ClawAudit verdict

openclaw-update

openclaw-auto-update

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

OpenClaw update skill that checks GitHub releases and executes version upgrades; uses agent-reach tool to read GitHub pages, backs up config before updating, behavior is consistent with a legitimate update management workflow.

⚠ 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.

0
security
70
transparency
70
maintenance

Permission integrity

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

network_out

Performs file operations but does not declare file-accessing binaries

file_read+write

Findings (7)

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 critical

Recursive delete from root or home — destructive command

SKILL.md · code · rm -rf ~

Pattern match high

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

references/example-report.md · code · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

scripts/backup_restore.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector

scripts/backup_restore.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True

Pattern match low

Python shutil file operation — copies/moves/deletes files

scripts/backup_restore.py · prose · downgraded · shutil.rmtree(

Why the tier is capped

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

network_outfile_write

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