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OpenClaw Anything (efrageek fork)

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a disclosed OpenClaw CLI wrapper and documentation companion with high-risk operations called out and mostly gated behind explicit opt-in.

Install this only if you intend to administer an OpenClaw environment. Review commands before running them, set OPENCLAW_WRAPPER_ALLOW_RISKY=1 only for a specific high-risk task, and be especially careful with service installation, cron changes, plugin installation, browser automation, device pairing, messaging, and non-loopback gateway exposure.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • 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
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • 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
Findings (9)

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

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# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/advanced-tools.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

md
# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/config-schema.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

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# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/deployment.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

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# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/hubs.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

md
# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/nodes-platforms.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

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# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/prerequisites.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

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# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Hidden Instructions

High
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Hidden instructions were detected in comments or invisible text. These could contain malicious directives. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/security-policy.md (reported line 1)May include surrounding context.

md
# OpenClaw Security Policy

Last verified: 2026-02-17.

Unrestricted Tool Access

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill grants unrestricted tool access without appropriate constraints. An agent with unfettered tool access can perform arbitrary actions including file modification, network requests, and code execution.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/security-policy.md (reported line 15)May include surrounding context.

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- Do not chain high-risk actions into unattended workflows by default.

## High-risk Categories
- Shell execution features (`exec`) that can run arbitrary commands
- Elevated privilege flows
- Sub-agent delegation with inherited environment/context
- Plugin install from external sources