ClawAudit verdict

copilot-cli

copilot-cli-base

88
🟢 Trusted
Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

Reference knowledge base documenting Copilot CLI features and commands; executionSinkDetected reflects example shell commands in documentation only.

⚠ 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.

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security
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transparency
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maintenance

Findings (9)

Pattern match critical

Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector

references/getting-started.md · code · curl -fsSL https://gh.io/copilot-install | bash

Pattern match critical

Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands

references/getting-started.md · code · | bash

Pattern match high

References child_process — can spawn system processes

references/integrations.md · code · child_process

Pattern match high

Uses spawn() — can execute external programs

references/integrations.md · code · spawn(

Pattern match medium

Accesses system credential store

references/getting-started.md · prose · downgraded · keychain

Pattern match medium

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

references/troubleshooting.md · prose · downgraded · sudo

Pattern match medium

Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness

references/patterns-and-best-practices.md · prose · downgraded · silently

Pattern match medium

Uses exec() — may execute shell commands

references/troubleshooting.md · prose · downgraded · exec(

Pattern match low

References agent configuration files

references/customization.md · prose · downgraded · CLAUDE.md

Why the tier is capped

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

Permissions & capabilities

Requires 1 system binary.

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