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Overview

This GitHub backup skill is not malicious, but it can upload more workspace content than its documentation promises if its safer copy path fails.

Use a private GitHub repository and a fine-grained token limited to that repository. Review the files staged for backup before pushing, ensure rsync is installed so the filtered copy path is used, and only restore from repositories you fully trust because restored agent configuration files can affect future agent behavior.

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: 94% confidence
Finding: The README instructs users to back up and restore an OpenClaw workspace to GitHub but does not clearly warn that data will be transmitted to a third-party service or that restore operations may overwrite local state. In a backup tool for workspace data, missing safety guidance materially increases the chance of accidental exposure of sensitive files or destructive restoration by users following the documented workflow.

VirusTotal

66/66 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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