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COLDCARD firmware

Open-source firmware for COLDCARD Bitcoin signing devices.

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Moderate 59 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

Harden PSBTv2 parsing

This commit tightens how COLDCARD reads PSBTv2 (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction version 2) files. It now rejects several malformed or ambiguous encodings that could previously be accepted: extra key data attached to fields that should…

PSBT parser hardeningrejection of non-canonical compact-size encodingsenforcement of singleton key-data emptiness
5e0dbd0eby scgbckbone+90−113 files
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PSBTv2 per input required lock time calculation

This commit adds support in the COLDCARD firmware for a newer Bitcoin transaction format feature (PSBTv2) that lets each input specify its own required lock time. Before this change, the device did not correctly compute the final transacti…

PSBTv2 per-input locktime parsing and validation addedBIP-370 required locktime computation implementedIncompatible height/time locktime requirements rejected with assertion
2ea2e791by scgbckbone+191−336 files
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Low 46 AI analysisMessage 91 · Strong
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

Add regression test for non-object JSON message-sign input

This commit only adds a new automated test to the COLDCARD firmware test suite. The test checks that when a user tries to sign a text file containing valid JSON that is not a JSON object (for example, a plain number, string, null, or list)…

Regression test for input validation of JSON message-signingTest comment explicitly references avoiding a device crash on malformed JSON inputTest requested during review of pull request #808, suggesting prior related code change
adb7baa8by copilot-swe-agent[bot]+32−01 file
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Moderate 56 AI analysisMessage 50 · Thin
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hygiene: duress wallet activate - wipe before getting slot data

This commit is a defensive hygiene fix in the COLDCARD hardware wallet's 'trick PIN' duress-wallet feature. It moves a memory-wipe routine so that it runs before the device looks up the duress wallet slot. The change reduces the window in …

secret-handling order-of-operations changeDelta Mode coercer/wipe scenarioduress wallet secret loading
aa645247by scgbckbone+3−31 file
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Low 41 AI analysisMessage 45 · Thin
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OVC clear stale outputs from new_outputs

This firmware update fixes a cleanup issue in the COLDCARD wallet's transaction signing code. Before finalizing a new Bitcoin transaction, the device now clears out leftover 'change output' records that may have been captured during a prev…

State not reset between signing attemptsStale change-output metadata reused in transaction finalizationOVC (Output Value Check) validation may be affected by leftover data
62163ccdby scgbckbone+3−01 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 65 · Adequate
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Drop ValueError message string to save flash space

This commit removes a human-readable error message from a ValueError exception to reduce the amount of flash storage used by the firmware. It is a minor code cleanup and does not change the security behavior of the code. The function still…

dc89513cby copilot-swe-agent[bot]+1−11 file
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Low 49 AI analysisMessage 60 · Adequate
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Add changelog entry for msgsign JSON crash fix

This commit only adds a changelog note saying a previous fix stopped the COLDCARD hardware wallet from crashing when a message-signing request was valid JSON but not a JSON object (for example, a number or string instead of a dictionary). …

Device crash on malformed message-signing inputInput vector includes NFC, QR, and SD card JSON filesValid JSON but wrong type (non-object) bypasses simple format checks
07afee0dby copilot-swe-agent[bot]+3−01 file
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Fix uncaught AttributeError on non-object JSON in parse_msg_sign_request

This commit fixes a bug where the COLDCARD firmware's message-signing feature would crash with an uncaught error if a user supplied valid JSON that wasn't a structured object (for example, a plain number, string, list, or null). The fix ch…

uncaught exception in message parsing pathinput validation gap on JSON typepotential denial-of-service via malformed request
d55ddbceby copilot-swe-agent[bot]+3−01 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

Signed for mk release.

This commit only updates the release signature file (signatures.txt) for the COLDCARD firmware. It adds two new file hashes for a v5.6.2-mk release and refreshes the PGP signature covering the file. There are no code changes, no bug fixes,…

e6d01c36by Peter D. Gray+10−81 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
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Signed for q1 release.

This commit only updates a release signature file. It refreshes SHA-256 hashes for changelog files and adds hashes for two new firmware release files, then re-signs the file with a PGP signature. There are no code changes, no bug fixes, an…

a310e1ddby Peter D. Gray+16−141 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

update block height

This commit simply updates a stored Bitcoin blockchain height number from 965,337 to 965,338. It is a routine, automatically generated data refresh with no code logic changes and no apparent security relevance.

