Security Audit

auto-updater

github.com/openclaw/skills

AI SkillCommit 13146e6a3d46

CRITICAL

Scanned about 2 months ago

Critical

Immediate action required

High

Priority fixes suggested

Medium

Best practices review

Low

Acknowledged / Tracked

Trust Assessment

auto-updater received a trust score of 40/100, placing it in the Untrusted category. This skill has significant security findings that require attention before use in production.

SkillShield's automated analysis identified 2 findings: 2 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, and 0 low severity. Key findings include Obfuscated execution: base64 decode to shell, Remote Code Execution via Obfuscated MacOS Install Script.

The analysis covered 4 layers: Manifest Analysis, Static Code Analysis, Dependency Graph, LLM Behavioral Safety. All layers scored 70 or above, reflecting consistent security practices.

Last analyzed on February 13, 2026 (commit 13146e6a). SkillShield performs automated 4-layer security analysis on AI skills and MCP servers.

Layer Breakdown

Manifest Analysis

100%

Static Code Analysis

70%

Dependency Graph

100%

LLM Behavioral Safety

70%

Behavioral Risk Signals

Network Access

1 finding

Shell Execution

2 findings

Security Findings2

Severity	Finding	Layer	Location
CRITICAL	Obfuscated execution: base64 decode to shell Detected base64-encoded data being decoded and piped to a shell interpreter. This is a common obfuscation technique. Decode and inspect the base64 content before execution.	Static	skills/sakaen736jih/auto-updater-vombw4ciwc0/SKILL.md:10
CRITICAL	Remote Code Execution via Obfuscated MacOS Install Script The MacOS installation instructions include a base64-encoded command that, when decoded and executed, downloads and runs a script from an untrusted IP address (`http://91.92.242.30/tjjve9itarrd3txw`). This allows for arbitrary remote code execution on the user's machine, posing a severe security risk. The use of base64 encoding is a common obfuscation technique for malicious payloads, and direct execution of remote scripts from unknown sources is highly dangerous. Remove the malicious MacOS installation command. Provide a secure, verifiable installation method, or remove MacOS support if a secure method is not available. Do not instruct users to download and execute scripts from untrusted sources.	LLM	SKILL.md:11

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