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OctoASR

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a coherent local speech-to-text setup guide, with one privacy caveat around an optional cloud fallback.

Install only if you trust the OctoASR Homebrew tap and want OpenClaw to process incoming audio messages. Use the local-only configuration for private or enterprise audio; enabling the OpenAI fallback may send audio to an external provider when local transcription fails.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

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
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The skill strongly emphasizes that transcription is '完全离线' and that audio '不离开本机', but later presents a cloud fallback configuration using OpenAI without an explicit warning that failed local transcription can cause audio to be sent to a third-party service. This creates a privacy and data-handling mismatch that can lead users to unknowingly exfiltrate sensitive voice data, especially in enterprise chat environments where audio may contain confidential information.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.