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OpenClaw Security by Curate-Me

OpenClaw Security That Production Teams Trust

OpenClaw is one of the most popular open-source AI agent frameworks. But its security posture has left production teams exposed. Curate-Me wraps every OpenClaw runner in built-in governance, sandbox isolation, network controls, personal data scanning, and human approval gates.

The OpenClaw Security Crisis

Real vulnerability classes. Real risk.

Remote Code ExecutionCritical

Remote code execution via WebSocket hijacking

An attacker could execute arbitrary commands on the host system through a crafted WebSocket message. Runners exposed to untrusted input are especially at risk.

Security AuditsCritical Findings

Audits have surfaced critical vulnerabilities

Independent security reviews have uncovered issues spanning authentication, input validation, and privilege boundaries.

ClawHub SkillsMalicious Skills

Malicious skills distributing malware via ClawHub

The unvetted skill marketplace has allowed malware distribution disguised as productivity tools, with new variants appearing over time.

How Curate-Me Prevents Each Vulnerability Class

Four layers of defense, each targeting a specific attack surface that OpenClaw leaves exposed. Together they form a governance chain that short-circuits on the first policy violation.

Sandbox Isolation

4-Tier Access Control

READ_ONLYWRITE_RESTRICTEDWRITE_PROJECTFULL_ACCESS

Every runner session is confined to an explicit access tier. Deny patterns block access to .env, .pem, .git/config, and other sensitive paths. Per-session byte-level write tracking ensures nothing escapes the sandbox boundary.

Prevents: Privilege escalation, host filesystem access, credential theft

Network Phase Separation

SETUP / EXECUTION / TEARDOWN

SETUPNetwork ON
EXECUTIONNetwork OFF
TEARDOWNNetwork ON

During the SETUP phase, agents can pull dependencies and clone repos with full network access. During EXECUTION, the network is severed completely, agents cannot exfiltrate data, phone home, or reach external endpoints. TEARDOWN restores connectivity for result upload only.

Prevents: Data exfiltration, SSRF attacks, reverse shells, C2 callbacks

Personal Data Scanning

Pre-Flight Request Inspection

  • API keys (sk-*, AKIA*, ghp_*)
  • Passwords & secrets
  • Email addresses & phone numbers
  • SSN, credit card numbers

Before any request reaches an AI provider, a regex-based scanner inspects the payload for API keys, passwords, PII, and other sensitive data. Matches are blocked or redacted automatically based on your policy configuration.

Prevents: Secret leakage to AI providers, personal data exposure in training data

Human Approvals

Human-in-the-Loop Gate

  • Requests exceeding cost thresholds
  • Operations flagged as sensitive
  • External API calls during execution
  • File system writes outside project scope

High-cost or sensitive operations are routed to an approval queue. A human reviewer must explicitly approve before the action executes. No autonomous purchases, no unreviewed emails, no surprise runaway API bills.

Prevents: Autonomous financial transactions, unreviewed external actions, budget overruns

Security Audit Dashboard

Real-time compliance scoring, violation detection, and exportable audit trails, all from a single pane of glass.

dashboard.curate-me.ai/runners/security

Overall Security Posture

94/100

Excellent, All critical policies active

All Runners Compliant

Compliance Score

0, 100

Aggregate security posture calculated from policy adherence, sandbox tier, and violation history

Violation Detection

Real-time

Immediate alerts when agents attempt to access blocked paths, exceed budgets, or bypass network isolation

Audit Events

27 types

Every command, policy evaluation, state transition, and approval decision recorded to an immutable log

Attestation Reports

On-demand

Exportable compliance reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and internal audit requirements

Blocked: Agent attempted to read /root/.ssh/id_rsa

2 min ago

Runner rn_7xk2m in WRITE_PROJECT sandbox. Path denied by sandbox policy. Session continued, event logged to audit trail.

Run OpenClaw Securely

Stop patching CVEs at 3 AM. Curate-Me wraps your OpenClaw agents in sandbox isolation, network phase separation, personal data scanning, and human approval gates. 5-minute setup. Free tier available.

Free tier, no credit card5-minute setupZero code changes