ClawAudit verdict

clawhub-smart-updater

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🟢 Trusted
Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

The skill only reads, backs up, and merges files locally; no exfiltration or malicious execution is present

⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

Automated static analysis — not a human review. ClawAudit flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.

70
security
70
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (3)

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

smart-update.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector

smart-update.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run( cmd, shell=True

Pattern match medium

Python shutil file operation — copies/moves/deletes files

VETTING_REPORT.md · code · shutil.copytree(

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.

Permissions & capabilities

No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.

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