ClawAudit verdict

openclaw-gateway-watchdog

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

Instructs the user to clone a GitHub repository and run a Python install script to set up a gateway monitoring daemon with optional DingTalk webhook notifications; transparent watchdog setup.

⚠ 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.

25
security
60
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (7)

Pattern match high

Possible hardcoded credential

config.example.py · prose · downgraded · SECRET = "SECxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Pattern match high

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

README.md · code · sudo

Pattern match medium

Opens WebSocket connection

ARCHITECTURE.md · code · WebSocket

Pattern match medium

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

config.example.py · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

gateway_monitor.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

gateway_monitor.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request

Pattern match low

Python os.getenv — reads environment variable

install.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(

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.

network_in

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