ClawAudit verdict
mac-system-stat
A local macOS system monitoring tool that reads hardware metrics via IOKit, SMC, and standard system tools entirely locally with no network access or external data transmission.
⚠ 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.
Findings (3)
References sudo — requests elevated privileges
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · sudo
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/_common.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector
scripts/_common.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True
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
No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.