byreal-hermes-deploy-native
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 20, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The installation flow attempts to use
sudo apt-getor root privileges to install thepython3-venvpackage if it is not present. It also modifies the user's~/.bashrcfile to append environment variables and update thePATH, ensuring changes persist across shell sessions. Additionally, it launches background processes usingnohupanddisownto ensure the deployed gateway remains running after the session ends. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill reads the sensitive configuration file
~/.openclaw/openclaw.jsonto extract API keys and provider details. While these credentials are used to configure the local Hermes instance, accessing credential stores is a high-risk operation. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The
soul-inject.shscript appends identity-overriding instructions to the deployed agent'sSOUL.md. These instructions include a "bootstrap" section that commands the agent to perform silent self-checks and profile population on its first message. Furthermore, the skill creates an indirect prompt injection surface by interpolating untrusted data fromUSER.md,TOOLS.md, and memory files into the agent's context without sanitization or boundary markers. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill fetches the
uvpackage manager binary from the official Astral-sh GitHub repository and verifies its integrity using a SHA256 checksum. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill clones the
hermes-agentrepository from the NousResearch GitHub organization and performs an editable installation usinguv pip install, which executes external code within the local environment.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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