Security audit

Openclaw Installer

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a small Chinese-language installation guide for OpenClaw with no hidden code, though users should treat its global npm install commands cautiously.

Install only if you trust the OpenClaw npm packages and publisher. Prefer checking the package page, source repository, and exact version before running a global install, and avoid using sudo or exposing the dashboard/gateway publicly without proper security settings.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns

Insecure DependenciesIntroduces malicious components through unsafe dependency sources
Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally

Findings (1)

T08 · Insecure Dependencies

Warning

Location: SKILL.md:13
Finding: Unpinned Global Installation of Third-Party npm Packages
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep

Findings (1)

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 93% confidence
Finding: The manifest description and all user-facing instructional content are written entirely in Chinese, with no indication that the skill supports other languages or that Chinese is an optional locale. This creates a natural-language locale constraint that is not documented as region-specific or presented as a user-selectable option.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.