ClawAudit verdict
huggingface-skill
huggingface-api
A well-documented Hugging Face Hub skill that reads HF_TOKEN from the environment for authenticated operations; credential access is scoped to the HF_TOKEN for its stated purpose and the skill explicitly advises against hard-coding tokens.
โ Flagged for review โ coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.
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Permission integrity
package_install
Findings (2)
Python os.environ.get โ reads environment variable
SKILL.md ยท code ยท os.environ.get(
Instructs covert action โ may act without user awareness
SKILL.md ยท prose ยท downgraded ยท silently
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class F). Final tier capped at Caution โ cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 1 environment variable. (1 sensitive: HF_TOKEN). Requires 2 system binaries. (1 elevated: pip).
package_installcredential_access Is this flag fair?
Thanks โ recorded.