Caveat verdict

openclaw

openclaw-guide-maintenance

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🟢 Trusted
No high-risk patterns surfaced by the deep scan — automated capability review, not behavioral proof.

Comprehensive OpenClaw maintenance guide with reference files covering channels, tools, security, and operations; no code execution, purely instructional with legitimate capability references.

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

Automated static analysis — not a human review. Caveat flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.

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security
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transparency
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maintenance

Permission integrity

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

network_out

Installs packages at runtime — transitive dependencies are not auditable

package_install

Findings (15)

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

Possible hardcoded credential

automation.md · code · Token: "your-token

Pattern match high

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

SKILL.md · code · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match high

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

automation.md · code · http://127.0.0.1

Pattern match high

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

gateway_ops.md · code · sudo

Pattern match high

Accesses shell history/config

install.md · code · ~/.zshrc

Pattern match high

apt-get install — installs system packages

sandboxing.md · code · apt-get install

Pattern match medium

Opens WebSocket connection

browser.md · code · WebSocket

Pattern match medium

Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness

acp_agents.md · prose · downgraded · Silently

Pattern match medium

Uses exec() — may execute shell commands

elevated.md · prose · downgraded · exec (

Pattern match low

References agent memory files

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · memory.md

Pattern match low

References webhook/callback URL

hooks.md · prose · downgraded · WEBHOOK_URL

Pattern match low

References agent configuration files

multi_agent.md · prose · downgraded · agent-config

Pattern match low

Sets world-executable permissions

security.md · prose · downgraded · chmod 700

Why the tier is capped

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

network_incredential_accessnetwork_outpackage_install

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