ClawAudit verdict

gia-openclaw-setup-guide

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

OpenClaw setup guide that walks through installation via the official openclaw.ai install script and channel configuration; install script from openclaw.ai is a named, documented source matching the stated purpose.

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

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13
security
50
transparency
70
maintenance

Permission integrity

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

network_out

Findings (4)

Pattern match critical

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

SKILL.md · code · curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Pattern match critical

Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands

SKILL.md · code · | bash

Pattern match medium

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · sudo

Pattern match low

Changes file ownership

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · chown

Why the tier is capped

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

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