Security Audit

reddit-cli

github.com/openclaw/skills

AI SkillCommit 13146e6a3d46

CRITICAL

Scanned 3 months ago

Critical

Immediate action required

High

Priority fixes suggested

Medium

Best practices review

Low

Acknowledged / Tracked

Trust Assessment

reddit-cli received a trust score of 49/100, placing it in the Untrusted category. This skill has significant security findings that require attention before use in production.

SkillShield's automated analysis identified 3 findings: 1 critical, 1 high, 1 medium, and 0 low severity. Key findings include Persistence / self-modification instructions, Persistence mechanism: Shell RC file modification, Untrusted Reddit content output to LLM.

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 14, 2026 (commit 13146e6a). SkillShield performs automated 4-layer security analysis on AI skills and MCP servers.

Layer Breakdown

Manifest Analysis

70%

Static Code Analysis

93%

Dependency Graph

100%

LLM Behavioral Safety

85%

Behavioral Risk Signals

Network Access

1 finding

Filesystem Write

2 findings

Shell Execution

2 findings

Dynamic Code

1 finding

Security Findings3

Severity	Finding	Layer	Location
CRITICAL	Persistence / self-modification instructions Shell RC file modification for persistence Remove any persistence mechanisms. Skills should not modify system startup configurations, crontabs, LaunchAgents, systemd services, or shell profiles.	Manifest	skills/kelsia14/reddit-cli/SKILL.md:43
HIGH	Untrusted Reddit content output to LLM The skill fetches user-generated content from Reddit (e.g., post titles, authors, selftext) and prints it directly to standard output (`console.log`) without sanitization. If the host LLM consumes this output, a malicious Reddit post crafted with prompt injection instructions (e.g., 'IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS') could manipulate the LLM's behavior. Implement robust output sanitization for all user-generated content before printing it to `console.log`. This should involve escaping or filtering characters that could be interpreted as instructions or formatting by the host LLM (e.g., markdown characters, specific LLM control tokens or keywords).	LLM	scripts/reddit-cli.js:137
MEDIUM	Persistence mechanism: Shell RC file modification Detected Shell RC file modification pattern. Persistence mechanisms allow malware to survive system restarts. Review this persistence pattern. Skills should not modify system startup configuration.	Static	skills/kelsia14/reddit-cli/SKILL.md:43

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