Caveat verdict
use-cursor
Executes processes AND makes external network calls
Manages Cursor CLI tasks via tmux with explicit security disclosures about tmux pane execution risk, email redaction, and key redaction; no remote code download and autonomous execution is disabled — transparent about its capabilities.
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.
What it does
These are capability combinations: each listed behavior occurs in the skill, but Caveat detects co-occurrence — it does not verify that one flows into another. Read the code to confirm a live chain.
Executes processes AND makes external network calls — may exfiltrate command output
LLM02 · LLM06 · ASI03
Accesses credentials AND makes external network calls — potential credential theft
LLM02 · ASI03
Installs packages AND executes processes — opaque dependency chain with execution
LLM03 · ASI04
Permission integrity
network_out
credential_access
package_install
Findings (9)
Pipe-to-shell pattern (curl | sh) — supply chain attack vector
SKILL.md · code · curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash
Pipe to bash — executes piped content as shell commands
SKILL.md · code · | bash
Recursive delete from root or home — destructive command
SECURITY.md · code · rm -rf /
References sudo — requests elevated privileges
SKILL.md · code · sudo
yum install — installs system packages
SKILL.md · code · yum install
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
SKILL.md · code · subprocess.run(
References child_process — can spawn system processes
SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · child_process
Uses exec() — may execute shell commands
extensions/use-cursor/index.js · prose · downgraded · exec (
Accesses OpenClaw config/secrets directly
README.md · prose · downgraded · ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class A/B/D/F). 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_outpackage_installcredential_accessprocess_exec Thanks — recorded.