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IdeaCompetitiveCLIOPEN-SOURCESECURITYLive

A CLI tool that scans a running OpenClaw instance for active CVEs, malicious skills, and supply chain tampering before they get exploited

OpenClaw has accumulated 433+ CVEs in five months including critical auth bypasses (CVSS 9.8), sandbox escapes, and nation-state supply chain attacks targeting the npm ecosystem. Most operators have no idea which CVEs affect their specific version, whether their installed skills contain backdoors, or if their dependency tree has been tampered with. This tool runs a comprehensive security audit against a live OpenClaw instance and outputs an actionable remediation plan.

Demand Breakdown

Issues
205
HN
142
GitHub
98

Gap Assessment

CompetitiveMultiple tools exist but differentiation opportunities remain

3 tools exist (jgamblin/OpenClawCVEs, Bitdefender AI Skills Checker, Snyk OpenClaw Research) but gaps remain: Static list only, no scanning of live instances, no skill auditing, no dependency checking; Only covers skill malware, not CVE exposure, dependency chains, or network configuration.

Features5 agent-ready prompts

Version-to-CVE mapper that checks the running OpenClaw version against the full CVE database and outputs which vulnerabilities are unpatched
Installed skill scanner that checksums every ClawHub skill against known-malicious hashes and flags unsigned or modified skill files
Dependency tree auditor that walks node_modules for known-compromised packages like the Axios/plain-crypto-js supply chain attack
Network exposure checker that tests whether the OpenClaw gateway is accessible from outside localhost and flags open WebSocket endpoints
Feishu and webhook channel validator that tests all configured channel integrations for auth bypass vulnerabilities like CVE-2026-44109

Competitive LandscapeFREE

ProductDoesMissing
jgamblin/OpenClawCVEsTracks and lists OpenClaw CVEs in a GitHub repoStatic list only, no scanning of live instances, no skill auditing, no dependency checking
Bitdefender AI Skills CheckerScans ClawHub skills for malware signaturesOnly covers skill malware, not CVE exposure, dependency chains, or network configuration
Snyk OpenClaw ResearchPublished research on 283 leaky skills with credential exposureResearch report not a scanning tool, no continuous monitoring, no remediation automation

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TypeProduct Idea
Competitors3
Features5
Issues3
Leads0
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