openclaw-backup-guide

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This backup skill is purpose-related, but it includes a script that would copy workspace and database data to an author-specific NAS path if run unchanged.

Review and edit before installing or running. Do not enable cron or run backup-nas.sh until all author-specific paths and destinations are removed, backup scope is narrowed, secrets and private databases are excluded unless intentionally included, and any GitHub/NAS destination is private and controlled by you.

SkillSpector

By NVIDIA
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • 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)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding
The README promotes automated database backup, NAS synchronization, and Git push workflows without clearly warning that workspace data may be copied to external systems or remotes. In a skill context, users may follow the documented setup and unintentionally exfiltrate sensitive files, credentials, or internal data to GitHub or network storage, especially when cron automation is involved.

VirusTotal

66/66 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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