Skills/ClawHub/bud-sudo

bud-sudo@1.0.0

CAUTION· static only

Publisher claims: "Store and use sudo password for automated root commands. Essential companion for skills that need sudo access (like vpn-mesh)." Observed in sandbox: static analysis only — behavior not yet observed.

Registry ClawHubPublisher stigg86 · publishing for 164 daysInstalls 614Last detonated 9 h ago

Coverage

Static only; nothing was run yet.

The label rests on the code, the instruction files and the publisher. The honeypot run replaces this verdict when it completes.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills analysed it statically (a sandbox run is pending) on 2026-11-14 and scored it 61/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Privileged sudo command; Privileged sudo command; Privileged sudo command. Summary: static analysis only — behavior not yet observed.

Behavior trace

Queued for honeypot run · static analysis only
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This version has not been detonated yet. The score above counts behavior as unknown (50/100), so it cannot read Verified until the honeypot run completes and replaces this verdict.

Static findings

HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsudo-tool.sh:51 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesif ! echo "$PASSWORD" | sudo -S echo " ✅ Password verified" 2>/dev/null; thenFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandSKILL.md:28 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# Configure your sudo password (one-time only)Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandSKILL.md:19 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges**Securely store your sudo password for automated root commands.** No more re-entering passwords for every sudo call.Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsudo-tool.sh:42 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesread -s -p "Enter your sudo password: " PASSWORDFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsudo-tool.sh:111 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privileges# Run sudo with password from temp file, then deleteFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsudo-tool.sh:37 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesecho "🔐 Setting up sudo password (one-time)..."Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsudo-tool.sh:66 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod 600 "$PW_FILE"Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
Authorization escalation languageSKILL.md:3 · Authorization escalation languagedescription: "Store and use sudo password for automated root commands. Essential companion for skills that need sudo access (like vpn-mesh)."Fix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsudo-tool.sh:67 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod 600 "$SALT_FILE"Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandSKILL.md:3 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegesdescription: "Store and use sudo password for automated root commands. Essential companion for skills that need sudo access (like vpn-mesh)."Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsudo-tool.sh:108 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod 600 "$TMPFILE"Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
HIGH
Privileged sudo commandsudo-tool.sh:112 · Privileged sudo command — agent may execute with elevated privilegessudo -S bash -c "$CMD" < "$TMPFILE"Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsudo-tool.sh:27 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionschmod 700 "$TOOL_DIR"Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
LOW
Authorization escalation languageskill-card.md:33 · Authorization escalation language · informational: not an instruction fileRisk: The tool requires openssl and sudo access on the host system.Fix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈522 tok
1 file · 3 in bundle

Tokens estimated at four characters each. Skills load their instruction text when triggered; the figure is what that costs.

Known vulnerabilities

Vulnerability advisories (OSV) cover npm and PyPI packages; this registry has no advisory database.

What would make this Verified

19 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim stigg86: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  2. Privileged sudo command≈ +4 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  3. File permission modification command≈ +2 on the totalRequest the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
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