ClawAudit verdict

openclaw-workflow

🟢 Trusted

Low risk — reviewed by ClawAudit, behavior matches stated purpose

YAML-driven deterministic workflow engine that executes scripts and LLM calls via the local OpenClaw gateway; no exfiltration or hidden 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.

security

transparency

maintenance

Permission integrity

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

network_out

Findings (11)

Pattern match high

Uses eval() — can execute arbitrary code

scripts/engine/context.py · prose · downgraded · eval(

Pattern match high

Direct __builtins__ access — can invoke any builtin function

scripts/engine/sandbox.py · prose · downgraded · __builtins__.

Pattern match medium

Uses spawn() — can execute external programs

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · spawn (

Pattern match medium

Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly

scripts/engine/bridge.py · prose · downgraded · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

scripts/engine/bridge.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

subprocess with shell=True — command injection vector

scripts/engine/nodes.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run( command, shell=True

Pattern match medium

Uses exec() — may execute shell commands

scripts/engine/sandbox.py · prose · downgraded · exec(

Pattern match medium

os.system/popen — direct OS command execution

scripts/openclaw_workflow.py · prose · downgraded · os.execvp(

Pattern match low

Opens WebSocket connection

scripts/engine/bridge.py · prose · downgraded · WebSocket

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

scripts/engine/context.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

scripts/engine/nodes.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request

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

Requires 1 system binary.

network_out

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