Security Audit

searxng

github.com/openclaw/skills

AI SkillCommit 13146e6a3d46

CAUTION

Scanned about 2 months ago

Critical

Immediate action required

High

Priority fixes suggested

Medium

Best practices review

Low

Acknowledged / Tracked

Trust Assessment

searxng received a trust score of 63/100, placing it in the Caution category. This skill has some security considerations that users should review before deployment.

SkillShield's automated analysis identified 2 findings: 1 critical, 0 high, 1 medium, and 0 low severity. Key findings include Persistence / self-modification instructions, Persistence mechanism: Shell RC file modification.

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

70%

Static Code Analysis

93%

Dependency Graph

100%

LLM Behavioral Safety

100%

Behavioral Risk Signals

Filesystem Write

2 findings

Shell Execution

2 findings

Security Findings2

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/clockworksquirrel/searxng-self-hosted/SKILL.md:108
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/clockworksquirrel/searxng-self-hosted/SKILL.md:108

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