ClawAudit verdict

OpenClaw Setup

modelwise-openclaw-setup

20
🔴 Dangerous
Multiple critical issues — do not install without thorough manual review

Accesses credentials AND makes external network calls

OpenClaw Setup scores 20/100 (Dangerous). It declares no permissions. 2 undeclared capabilities detected — the skill does more than its permissions suggest. 4 critical pattern matches in code.

0
security
60
transparency
90
maintenance

What it does

These are capability combinations: each listed behavior occurs in the skill, but ClawAudit detects co-occurrence — it does not verify that one flows into another. Read the code to confirm a live chain.

Capability combination high

Accesses credentials AND makes external network calls — potential credential theft

LLM02 · ASI03

Permission integrity

Makes network requests but does not declare curl/wget in required binaries

network_out

Code accesses API keys/tokens but declares no environment variables

credential_access

Installs packages at runtime — transitive dependencies are not auditable

package_install

Findings (11)

Pattern match critical

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

SKILL.md · code · curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash

Pattern match critical

Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands

SKILL.md · code · | bash

Pattern match critical

Possible hardcoded credential

SKILL.md · code · Token: "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN

Pattern match critical

Recursive delete from root or home — destructive command

SKILL.md · code · rm -rf ~

Pattern match high

Accesses shell history/config

SKILL.md · code · ~/.zshrc

Pattern match high

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

SKILL.md · code · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match high

Downloads executables from external URLs

SKILL.md · code · install from https://

Pattern match high

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

SKILL.md · code · sudo

Pattern match high

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

references/configuration-reference.md · code · http://127.0.0.1

Pattern match medium

Changes file ownership

SKILL.md · code · chown

Pattern match medium

Opens WebSocket connection

references/configuration-reference.md · code · WebSocket

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/C). 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.

network_outpackage_installcredential_access
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