Caveat verdict

openclaw-hardening

45
🟠 Risky
Significant risk patterns flagged — automated deep scan, not behavioral proof.

The primary installation method uses curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppiankov/chainwatch/main/scripts/install-openclaw.sh piped to sudo bash, executing arbitrary remote code with root privileges from a third-party GitHub account that is a concrete elevated-privilege remote execution risk.

⚠ 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.

0
security
60
transparency
70
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 (7)

Pattern match critical

Recursive delete from root or home — destructive command

SKILL.md · code · rm -rf /

Pattern match high

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

SKILL.md · code · sudo

Pattern match high

apt-get install — installs system packages

SKILL.md · code · apt-get install

Pattern match high

Pipe to sh — executes piped content as shell commands

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · |sh

Pattern match high

setuid — privilege escalation mechanism

SKILL.md · code · setuid

Pattern match high

Uses exec() — may execute shell commands

SKILL.md · code · exec (

Pattern match medium

Sets world-executable permissions

SKILL.md · code · chmod 700

Why the tier is capped

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

package_installnetwork_outnetwork_in

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