ClawAudit verdict

openclaw-course

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Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

OpenClaw Masterclass course reference skill that routes queries to local documentation files; no capabilities declared, content is a pure documentation index with no suspicious behavior.

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

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Findings (20)

Pattern match critical

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

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Pattern match critical

Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · | bash

Pattern match critical

Possible hardcoded credential

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · Token: "123456:ABCDEF...

Pattern match critical

Recursive delete from root or home — destructive command

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · rm -rf ~

Pattern match critical

Pipe to sh — executes piped content as shell commands

references/04-CONTEXT-AND-COSTS.md · code · | sh

Pattern match critical

Accesses sensitive system files

references/06-SECURITY.md · code · /etc/passwd

Pattern match high

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · sudo

Pattern match high

apt-get install — installs system packages

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · apt-get install

Pattern match high

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match high

Uses exec() — may execute shell commands

references/03-LOCAL-POWER.md · code · exec(

Pattern match high

Downloads executables from external URLs

references/04-CONTEXT-AND-COSTS.md · code · download from https://

Pattern match high

References SSH/GPG private keys

references/06-SECURITY.md · code · ssh-key

Pattern match high

Accesses .ssh directory

references/05-VPS-EMPLOYEE.md · code · .ssh/

Pattern match high

Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code

references/07-SKILLS-AND-FUTURE.md · prose · downgraded · | Python

Pattern match medium

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1

Pattern match medium

References webhook/callback URL

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · webhookUrl

Pattern match medium

Sets world-executable permissions

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · chmod 700

Pattern match medium

Changes file ownership

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · code · chown

Pattern match medium

References agent memory files

references/02-THE-SOUL-ARCHITECTURE.md · code · MEMORY.md

Pattern match low

Opens WebSocket connection

references/01-FOUNDATIONS.md · prose · downgraded · WebSocket

Why the tier is capped

Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/B/C/E). 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.

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