Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-35627

Title: Pre-Authentication DoS via Nostr DM Processing

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-35627.

CWE Category CWE-696
Published Date Apr 09, 2026
Modified Date Apr 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.9 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.45%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-35627: 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.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ee9611079e81b9122f4bed01abb3d9f56206c77 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-65h8-27jh-q8wv https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unauthenticated-cryptographic-work-in-nostr-inbound-dm-handling
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-35627 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.