3caf599eby Peter D. Gray+2−21 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 38 · Opaque
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new policy w blank lines

This commit only edits the project's internal release notes file. It replaces a detailed list of upcoming changes with placeholder 'tbd' entries and adds a note asking contributors to leave blank lines between additions. There are no code …

3d8f90f1by Peter D. Gray+9−561 file
No security note in commit
Moderate 58 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

update for new release

This commit is a release-notes-only update for the COLDCARD hardware wallet firmware. It moves many security-relevant bug fixes and hardening items from the current changelog into the historical release notes for versions 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q,…

USB protocol encryption upgrade (ncry v3) with direction-separated keys and replay protectionPSBT tampering detection: re-verify staged bytes before signing after Virtual Disk overwriteFirmware update integrity: abort if staged image overwritten, reject images extending past world-checksum region
ea2b89bfby Peter D. Gray+272−1124 files
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 28 · Opaque
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

update block height

This commit simply updates a stored Bitcoin blockchain height number from 963,314 to 965,337, along with its timestamp. It is an automatic, routine data refresh with no code logic changes and no apparent security relevance.

15deb2f6by Peter D. Gray+2−21 file
No security note in commit
Moderate 59 AI analysisMessage 73 · Adequate
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

bugfix: report staged firmware modification at upgrade approval

This commit fixes a bug in the COLDCARD firmware upgrade process. Previously, if someone tampered with the staged firmware after the user saw the approval prompt but before they confirmed, the device would crash with a bare internal error …

Tamper-detection failure path hardened: assert replaced with user-facing failure storyDefense-in-depth assertion added to PIN-changing flowTest coverage added for tamper-abort message
ef73cf58by scgbckbone+6−64 files
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Informational 2 AI analysisMessage 45 · Thin
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bump ckcc to latest master

This commit only updates a linked external code library (a Git submodule called ckcc-protocol) to a newer version. The actual code changes inside that library are not shown in the commit diff, and no security-related information was provid…

ec1c9417by scgbckbone+1−11 file
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Informational 15 AI analysisMessage 0 · Opaque
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tweaks

This commit only edits the draft release changelog file. It rewords two upcoming feature descriptions and fixes line wrapping for another entry. No source code, firmware logic, or security behavior was changed.

e166ffddby Peter D. Gray+8−41 file
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Moderate 62 AI analysisMessage 45 · Thin
CK CoinkiteCOLDCARD firmware BitcoinHardware wallets

bugfix: reject non-ASCII BIP-39 passphrases

This update fixes a bug where COLDCARD wallets would accept BIP-39 passphrases containing non-ASCII characters (like accented letters or emojis) or non-printable characters. Because different wallet software normalizes such characters diff…

Behavioral fix that prevents silent derivation of incompatible wallet seedsInput validation added for BIP-39 passphrase across USB, UI, saved-passphrase restore, and note/password lanesRejection of non-printable ASCII and non-ASCII Unicode characters
c1a67660by scgbckbone+155−147 files
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High 74 AI analysisMessage 60 · Adequate
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bugfix: capture single-sig segwit change

This commit fixes two related security bugs in the COLDCARD hardware wallet's protection against a known 'BIP-143 amount swap' attack. First, the wallet was recording the claimed amount of a segwit input to its secure cache as soon as a tr…

Fixes deferred persistence of UTXO amount cache until after successful signingFixes missing capture of single-sig segwit change outputs (p2wpkh and p2sh-p2wpkh)Prevents cache poisoning by cancelled/malicious PSBT previews
8979a8a5by scgbckbone+322−806 files
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bugfix: Reject duplicate singleton PSBT keys

This update fixes a bug in how the COLDCARD wallet reads PSBT files (the standard format for passing Bitcoin transactions between devices). Previously, if a PSBT contained the same special 'singleton' key twice in the same section, the dev…

PSBT parser now rejects duplicate singleton keysNew test cases for duplicate keys in global/input/output mapsChangelog labels the change as a bugfix
cb6df8daby scgbckbone+30−13 files
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Security candidateHarden PSBTv2 parsingby scgbckbone · 5e0dbd0e · Sep 11, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 28 · OpaqueModerate 59Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

Harden PSBTv2 parsing

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body! Opaque security-relevant change
Why it was queued
signing boundarydefensive validationsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Moderate 59/100

This commit tightens how COLDCARD reads PSBTv2 (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction version 2) files. It now rejects several malformed or ambiguous encodings that could previously be accepted: extra key data attached to fields that should have none, badly encoded input/output counts, and PSBTv2 files that are missing the required global version field. These are defensive hardening fixes rather than a single obvious exploit, but they close paths where a malicious or malformed PSBT could confuse the wallet's transaction parser.

Security candidatePSBTv2 per input required lock time calculationby scgbckbone · 2ea2e791 · Sep 6, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 45 · ThinLow 34Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

PSBTv2 per input required lock time calculation

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 34/100

This commit adds support in the COLDCARD firmware for a newer Bitcoin transaction format feature (PSBTv2) that lets each input specify its own required lock time. Before this change, the device did not correctly compute the final transaction lock time from these per-input requirements, which could cause it to sign transactions with the wrong lock time or reject valid ones. The patch implements the BIP-370 rule: if any input requires a lock time, the transaction's final lock time must be the most restrictive (maximum) of those requirements, overriding any fallback. This is a correctness/feature fix rather than a remote exploit, but incorrect lock-time handling could in theory let a malicious co-signer or wallet software trick a user into signing a transaction that becomes spendable earlier or later than expected.

