Security Audit

VSCode

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

VSCode received a trust score of 18/100, placing it in the Untrusted category. This skill has significant security findings that require attention before use in production.

SkillShield's automated analysis identified 4 findings: 2 critical, 1 high, 1 medium, and 0 low severity. Key findings include Persistence / self-modification instructions, File read + network send exfiltration, Sensitive path access: SSH key/config.

The analysis covered 4 layers: Manifest Analysis, Static Code Analysis, Dependency Graph, LLM Behavioral Safety. The Manifest Analysis layer scored lowest at 40/100, indicating areas for improvement.

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

40%

Static Code Analysis

78%

Dependency Graph

100%

LLM Behavioral Safety

100%

Behavioral Risk Signals

Network Access

1 finding

Filesystem Write

4 findings

Shell Execution

3 findings

Excessive Permissions

2 findings

Security Findings4

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/ivangdavila/vscode/SKILL.md:30
CRITICAL	File read + network send exfiltration SSH key/config file access Remove access to sensitive files not required by the skill's stated purpose. SSH keys, cloud credentials, and browser data should never be read by skills unless explicitly part of their declared functionality.	Manifest	skills/ivangdavila/vscode/SKILL.md:35
HIGH	Sensitive path access: SSH key/config Access to SSH key/config path detected: '~/.ssh/config'. This may indicate credential theft. Verify that access to this sensitive path is justified and declared.	Static	skills/ivangdavila/vscode/SKILL.md:35
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/ivangdavila/vscode/SKILL.md:30

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