ClawAudit verdict

openclaw-safe-update

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

The skill safely verifies and applies OpenClaw upgrades. It does not contain any malicious or deceptive behavior.

⚠ 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.

50
security
90
transparency
70
maintenance

Findings (3)

Pattern match high

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

references/linux.md · code · sudo

Pattern match high

Bash /dev/tcp — raw TCP connection via shell

scripts/openclaw-safe-update.sh · prose · downgraded · /dev/tcp/

Pattern match medium

HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads

scripts/openclaw-safe-update.sh · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1

Why the tier is capped

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

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