ClawAudit verdict

youtube-downloader-skimmer

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

Documents a yt-dlp/ffmpeg based video downloader with clipping and optional delivery to messaging platforms; all capabilities match the stated purpose with no evidence of credential exfiltration or malicious execution.

⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

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Findings (2)

Pattern match medium

subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python

youtube_downloader.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(

Pattern match medium

References sudo — requests elevated privileges

youtube_downloader.py · prose · downgraded · sudo

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

No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.

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