modbender threat-radar — Continuous Security Scanning & CVE Alerting
Version: 1.0.0
Category: Security
Type: Monitoring + Alerting
Published: February 24, 2026
What It Does
Continuous security posture monitoring that scans your running services, Docker images, and software dependencies for known CVEs. Alerts you via WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord when new vulnerabilities affect your stack.
No external services required — runs entirely within OpenClaw using public CVE feeds.
Features
Security Scanning
- Docker image vulnerability scanning — trivy-style CVE detection for your container images
- Dependency auditing — npm, pip, cargo lockfile analysis for known vulnerabilities
- Port discovery — identifies exposed services on your local network
- SSL/TLS grading — evaluates certificate validity and security config
- OpenClaw config security — checks your OpenClaw setup against best practices
- Exposed service detection — flags accidentally public services
CVE Monitoring
- Automatic CVE feeds — pulls from NVD (National Vulnerability Database) and GitHub Advisories
- Track your versions — matches CVEs to YOUR installed software versions
- Severity-based alerting — CRITICAL immediately, HIGH in daily digest, LOW weekly summary
- Recovery tracking — knows when you patch and closes alerts
Reporting
- Weekly security digest — Canvas dashboard or markdown report
- Trend tracking — is your security posture improving?
- Remediation suggestions — actionable fixes per finding
- CWE references — understand the vulnerability class
Commands
Scanning
threat-radar scan # Full security scan now
threat-radar scan --docker # Docker images only
threat-radar scan --deps <path> # Dependency audit (npm/pip/cargo)
threat-radar scan --ports # Port scan (local network)
threat-radar scan --ssl <domain> # SSL certificate check
threat-radar scan --openclaw # OpenClaw config check
threat-radar scan --exposed # Check for accidentally public services
CVE Tracking
threat-radar cves # Show CVEs affecting your stack
threat-radar cves --critical # Only CRITICAL severity
threat-radar cves --since <days> # New CVEs in last N days
threat-radar watch <software> <v> # Track specific software version
threat-radar unwatch <software> # Stop tracking
threat-radar watches # List all watched software
Reporting
threat-radar report # Generate full security report
threat-radar report --period=week # Weekly summary
threat-radar report --period=month # Monthly summary
threat-radar status # Quick security status
threat-radar history # View past scans
threat-radar trends # Posture improvement tracking
Management
threat-radar init # Initialize threat-radar
threat-radar config show # Show current configuration
threat-radar config update # Update scan settings
threat-radar cron-install # Set up scheduled daily scans + CVE checks
threat-radar cron-remove # Remove scheduled scans
threat-radar data-refresh # Force CVE database refresh
Output
All commands support:
--json— machine-readable JSON output--csv— comma-separated for spreadsheet import--md— markdown for reports--no-color— plain text (useful for logs)
Example Usage
Initial Setup
$ threat-radar init
✓ Initialized threat-radar
✓ Created ~/.openclaw/workspace/monitoring/threat-radar/
✓ Pulled CVE databases (NVD: 245,891 entries, GitHub: 14,329 advisories)
✓ Scanned Docker images: 3 images, 0 vulnerabilities found
✓ Scanned dependencies: npm 487 packages, pip 89 packages — 2 warnings
✓ Security score: 87/100
Ready to scan. Try: threat-radar scan --docker
Full Security Scan
$ threat-radar scan
Scanning security posture...
