commands with safe equivalents that ask for confirmation, scope them to one folder, and stop piping curl into a shell: pin a version and a checksum.

How to improve

  1. Address the high-severity findings: each costs 18 safety points. If one is a false positive, add the rule id to guard.allow in spec.yaml.
  2. Say in the description WHEN to use the skill ("use when…", example requests): that is the agent's main cue.
For the model run — optional
  • Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
  • A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.

Guard findings · 52

  • high Exfiltration exfil-post-credential-file scripts/check.py:58
    Uploads a credential/secret file to a remote endpoint (detector / deny-list definition)
    r"curl.*-d.*\.env",                    # Credential exfiltration via curl
    detector
Medium and low: 51
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-persistence install.sh:201
    Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)
    su - "$OC_USER" -c "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '$CRON_LINE') | crontab -"
    code literal
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-persistence scripts/check.py:1558
    Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)
    ("ls /etc/cron.daily/*backup* 2>/dev/null", "daily backup script"),
    code literal
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-persistence scripts/check.py:1793
    Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)
    ("ls /etc/cron.d/ 2>/dev/null", "cron.d directory"),
    code literal
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-persistence scripts/check.py:1817
    Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (code comment)
    # Check /etc/cron.d for unusual files
    comment
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-persistence scripts/check.py:1818
    Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)
    cron_d_stdout, _, _ = run_command("ls -la /etc/cron.d/ 2>/dev/null")
    code literal
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-pipe-to-shell scripts/check.py:4215
    Downloads and executes remote code from an unrecognised host (pipe to shell) (string literal in code, not executed)
    "   curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh",
    code literal
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-pipe-to-shell scripts/check.py:4240
    Downloads and executes remote code from an unrecognised host (pipe to shell) (string literal in code, not executed)
    "   curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh",
    code literal
  • medium Dangerous commands cmd-persistence scripts/fix_engine.py:720
    Persistence mechanism (cron / launchd / scheduled task / autorun registry) (string literal in code, not executed)
    "command": "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '0 2 * * * ~/.openclaw/backup.sh') | crontab -",
    code literal
  • medium Exfiltration exfil-webhook-url scripts/telegram_utils.py:60
    Webhook / callback URL commonly used for exfiltration (verify the destination) (quoted — discussed, not commanded)
    url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{bot_token}/sendMessage"
    quoted
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege docs/docker-setup-guide.md:35
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege docs/docker-setup-guide.md:41
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege docs/docker-setup-guide.md:179
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo bash install.sh
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege install.sh:35
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    log_info "Uso: sudo bash install.sh"
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention install.sh:198
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    if su - "$OC_USER" -c "crontab -l 2>/dev/null" | grep -q "cleanup.py"; then
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention install.sh:201
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    su - "$OC_USER" -c "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '$CRON_LINE') | crontab -"
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention install.sh:255
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    if su - "$OC_USER" -c "crontab -l 2>/dev/null" | grep -q "cleanup.py"; then
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention install.sh:256
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed)
    su - "$OC_USER" -c "crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -v cleanup.py | crontab -"
    detectorcode literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege install.sh:302
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    printf "  ${YELLOW}Desinstalar: sudo bash install.sh --uninstall${NC}\n\n"
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege README.es.md:78
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo bash install.sh
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege README.es.md:94
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo bash install.sh --uninstall
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege README.md:78
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo bash install.sh
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege README.md:94
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (documentation of a security skill)
    sudo bash install.sh --uninstall
    security skill
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/check.py:802
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  echo 'PermitRootLogin no' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-n…onf",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/check.py:820
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  echo 'PermitRootLogin no' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-n…onf",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/check.py:868
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    "   echo 'PasswordAuthentication no' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-n…onf",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/check.py:874
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    "   echo 'PasswordAuthentication no' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-n…onf",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/check.py:985
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo systemctl enable fail2ban",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/check.py:993
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo systemctl enable fail2ban",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/check.py:1107
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo cp -r ~/.openclaw /home/openclaw/.openclaw",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/check.py:1391
