CVE-2026-41301

The record

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.

Affected packages

Related vulnerabilities

• GHSA-h43v-27wg-5mf9 OpenClaw: Forged Nostr DMs could create pairing state before signature verification Same vulnerability
• GHSA-4hpg-mp64-x7xq OpenClaw: Internal/webchat command auth could inherit ownerAllowFrom wildcard state Also affects openclaw
• GHSA-8mg9-j9cf-54cj OpenClaw: Empty-scope device re-pairing could confuse caller scope containment Also affects openclaw
• GHSA-rx78-29qr-5hq8 OpenClaw: Workspace-derived service PATH could influence trash command selection Also affects openclaw
• GHSA-wc84-j36w-pw4x OpenClaw: Workspace .env STATE_DIRECTORY could influence bundled runtime dependency roots Also affects openclaw
• GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h OpenClaw: Discord allowFrom could bind to mutable display names Also affects openclaw
• GHSA-mpc8-jxjh-qpgh OpenClaw: Focus command could miss controlScope enforcement Also affects openclaw
• GHSA-24vr-rprv-67rf OpenClaw: Workspace .env npm_execpath could influence bundled runtime dependency install Also affects openclaw