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ClawVet

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is a disclosed security-check helper whose scanner, install, and persistent gate behavior are purpose-aligned and user-controlled.

Before installing, understand that this skill may encourage a global npm install and an optional persistent OpenClaw install gate. Use the attestation checks it describes, and only enable the gate if you want future skill installs scanned and possibly blocked until you disable or remove that policy.

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
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • 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 (5)

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 32)May include surrounding context.

md
1. Locate the skill. A local folder, a `SKILL.md` path, or a ClawHub slug. Stage the full skill locally. Local scans follow recognized references through nested

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The description includes broad trigger guidance such as 'scan this skill', 'is this skill safe', 'vet/check this skill', and 'audit my skills', which can overlap with ordinary conversation and cause unintended invocation. In an agent environment, over-broad activation can redirect user flow, produce unwanted scans, or interfere with other skills handling adjacent requests.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

The usage section repeats ambiguous invocation text ('scan this skill', 'is this skill safe', 'vet/check this skill') without adding strict routing constraints. Repetition increases the chance that orchestration or matching systems will invoke this skill on everyday phrasing, especially because this skill is designed to process untrusted content and may preempt more appropriate handlers.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Rp1

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

npx commands without a version suffix (e.g. @1.0.0) create a rug-pull risk if the upstream server is compromised and publishes a malicious update.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Rp1

Medium
Category
MCP Rug Pull
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

npx commands without a version suffix (e.g. @1.0.0) create a rug-pull risk if the upstream server is compromised and publishes a malicious update.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.