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo systemctl enable fail2ban",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/check.py:1397
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo systemctl enable fail2ban",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/check.py:1555
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    ("crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -i 'backup\\|rsync\\|tar\\|borg\\|restic\\|duplicity'", "cron backup job"),
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/check.py:1588
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo crontab -e",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/check.py:1600
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo crontab -e",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/check.py:1792
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed)
    ("crontab -l 2>/dev/null", "root crontab"),
    detectorcode literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/check.py:1797
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    stdout, _, code = run_command("crontab -l 2>/dev/null")
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/check.py:6144
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "  sudo systemctl enable auditd",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/fix_engine.py:302
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed)
    "command": "sudo bash -c 'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/0 systemctl --user is-active openclaw-gateway' && sudo bash -c 'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/0 systemctl --user stop openclaw-gateway' && sudo kill $(p
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/fix_engine.py:304
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed)
    "rollback": "sudo bash -c 'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/0 systemctl --user start openclaw-gateway'",
    detectorcode literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/fix_engine.py:313
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed; security demo / example)
    "command": f"sudo rm -f /root/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service && sudo rm -f /root/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants/openclaw-gateway.service && sudo bash -c 'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run
    code literaldemo
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/fix_engine.py:315
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (string literal in code, not executed; security demo / example)
    "rollback": f"sudo bash -c 'mkdir -p /root/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants'",
    code literaldemo
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-privilege scripts/fix_engine.py:324
    Privilege escalation / world-writable permissions (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed)
    "command": f"mkdir -p {target_openclaw} && sudo bash -c 'cp -r /root/.openclaw/* {target_openclaw}/' && sudo chown -R {target_user}:{target_user} {target_openclaw}",
    detectorcode literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-disable-security scripts/fix_engine.py:661
    Disables a security control (Defender, Gatekeeper, SIP, firewall, execution policy) (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed)
    "rollback": "ufw disable",
    detectorcode literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/fix_engine.py:720
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    "command": "(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '0 2 * * * ~/.openclaw/backup.sh') | crontab -",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/fix_engine.py:721
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (string literal in code, not executed)
    "validation": "crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q backup",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-cron-mention scripts/fix_engine.py:722
    Mentions editing / listing crontab (detector / deny-list definition; string literal in code, not executed)
    "rollback": "crontab -l | grep -v backup.sh | crontab -",
    detectorcode literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/fix_engine.py:881
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "command": "sudo systemctl enable auditd && sudo systemctl start auditd",
    code literal
  • low Dangerous commands cmd-background-process scripts/fix_engine.py:1224
    Starts a background / autostarted process (string literal in code, not executed)
    "command": "sudo systemctl enable openclaw",
    code literal
  • low Exfiltration exfil-webhook-url scripts/quarantine_watcher.py:19
    Webhook / callback URL commonly used for exfiltration (verify the destination) (placeholder value)
    TELEGRAM_API_URL = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage"
    placeholder
  • low Exfiltration exfil-webhook-url scripts/skill_scanner.py:350
    Webhook / callback URL commonly used for exfiltration (verify the destination) (placeholder value)
    f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage",
    placeholder

A further 1 matches are quotations in this security skill's documentation and are not counted as findings.

Files scanned: 17. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.

Against the Agent Skills spec

  • warning description-no-when description does not say WHEN to use the skill (no "use when")

Process rating: all ten parameters 60/100

  • 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
  • 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
  • 20When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
  • 30Running it twice. 3 mutating operations with no state check
  • 85Steps. 60 steps, 3 vague phrases
  • 100Tools and files. No external tools needed
  • 100Failures and branches. 2 branches, has a failure section
  • 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
  • 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1673 tokens
  • 100Progress reporting. Reports progress
  • medium Safety rules and hard prohibitions inside a skill: they belong in the system prompt, here they protect nothing
  • low 10 top-level sections: this looks like several domains in one skill

Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.

Quality signals

  • +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
  • +4Description does not say when NOT to use the skill (false activations)
  • +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
  • -37 of 8 scripts are never mentioned in SKILL.md
  • +1No license
  • +2Single-language instructions
  • +3Description length 193: enough signal without eating the budget
  • +4Structure: 14 headings
  • +3Step-by-step instructions: 60 items
  • +4Has examples (2 code blocks)
  • +4Reference files are cited in the instructions (1 of 1)

Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 73.