ClawAudit verdict
openclaw-gateway-watchdog
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.
Findings (7)
Possible hardcoded credential
config.example.py · prose · downgraded · SECRET = "SECxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
References sudo — requests elevated privileges
README.md · code · sudo
Opens WebSocket connection
ARCHITECTURE.md · code · WebSocket
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
config.example.py · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
gateway_monitor.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python urllib.request — network access
gateway_monitor.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
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 Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.