A professional-grade security auditing toolkit designed to systematically discover and verify high-risk vulnerabilities in Electron-based desktop applications.
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1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install electron-audit
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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Help me install electron-audit using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Electron Security Audit?
The Electron Security Audit skill is a specialized tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed for deep-dive penetration testing of desktop applications. It moves beyond simple configuration checks by focusing on real, exploitable attack surfaces including Remote Code Execution (RCE), protocol handler abuse, and JS Bridge vulnerabilities. The skill is engineered to eliminate false positives by requiring data flow validation and providing actionable Proof of Concept (PoC) steps for every high-risk finding.
This skill is particularly effective for security researchers and developers who need to audit the complex intersection of Chromium and Node.js within the Electron framework. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, users can automate the extraction of embedded application code from executables, bypass anti-debugging measures, and flip Electron Fuses to expose hidden runtime behaviors that would otherwise be inaccessible during a standard review.
Electron Security Audit Use Cases
- Performing end-to-end security assessments on enterprise desktop applications to ensure sensitive data is not leaked via local storage.
- Identifying XSS-to-RCE chains in Electron apps by analyzing insecure IPC handlers and webPreferences configurations.
- Auditing third-party desktop tools for supply chain risks and outdated Chromium versions that are vulnerable to known 1-day exploits.
- Extracting business logic and secrets from apps that use smart-unpacking to hide their asar contents within the main executable.
How Electron Security Audit Works
- Initial reconnaissance identifies the application structure, detecting if the code is in a standard asar file or embedded within the exe binary.
- Protection mechanisms like Electron Fuses and ASAR integrity checks are analyzed and bypassed using automated flipping techniques.
- Static analysis is performed on extracted source code to find API keys, hardcoded secrets, and dangerous sink functions in the Javascript layer.
- Configuration auditing reviews the BrowserWindow settings, Content Security Policy (CSP), and Preload scripts for isolation flaws.
- Runtime analysis uses forced DevTools access to monitor IPC communication and validate potential JS Bridge exploitation paths.
- A comprehensive report is generated, categorizing vulnerabilities by CVSS severity and providing verified PoCs for every critical and high-risk finding.
Electron Security Audit Setup
To begin using this skill within the Openclaw Skills framework, ensure you have the necessary CLI utilities installed for binary manipulation:
# Install essential Electron auditing tools
nmpx @electron/asar extract resources/app.asar ./extracted_app
npx @electron/fuses read path/to/application.exe
Configure your environment to allow for binary modifications and ensure you have administrative permissions to attach debuggers if performing runtime analysis.
Electron Security Audit Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes audit findings into a structured hierarchy based on the following taxonomy:
| Level | CVSS Score | Impact Description |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 9.0-10.0 | Immediate RCE without user interaction |
| High | 7.0-8.9 | RCE requiring minor interaction or major data theft |
| Medium | 4.0-6.9 | Limited code execution or sensitive info exposure |
| Low | 0.1-3.9 | Informational leaks with no direct exploit path |
Reports are saved as Markdown files using the naming convention {app_name}_electron_audit_{timestamp}.md and include a full Source-to-Sink data flow mapping for every vulnerability.
Electron Security Audit Advanced Features
- EXE-Embedded Extraction: Automatically detects and extracts asar content hidden inside executables via hex-signature scanning.
- Automated Fuse Flipping: Programmatically modifies Electron Fuses (like RunAsNode or EnableNodeCliInspectArguments) to enable debugging on hardened binaries.
- JS Bridge Enumeration: Automatically identifies and tests all functions exposed to the frontend via contextBridge for injection flaws.
- Deep Link Analysis: Audits protocol handlers for argument injection that could lead to arbitrary program execution via shell.openExternal.
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