OpenClaw Updater

· v1.6.0

High Risk

Safely update OpenClaw with pre-flight checks and rollback support. Use when updating OpenClaw, checking for updates, or recovering from a failed update. Handles workspace git commits, config backups, version rollback, and post-update verification.

H:4 D:3 A:3 C:1

⚠️ Hazard Flags

EXEC FS_READ_USER NET_EGRESS_ANY CREDS_ENV CREDS_FILES ACT_SEND_MESSAGE PI_WEB

📋 Capabilities

Execution

✅ Shell execution
❌ Code execution
❌ Install dependencies
❌ Persistence
Privilege: user

Filesystem

❌ Read workspace
❌ Write workspace
✅ Read home
❌ Write home
❌ Read system
❌ Delete

Network

Egress: any
❌ Ingress

Credentials

✅ Environment vars
✅ Credential files
❌ Browser data
❌ Keychain

Actions

✅ send messages❌ post public❌ purchase❌ transfer money❌ deploy❌ delete external

🔒 Containment

Level: maximum

Required:

APPROVE_SEND: Can send messages
SANDBOX_CONTAINER: Code execution capability

Recommended:

LOG_ACTIONS: Audit trail for all actions

⚡ Risks

Unauthorized tool use: MCP_SYS_CRITICAL_ACCESS, TOOL_ABUSE_SYSTEM_MODIFICATION, INSTRUCTED_BINARY_INSTALL critical

Mitigation: Avoid accessing system directories unless absolutely necessary.

Command injection risk: COMMAND_INJECTION_USER_INPUT, TIRITH_ARCHIVE_SENSITIVE_PATH high

Mitigation: Validate and sanitize all user inputs before using in commands

Social engineering indicators: SOCIAL_ENG_VAGUE_DESCRIPTION low

Mitigation: Provide clear, detailed description of skill functionality

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🚨 Incident Response

Kill switch: Stop the agent process

Containment: Review logs for unexpected actions

Recovery: Depends on skill capabilities

📄 Raw SSDS JSON click to expand

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    "scanner_version": "0.4.0+fe6fd9123d50",
    "created_at": "2026-03-05T14:32:46.465Z",
    "created_by": {
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    },
    "language": "en",
    "notes": "Auto-generated SSDS. Manual review recommended."
  },
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    "description": "Safely update OpenClaw with pre-flight checks and rollback support. Use when updating OpenClaw, checking for updates, or recovering from a failed update. Handles workspace git commits, config backups, version rollback, and post-update verification.",
    "publisher": "unknown",
    "source": {
      "channel": "local"
    },
    "artifact": {
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      "can_install_deps": false,
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    "filesystem": {
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      "reads_system": false,
      "writes_workspace": false,
      "writes_user_home": false,
      "writes_system": false,
      "can_delete": false
    },
    "network": {
      "egress": "any",
      "ingress": false
    },
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      "reads_credential_files": true,
      "reads_browser_data": false,
      "reads_keychain": false
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      }
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      "can_post_public": false,
      "can_purchase": false,
      "can_transfer_money": false,
      "can_deploy": false,
      "can_delete_external": false
    },
    "prompt_injection_surfaces": [
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      "D": 3,
      "A": 3,
      "C": 1
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        "name": "Command Injection Risk",
        "description": "COMMAND_INJECTION_USER_INPUT, TIRITH_ARCHIVE_SENSITIVE_PATH: User input used in command substitution - potential injection risk"
      }
    ],
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      "basis": [
        "static_analysis"
      ],
      "notes": "Detected 3 security patterns (10 vendored rule hits). Review recommended."
    },
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      "H": "H4: Critical: Privilege escalation or malware detected",
      "D": "D3: Credential access detected",
      "A": "A3: External actions (deploy/message/post)",
      "C": "C1: General content"
    }
  },
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      },
      {
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      }
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      }
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  },
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        "mitigation": "Avoid accessing system directories unless absolutely necessary."
      },
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        "severity": "high",
        "mitigation": "Validate and sanitize all user inputs before using in commands"
      },
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        "mitigation": "Provide clear, detailed description of skill functionality"
      }
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    "limitations": [
      "Static analysis only - runtime behavior not verified"
    ]
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    ],
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    ],
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    ]
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    },
    {
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    {
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    },
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    },
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      "evidence_id": "EV:cisco-10",
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      "title": "TIRITH_ARCHIVE_SENSITIVE_PATH [HIGH] SKILL.md:118: tar xzf ~/repo/backups/openclaw-<timestamp>.tar.gz -C ~/",
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}