CVE-2026-41301

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee742174f36b5445703e3b1ef2fbd6ae6700fa4	Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h43v-27wg-5mf9	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-forged-nostr-dm-pairing-state-creation-via-signature-verification-bypass	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

27 Apr 2026, 16:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee742174f36b5445703e3b1ef2fbd6ae6700fa4 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee742174f36b5445703e3b1ef2fbd6ae6700fa4 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h43v-27wg-5mf9 -~~	() https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h43v-27wg-5mf9 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-forged-nostr-dm-pairing-state-creation-via-signature-verification-bypass -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-forged-nostr-dm-pairing-state-creation-via-signature-verification-bypass - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Openclaw openclaw Openclaw
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*

21 Apr 2026, 00:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-21 00:16

Updated : 2026-04-27 16:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-41301

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41301

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41301

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openclaw

openclaw

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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