CVE-2026-35627CWE-696

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthenticated Cryptographic Work in Nostr Inbound DM Handling

Medium · published April 9, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
51.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 performs cryptographic and dispatch operations on inbound Nostr direct messages before enforcing sender and pairing policy validation. Attackers can trigger unauthorized pre-authentication computation by sending crafted DM messages, enabling denial of service through resource exhaustion.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00667 · 51.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-696 · Incorrect Behavior Order
Published
2026-04-09T21:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 APR 21:26Z
    OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthenticated Cryptographic Work in Nostr Inbound DM Handling
    cvelistv5