{"id":"CVE-2026-35627","aliases":["GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35627","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthenticated Cryptographic Work in Nostr Inbound DM Handling","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: < 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: >= 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.","published":"2026-04-09T21:26:59.196Z","modified":"2026-08-17T03:48:14.826433220Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00454,"percentile":0.38539,"asOf":"2026-09-16"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.3.22"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77","label":"openclaw/openclaw@1ee9611"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35627.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","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":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-cryptographic-work-in-nostr-inbound-dm-handling"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-17T03:48:14.826433220Z"}}