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Chronos

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

Chronos is a disclosed recurring-task scheduler for OpenClaw, with expected local database, cron, and memory-related system-task behavior that users should configure deliberately.

Before installing, confirm the intended OpenClaw workspace and CHRONOS_CHAT_ID, review any system tasks using special_handler, and run migration/cleanup commands in dry-run mode first. Be aware that complete-overdue can execute the documented Meta-Review and subagent-memory sync handlers and persist audit notes in workspace memory.

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
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • 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
Findings (77)

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding
This finding highlights undeclared special automation such as Meta-Review fallback, subprocess-based subagent memory sync, workspace memory log writes, and automatic overdue completion/archive behavior. In context, these actions can affect other agent subsystems and persistent records, making the skill more dangerous than a simple scheduler because it crosses data, process, and automation boundaries.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.