ClawAudit verdict
free-local-web-search
Local SearXNG web search deployment using Docker on localhost with a Python requests wrapper; the package_install is for pip install requests and Docker image pulling, all consistent with the stated secure localhost-only search purpose.
⚠ 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.
Permission integrity
package_install
Findings (4)
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
scripts/healthcheck.py · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/install.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector
scripts/install.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
scripts/healthcheck.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
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
Requires 2 system binaries. (1 elevated: docker).
package_install Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.