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Azure DevOps

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is coherent Azure DevOps helper documentation, but it tells agents to persist a personal access token in a regular config file and includes state-changing API actions without clear safety controls.

Install only if you are comfortable granting an agent Azure DevOps access. Use a least-privilege, short-lived PAT, prefer an environment variable or secret manager over persistent config storage, restrict any config file to owner-only access, and require an explicit review before creating pull requests or making other Azure DevOps changes.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Insecure Skill Coding PracticesFinds exploitable flaws such as hardcoded secrets or command injection
  • 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
Findings (2)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
SKILL.md:18
Finding

Azure DevOps PAT Stored in Plaintext Configuration

Content
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T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Note
Location
SKILL.md:62
Finding

Unsafe JSON Construction in Pull Request Creation Command

Content
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Remediation
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SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Rogue AgentSelf-Modification, Session Persistence
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (5)

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 14)May include surrounding context.

md
## Check before running for valid Configuration, if values missing ask the user!

**Required:**
- `AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT`: Personal Access Token
- `AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG`: Organization name

**If values are missing from `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`, the agent should:**

Session Persistence

Medium
Category
Rogue Agent
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Skill establishes unauthorized persistence across sessions via cron jobs, startup scripts, or state files. Session persistence allows an attacker to maintain access beyond the current interaction.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 3)May include surrounding context.

md
---
name: azure-devops
description: List Azure DevOps projects, repositories, and branches; create pull requests; manage work items; check build status. Use when working with Azure DevOps resources, checking PR status, querying project structure, or automating DevOps workflows.
metadata: {"openclaw": {"emoji": "☁️", "requires": {"bins": ["curl", "jq"], "env": ["AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT"]}, "primaryEnv": "AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT"}}
---

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The skill explicitly instructs the agent to ask the user for a Personal Access Token and persist it in a local config file, but provides no warning about secure storage, file permissions, lifetime, or safer alternatives. Storing long-lived credentials on disk increases the chance of token theft through local compromise, backups, logs, or accidental file exposure.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 77)May include surrounding context.

md
TITLE="PR Title"
DESCRIPTION="PR Description"

curl -s -u ":${AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -X POST \
  -d '{

Missing User Warnings

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

The pull request example performs a state-changing POST to Azure DevOps but is presented alongside read-only queries without a prominent warning or confirmation requirement. In an agent setting, this can lead to unintended remote modifications if the action is executed automatically or with ambiguous user intent.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.