{"id":"GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv","summary":"OpenClaw: Nostr inbound DMs could trigger unauthenticated crypto work before sender policy enforcement","details":"## Summary\nNostr inbound DM handling could perform crypto and dispatch work before sender and pairing policy enforcement, enabling unauthorized pre-auth computation.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: \u003c 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: \u003e= 2026.3.22\n- Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)\n- Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77`\n\n## Release Status\nThe fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.\n\n## Code-Level Confirmation\n- extensions/nostr/src/channel.ts now performs authorization before decrypting and dispatching inbound DM content.\n- extensions/nostr/src/nostr-bus.ts adds pre-crypto authorization, size, and rate guardrails before expensive decrypt work.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @kuranikaran for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-35627"],"modified":"2026-04-10T20:42:18.188276Z","published":"2026-03-26T19:08:34Z","database_specific":{"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-26T19:08:34Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-863"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35627"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-cryptographic-work-in-nostr-inbound-dm-handling"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.22"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv/GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}