PT-2026-30521 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-03-26 · Updated 2026-03-26

OSV

CVSS v4.0

8.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

Nostr inbound DM handling could perform crypto and dispatch work before sender and pairing policy enforcement, enabling unauthorized pre-auth computation.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected: < 2026.3.22
• Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
• Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
• Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

• 1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

• extensions/nostr/src/channel.ts now performs authorization before decrypting and dispatching inbound DM content.
• extensions/nostr/src/nostr-bus.ts adds pre-crypto authorization, size, and rate guardrails before expensive decrypt work.

OpenClaw thanks @kuranikaran for reporting.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

GHSA-65H8-27JH-Q8WV

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35627 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-cryptographic-work-in-nostr-inbound-dm-handling · Note