@agentvault/agentvault@0.23.39
The official **OpenClaw** plugin for AgentVault. Adds cryptographic identity, earned trust, and Signal-grade encrypted communications to OpenClaw agents. (Looking for a different framework? See **[Which Framework?](#which-framework)** below.)
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo install hook, self-dependency, credential harvesting, or covert payload execution was found. The explicit setup and automatic telemetry remain a real agent-extension risk that warrants a warning.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
A user runs the agentvault setup command with an invite token, then connects the configured extension.
Impact
The command can alter the local AI-agent control surface and persist a gateway; telemetry may disclose operational URLs and error text.
Mechanism
OpenClaw configuration and PM2 persistence plus automatic telemetry reporting.
AI rationale
No install hook, self-dependency, credential harvesting, or covert payload execution was found. The explicit setup and automatic telemetry remain a real agent-extension risk that warrants a warning.
Evidence
dist/cli.jsdist/index.js~/.openclaw/openclaw.json~/.openclaw/agentvault
Network endpoints1
api.agentvault.chat/api/v1/telemetry/ingest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 93.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The explicit setup command changes the OpenClaw channel configuration and allow list.
- Setup can register the OpenClaw gateway with PM2 and enable startup persistence.
- A connected agent automatically starts telemetry that posts authenticated spans to the configured backend.
- Telemetry includes error messages and full HTTP URLs, which can contain sensitive operational data.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- There is no runtime dependency on this package itself.
- The configuration and persistence actions are reached through an explicit token-based CLI setup command, not package installation.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
10 flaggeddist/cli.jsView file
78Source sends the broad process environment to a literal external destination.
L78: // ../../node_modules/libsodium-sumo/dist/modules-sumo-esm/libsodium-sumo.mjs
L79: var __filename, __dirname, url2, path, Module, Module, root, window_, crypto_, randomValuesStandard, crypto4, randomValueNodeJS, _Module, libsodium_sumo_default;
L80: var init_libsodium_sumo = __esm({
...
L155: _Module = Module;
L156: Module.ready = new Promise(function(resolve4, reject) {
L157: var Module2 = _Module;
...
L226: quit_2 = (status, toThrow) => {
L227: process.exitCode = status;
L228: throw toThrow;
...
L240: xhr.responseType = "arraybuffer";
L241: xhr.send(null);
L242: return new Uint8Array(xhr.response);
Critical
Hardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltration
Source sends credentials or rich application records to a package-controlled external receiver enabled by default.
dist/cli.jsView on unpkg · L7892755});
L92756: import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
L92757: import { existsSync as existsSync2, readFileSync as readFileSync3, writeFileSync, chmodSync, readdirSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
High
92868try {
L92869: execSync("curl -sf --max-time 3 http://127.0.0.1:18789/", { stdio: "pipe" });
L92870: return { name: "Gateway port (18789)", status: "pass", message: "Responding" };
...
L92882: }
L92883: const home = process.env.HOME ?? "";
L92884: const warnings = [];
Findings
1 Critical7 High6 Medium4 Low
CriticalHardcoded Runtime Data Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
HighChild Processdist/cli.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/cli.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/cli.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cli.js
MediumDynamic Requiredist/openclaw-entry.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumOversized Source Filedist/index.js
MediumOversized Cli Entrypointdist/cli.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @agentvault/agentvault@0.23.39.
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