registry / Destructive action / sealclaw / 2026.10.12

sealclaw@2026.10.12

Multi-channel AI gateway with extensible messaging integrations

AI Security Review

scanned 2d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

The postinstall hook performs user-level deletion outside the package directory, which could disrupt a separate OpenClaw or Clawdbot installation. Its narrowly named targets suggest possible compatibility cleanup, so the residual destructive risk warrants a warning.

Static reason

High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review

Trigger

Installing the package runs its postinstall hook.

Impact

This may break plugins in a separate OpenClaw or Clawdbot installation. The narrow target could serve compatibility cleanup, but the code does not establish which installation owns the data.

Mechanism

The script gathers default OpenClaw and Clawdbot state roots and configured roots, then recursively deletes existing plugin-runtime-deps directories.

AI rationale

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 85.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

The package manifest runs the cleanup script from its postinstall hook.
The cleanup builds targets under OpenClaw and Clawdbot state roots, appending the legacy plugin dependency directory; it also accepts configured state roots.
The script recursively removes each existing target and unlinks qualifying symlinks.
The flagged audit code reads and lists installed extension directories.
The flagged CLI code creates starter wiki files through the explicit wiki-init command.

Evidence against

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTelemetryUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

Source & flagged code

11 flagged

package.jsonView file

•scripts.preinstall = node scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-patch-pi-ai.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/channel-entry-contract-D5iL7RmB.jsView file

11//#region src/plugin-sdk/channel-entry-contract.ts L12: const nodeRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url); L13: const moduleLoaders = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/channel-entry-contract-D5iL7RmB.jsView on unpkg · L11

dist/cli-D6hhYBSL.jsView file

22import path from "node:path"; L23: import { execFile } from "node:child_process"; L24: import { createHash } from "node:crypto"; ... L230: frontmatter: {}, L231: body: content L232: }; ... L1487: try { L1488: const parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed); L1489: if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object" || typeof parsed.pagePath !== "string") return []; ... L3246: try { L3247: await fs$1.access(inputPath, process.platform === "win32" ? constants.F_OK : constants.X_OK); L3248: return true;

Low

Weak Crypto

Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.

dist/cli-D6hhYBSL.jsView on unpkg · L22

dist/control-ui/assets/index-BSdP1mBy.jsView file

6899contains invisible/control Unicode U+200C (zero width non-joiner) `}var u6=e(n(((e,t)=>{(function(n,r){typeof e==`object`&&t!==void 0?t.exports=r():typeof define==`function`&&define.amd?define(r):n.JSON5=r()})(e,(function(){function e(e,t){return t={exports:{}},e(t,t.exports),t.exports}var t=e(function(

Critical

Trojan Source Unicode

Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks.

dist/control-ui/assets/index-BSdP1mBy.jsView on unpkg · L6899

1const __vite__mapDeps=(i,m=__vite__mapDeps,d=(m.f||(m.f=["assets/docx-preview-DMEG690f.js","assets/chunk-62oNxeRG.js","assets/jszip.min-C9xvYp-s.js","assets/pptx-preview.es-eMvLaQp... L2: import{i as e,n as t,t as n}from"./chunk-62oNxeRG.js";import{a as r,c as i,i as a,l as o,n as s,o as c,r as l,s as u,t as d,u as f}from"./lit-Cfjy9bnZ.js";import{t as p}from"./requ... L3: `+re+e}var I=!1;function R(e,t){if(!e||I)return``;I=!0;var n=Error.prepareStackTrace;Error.prepareStackTrace=void 0;try{if(t)if(t=function(){throw Error()},Object.defineProperty(t.... ... L5: `),o=i.length-1,s=a.length-1;1<=o&&0<=s&&i[o]!==a[s];)s--;for(;1<=o&&0<=s;o--,s--)if(i[o]!==a[s]){if(o!==1||s!==1)do if(o--,s--,0>s||i[o]!==a[s]){var c=` L6: `+i[o].replace(` at new `,` at `);return e.displayName&&c.includes(`<a

High

Cloud Metadata Access

Source reaches cloud instance metadata or link-local credential endpoints.

dist/control-ui/assets/index-BSdP1mBy.jsView on unpkg · L1

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_trace_path_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1

skills/llm-wiki-ingest/tests/test_ingest_scripts.pyView file

•path = skills/llm-wiki-ingest/tests/test_ingest_scripts.py kind = payload_in_excluded_dir sizeBytes = 16667 magicHex = [redacted]

High

Payload In Excluded Dir

Package hides binary, compressed, or executable-looking payloads in test/fixture/hidden paths.

skills/llm-wiki-ingest/tests/test_ingest_scripts.pyView on unpkg

•path = skills/llm-wiki-ingest/tests/test_ingest_scripts.py kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 16667 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

skills/llm-wiki-ingest/tests/test_ingest_scripts.pyView on unpkg

dist/plugin-sdk/plugin-test-contracts.jsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = sealclaw@2026.9.3 matchedPath = dist/plugin-sdk/plugin-test-contracts.js matchedIdentity = npm:c2VhbGNsYXc:2026.9.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

dist/plugin-sdk/plugin-test-contracts.jsView on unpkg

scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjsView file

•matchType = normalized_sha256 matchedPackage = sealclaw@2026.9.3 matchedPath = scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs matchedIdentity = npm:c2VhbGNsYXc:2026.9.3 similarity = 1.000 summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source

High

Known Malware Source Similarity

Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.

scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

11 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.preinstall = node scripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs && node scripts/postinstall-patch-pi-ai.mjs

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

dist/channel-entry-contract-D5iL7RmB.jsView file

11//#region src/plugin-sdk/channel-entry-contract.ts L12: const nodeRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url); L13: const moduleLoaders = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

dist/channel-entry-contract-D5iL7RmB.js

Findings

1 Critical6 High6 Medium7 Low

CriticalTrojan Source Unicodedist/control-ui/assets/index-BSdP1mBy.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighCloud Metadata Accessdist/control-ui/assets/index-BSdP1mBy.js

HighPayload In Excluded Dirskills/llm-wiki-ingest/tests/test_ingest_scripts.py

HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/control-ui/assets/index-BSdP1mBy.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/plugin-sdk/plugin-test-contracts.js

HighKnown Malware Source Similarityscripts/preinstall-package-manager-warning.mjs

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumDynamic Requiredist/channel-entry-contract-D5iL7RmB.js

MediumNetwork

Medium

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to sealclaw@2026.10.12.

See all versions of sealclaw for other recorded verdicts.

Review the evidence and your use of sealclaw@2026.10.12 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-21 05:16:14.334Z (UTC).

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