PT-2026-33868 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab + 1 · Published 2026-04-20 · Updated 2026-04-21 · CVE-2026-41301

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

OpenClaw versions 2026.3.22 before 2026.3.31 contain a signature verification bypass vulnerability in the Nostr DM ingress path that allows pairing challenges to be issued before event signature validation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send forged direct messages to create pending pairing entries and trigger pairing-reply attempts, consuming shared pairing capacity and triggering bounded relay and logging work on the Nostr channel.

Fix

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-347

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-41301

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 4

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee742174f36b5445703e3b1ef2fbd6ae6700fa4 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h43v-27wg-5mf9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41301 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-forged-nostr-dm-pairing-state-creation-via-signature-verification-bypass · Note