Alibabacloud Ecs Diagnose

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This appears to be a disclosed Alibaba Cloud ECS diagnostics skill, but it can require powerful cloud permissions and should be used only with least-privilege credentials.

Install only if you are comfortable letting the agent use Aliyun CLI with your Alibaba Cloud profile. Start with read-only permissions, do not paste access keys into the chat, and require explicit confirmation before any Cloud Assistant command, security-group change, password reset, reboot, or EIP operation.

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Risk analysis

Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.

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ASI03: Identity and Privilege Abuse
Medium
What this means

If granted full diagnostic permissions, the agent can access cloud instance metadata and run diagnostic commands on the selected ECS instance.

Why it was flagged

The skill discloses that it uses an existing Alibaba Cloud identity and may require permission to run Cloud Assistant commands on ECS instances.

Skill content
Pre-check: Alibaba Cloud Credentials Required ... Required Permissions ... `ecs:RunCommand` (for Deep Diagnostics) ... `ecs:DescribeInvocationResults`
Recommendation

Use a RAM user or role with the minimum policy needed; prefer the read-only Basic Diagnostics policy unless Deep Diagnostics is truly required.

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ASI02: Tool Misuse and Exploitation
Medium
What this means

If the user approves remediation, the agent could make cloud changes that affect availability, access control, or billing.

Why it was flagged

The reference design includes remediation operations that can change security groups, reboot instances, reset passwords, or bind/unbind EIPs, while also stating they require user confirmation.

Skill content
需要用户确认的操作:修改安全组规则 ... 重启实例 ... 重置密码 ... 绑定/解绑EIP
Recommendation

Treat remediation commands separately from diagnostics; confirm the exact command, target instance, region, and expected impact before running them.

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ASI04: Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Low
What this means

Installing or updating the CLI/plugins changes the local environment and downloads executable components from the network.

Why it was flagged

The setup path relies on provider-hosted installation scripts and automatic CLI plugin updates rather than a pinned local package.

Skill content
run `curl -fsSL https://aliyuncli.alicdn.com/setup.sh | bash` ... `aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true` ... `aliyun plugin update`
Recommendation

Install Aliyun CLI from trusted official channels, review installation steps, and avoid enabling automatic plugin installation if your environment requires pinned tooling.

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ASI10: Rogue Agents
Low
What this means

If a run is interrupted before cleanup, AI-mode could remain enabled in the local Aliyun CLI configuration.

Why it was flagged

The skill toggles a persistent Aliyun CLI mode and explicitly requires cleanup at every exit path.

Skill content
Enable AI-Mode ... `aliyun configure ai-mode enable` ... Disable AI-Mode at EVERY exit point ... `aliyun configure ai-mode disable`
Recommendation

After using the skill, verify AI-mode is disabled with the Aliyun CLI, especially after errors or cancellations.