[DOCKER IMAGES] ─────────────────────────────────────────
openclaw-agent:latest 0 CVEs ✓ Clean
postgres:15 2 CVEs ⚠ Medium (libc, OpenSSL)
redis:latest 0 CVEs ✓ Clean
[DEPENDENCIES] ──────────────────────────────────────────
npm (workspace root) 3 CVEs ⚠ 1 High, 2 Medium
- lodash@4.17.19 CVE-2021-23337 (High: Prototype pollution)
- axios@0.21.0 CVE-2021-41773 (Medium: XXE in parser)
- ws@7.4.0 CVE-2021-32640 (Medium: Buffer overflow)
[PORTS] ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
192.168.1.50:80 (nginx) ✓ Private network
192.168.1.50:443 (nginx) ✓ Private network
10.10.10.230:6379 (redis) ✓ Private network
[SSL/TLS] ────────────────────────────────────────────────
openclaw.local Grade A Valid until Jun 24, 2026 ✓
example.com Grade B Warning: no HSTS header
[OPENCLAW CONFIG] ────────────────────────────────────────
agentToAgent permissions ✓ Restricted (not [*])
Credential file permissions ✓ 600 (not world-readable)
Memory file permissions ✓ 600
Gateway auth enabled ✓ Yes
Sandbox restrictions ⚠ exec-sandbox: false (accepted risk)
[EXPOSED SERVICES] ───────────────────────────────────────
0 accidentally public services found ✓
SUMMARY
──────
Security Score: 82/100 (down 5 points from 87 on 2026-02-23)
Critical CVEs: 0
High CVEs: 1 (lodash)
Medium CVEs: 4 (axios, ws, libc, OpenSSL)
Low CVEs: 2
Estimated fix time: 2 hours (update npm packages)
Next scan: 2026-02-25 09:00 UTC (via cron)
CVE Tracking
$ threat-radar cves --critical
Critical vulnerabilities affecting your stack:
None currently. Your environment is clean at this severity level.
$ threat-radar cves
CVEs affecting your stack:
[HIGH] ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
CVE-2021-23337 (lodash)
Package: lodash 4.17.19
Component: Prototype pollution
Fix: upgrade to 4.17.21 (available now)
Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23337
Status: UNFIXED (discovered 5 days ago)
[MEDIUM] ────────────────────────────────────────────────
CVE-2021-41773 (axios)
Package: axios 0.21.0
Component: XXE in parameter parser
Fix: upgrade to 0.27.0+ (available now)
Status: UNFIXED (discovered 3 days ago)
CVE-2021-32640 (ws)
Package: ws 7.4.0
Component: Buffer overflow in frame parsing
Fix: upgrade to 8.0.0+ (available now)
Status: UNFIXED
CVE-2023-4807 (libc - in postgres:15 image)
Component: Memory corruption in glibc malloc
Fix: Rebuild image from postgres:15-alpine (fixed base image)
Status: UNFIXED (image vulnerability)
CVE-2024-1086 (OpenSSL - in postgres:15 image)
Component: Key recovery in RSA operations
Fix: Update Dockerfile to postgres:16 (has patch)
Status: UNFIXED (image vulnerability)
View details: threat-radar cves <CVE-ID>
Set alert threshold: threat-radar config update --alert-level=medium
Weekly Report
$ threat-radar report --period=week
┌─ SECURITY POSTURE REPORT (Feb 18 - Feb 24, 2026) ─────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Overall Score: 82/100 (was 85/100 on Feb 17) │
│ │
│ Metrics ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Critical CVEs: 0 (↓ 0) │
│ High CVEs: 1 (↑ 1, new: lodash) │
│ Medium CVEs: 4 (↔ 4) │
│ Low CVEs: 2 (↓ 1, patched: urllib3) │
│ Unfixed vulnerabilities: 7 (↑ 2) │
│ Average fix time: 1.8 hours (was 1.2) │
│ │
│ Trend Analysis ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Feb 17 (85/100) ↓ Feb 18 (83/100) ↓ Feb 19 (82/100) ↔ Feb 24 │
│ ⚠ Declining trend: +2 new CVEs found, zero patches applied │
│ │
│ Action Items ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ 1. npm audit fix — 3 packages, 15 min │
│ 2. Update postgres:15 — rebuild from latest, 10 min │
│ 3. Review HSTS config — grade B on example.com │
│ │
│ Docker Images (3 scanned) ────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ openclaw-agent:latest ✓ 0 CVEs │
│ postgres:15 ⚠ 2 CVEs (libc, OpenSSL) │
│ redis:latest ✓ 0 CVEs │
│ │
│ Dependencies (npm + pip) ──────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ npm (workspace root) ⚠ 3 High + Medium CVEs │
│ lodash, axios, ws │
