Caveat verdict
kie-ai
kie-ai-skill
Image generation wrapper for kie.ai using a user-provided API key; all calls go to documented kie.ai endpoints, with optional Google Drive upload via a separate user-authorized Maton API key.
⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.
Automated static analysis — not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.
Findings (7)
Possible hardcoded credential
README.md · code · API_KEY="your-key-here
Accesses shell history/config
README.md · code · ~/.zshrc
Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
lib/generate-image.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python urllib.request — network access
lib/balance.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Python os.getenv — reads environment variable
lib/balance.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(
Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable
lib/upload-drive.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D/F). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
Requires 1 environment variable. (1 sensitive: KIE_API_KEY). Requires 1 system binary.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.