Safe .env Manager

• Outcome: Review
• Latest audit: Sep 15, 2026 · 1:30 AM UTC
• Version: 1.0.0

Overview

This skill is meant to manage .env secrets and includes several safeguards, but its documented commands could still put real secret values into logged command text.

Review this before installing if the agent will handle real API keys or tokens. The core tool is scoped to env-file management and has useful protections, but users should avoid workflows that put secret values directly in shell commands; prefer a protected stdin/secret-entry mechanism and keep backups and audit logs secured.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns

• Insecure Skill Coding Practices: Finds exploitable flaws such as hardcoded secrets or command injection
• Skill Instruction Hijacking: Alters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
• Agent Memory Poisoning: Writes attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
• Remote Payload Retrieval and Execution: Fetches external code whose behavior can change after review
• Embedded Malicious Code: Ships malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally

Findings (1)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning

• Location: SKILL.md:50

Finding

Secret values may be exposed through documented shell command construction

Content

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Remediation

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&2 printf '%s' "$SECRET_VALUE" | node {baseDir}/scripts/envsafe.js \ --file /home/node/.openclaw/.env set OPENAI_API_KEY --stdin unset SECRET_VALUE ``` This interactive example is safer than a literal secret-bearing command, although a framework-provided protected stdin channel is preferable because shell tracing or instrumentation could still expose shell variables. ]]>

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

• Privilege Escalation: Excessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
• Prompt Injection: Instruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
• Data Exfiltration: External Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
• Supply Chain: Unpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
• Excessive Agency: Unrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep

Findings (12)

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

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

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 46)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 48)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 50)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 52)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 54)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 56)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 58)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 60)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 62)May include surrounding context.

md

---
name: env-ops-standard
description: Safe .env key-first operations (CRUD) with secret-safe defaults. Use when troubleshooting missing env keys, auth/config failures, or when asked to add/update/remove/list .env entries. Always list/check keys first and never expose secret values unless the user explicitly requests it.
---

# env-ops-standard

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/policy.example.json (reported line 3)May include surrounding context.

json

{
  "defaults": {
    "file": "/home/node/.openclaw/.env",
    "backupKeep": 20,
    "backupTtlDays": 7,
    "lockTimeoutMs": 5000,

Credential Access

High

• Category: Privilege Escalation
• Confidence: 60% confidence

Finding

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

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/envsafe.js (reported line 5)May include surrounding context.

js

const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');

const DEFAULT_ENV = '/home/node/.openclaw/.env';
const DEFAULT_POLICY = '/home/node/.openclaw/envsafe-policy.json';
const KEY_RE = /^\s*(?:export\s+)?([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\s*=/;
const STRICT_KEY_RE = /^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$/;

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.