│ pip (python deps) ✓ 0 CVEs │
│ │
│ Port Security (7 ports) ──────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ All ports on private network (10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16) ✓ │
│ │
│ Next Actions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ □ Run: npm audit fix │
│ □ Update base images: postgres:16 or postgres:15-alpine │
│ □ Run: threat-radar scan (verify fixes) │
│ │
│ Alert Settings ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Critical: Alert immediately via WhatsApp │
│ High: Daily digest (at 09:00 UTC) │
│ Medium: Weekly report │
│ Low: Suppress (monthly audit only) │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
To apply remediations: threat-radar remediate --auto-npm
To stop alerts: threat-radar config update --alert-level=critical
Scheduled Scanning
$ threat-radar cron-install
✓ Installed daily security scan (09:00 UTC)
✓ Installed CVE feed refresh (every 6 hours)
✓ Installed weekly report (Monday 08:00 UTC)
✓ WhatsApp alerts: CRITICAL (immediate), HIGH (daily digest)
Cron schedule:
- threat-radar scan → daily 09:00 UTC
- threat-radar data-refresh → every 6h (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 UTC)
- threat-radar report → Monday 08:00 UTC
View logs: threat-radar logs [--tail=50]
Installation
clawhub install threat-radar
Configuration
Threat-radar stores config in ~/.openclaw/workspace/monitoring/threat-radar/config.json:
{
"scan_paths": {
"docker_images": true,
"dependencies": ["npm", "pip"],
"ports": true,
"ssl_domains": ["example.com", "openclaw.local"],
"openclaw_check": true,
"exposed_scan": true
},
"alerts": {
"critical": "immediate",
"high": "daily_digest",
"medium": "weekly",
"low": "suppress"
},
"cve_feeds": ["nvd", "github"],
"max_age_days": 30,
"local_network_cidrs": ["10.0.0.0/8", "172.16.0.0/12", "192.168.0.0/16"],
"ignored_cves": [],
"watched_software": {}
}
Edit with: threat-radar config update
How It Works
- Initialization — Downloads latest CVE databases from NVD + GitHub Advisories (~500KB)
- Scanning — Runs 7 security checks in parallel:
- Docker image analysis (hashes vs CVE DB)
- Dependency file parsing (npm/pip/cargo) → version extraction
- Port scan (local network only, non-invasive)
- SSL cert validation
- Service exposure check (looks for :80, :443, :8080, etc. on public IPs)
- OpenClaw config audit
- CVE Matching — Compares detected versions against CVE database
- Alerting — Dispatches alerts based on severity + cooldown
- History — Stores scan results in SQLite (trend analysis)
Performance: Full scan ~30 seconds. CVE refresh ~10 seconds. Optimized for homelab scale.
Integration with Other Skills
- With infra-watchdog — threat-radar feeds security events into watchdog alerts
- With ops-journal — CVE findings auto-logged for incident correlation
- With daily-maintenance.sh — integrated as Phase 8 (security scanning)
Security Notes
- Offline mode — scans work without internet after initial CVE download
- No credential exposure — never scans credentials (security-hardener handles that)
- Local network only — port scanning stays within your private networks
- Privacy — no data sent external except NVD API calls (CVE checking)
Troubleshooting
Q: "CVE database outdated" warning
A: Run threat-radar data-refresh to pull latest feeds
Q: Scan is slow
A: Disable slow checks: threat-radar config update --skip-ports
Q: Too many alerts
A: Adjust severity: threat-radar config update --alert-level=high
Q: False positive CVE
A: Mark as accepted risk: threat-radar ignore CVE-XXXX-XXXXX
What's Next
- Real-time CVE feed (when a new vulnerability drops affecting you, know in minutes)
- Remediation automation (auto-file PRs to update dependencies)
- Integration with vulnerability scanners (nessus, qualys API)
Support
For issues: Check ~/.openclaw/workspace/monitoring/threat-radar/threat-radar.log
threat-radar logs --tail=100
threat-radar logs --follow # Real-time logging
Built for OpenClaw agents running homelab infrastructure.