AI review queuedAdd regression test for non-object JSON message-sign inputby copilot-swe-agent[bot] · adb7baa8 · Sep 5, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 91 · StrongLow 46Details
Commit message · copilot-swe-agent[bot]

Add regression test for non-object JSON message-sign input

Test requested in review on Coldcard/firmware#808: valid JSON that is not
an object (or lacks the "msg" key) must produce a clean failure story,
never a device crash.

Co-authored-by: Amiga500 <16525337+Amiga500@users.noreply.github.com>

91/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference
Why it was queued
fuzzing or regression evidencesecond-pass: broader security terminology
AI analysis · Low 46/100

This commit only adds a new automated test to the COLDCARD firmware test suite. The test checks that when a user tries to sign a text file containing valid JSON that is not a JSON object (for example, a plain number, string, null, or list), or a JSON object missing the required 'msg' key, the device shows a clean error message instead of crashing. The commit itself does not change any firmware code, so it does not fix or introduce a vulnerability directly. It is a regression test requested during review of an earlier change, likely to make sure a previous fix stays effective.

Security candidatehygiene: duress wallet activate - wipe before getting slot databy scgbckbone · aa645247 · Sep 4, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinModerate 56Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

hygiene: duress wallet activate - wipe before getting slot data

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
access controlauthentication path
AI analysis · Moderate 56/100

This commit is a defensive hygiene fix in the COLDCARD hardware wallet's 'trick PIN' duress-wallet feature. It moves a memory-wipe routine so that it runs before the device looks up the duress wallet slot. The change reduces the window in which sensitive wallet data could remain in memory if the device is in Delta Mode (a limited, coerced-access mode). There is no direct evidence in the commit that an actual leak was exploited; it reads as a precautionary hardening change.

Lower-priorityfix versions in ncry v3 docby scgbckbone · 7b82340c · Sep 4, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinTriage 0Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

fix versions in ncry v3 doc

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI review queuedOVC clear stale outputs from new_outputsby scgbckbone · 62163ccd · Sep 4, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinLow 41Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

OVC clear stale outputs from new_outputs

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 41/100

This firmware update fixes a cleanup issue in the COLDCARD wallet's transaction signing code. Before finalizing a new Bitcoin transaction, the device now clears out leftover 'change output' records that may have been captured during a previous signing attempt that failed or was aborted. If stale records remained, they could potentially confuse the wallet's checks about where money is going, which in rare cases might affect user-facing warnings or transaction validation.

AI review queuedDrop ValueError message string to save flash spaceby copilot-swe-agent[bot] · dc89513c · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · copilot-swe-agent[bot]

Drop ValueError message string to save flash space

Co-authored-by: Amiga500 <16525337+Amiga500@users.noreply.github.com>

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit removes a human-readable error message from a ValueError exception to reduce the amount of flash storage used by the firmware. It is a minor code cleanup and does not change the security behavior of the code. The function still raises an exception when invalid JSON input is provided; only the descriptive text is dropped.

AI review queuedAdd changelog entry for msgsign JSON crash fixby copilot-swe-agent[bot] · 07afee0d · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 60 · AdequateLow 49Details
Commit message · copilot-swe-agent[bot]

Add changelog entry for msgsign JSON crash fix

Co-authored-by: Amiga500 <16525337+Amiga500@users.noreply.github.com>

60/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discountsecond-pass: broader security terminology
AI analysis · Low 49/100

This commit only adds a changelog note saying a previous fix stopped the COLDCARD hardware wallet from crashing when a message-signing request was valid JSON but not a JSON object (for example, a number or string instead of a dictionary). The actual code fix is not shown here, so we can only judge the issue from the changelog description. It appears to be a denial-of-service-style crash affecting message signing over NFC, QR, or SD card JSON files.

AI review queuedFix uncaught AttributeError on non-object JSON in parse_msg_sign_requestby copilot-swe-agent[bot] · d55ddbce · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 23Details
Commit message · copilot-swe-agent[bot]

Fix uncaught AttributeError on non-object JSON in parse_msg_sign_request

Co-authored-by: Amiga500 <16525337+Amiga500@users.noreply.github.com>

65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 23/100

This commit fixes a bug where the COLDCARD firmware's message-signing feature would crash with an uncaught error if a user supplied valid JSON that wasn't a structured object (for example, a plain number, string, list, or null). The fix checks the parsed JSON type and raises a proper, handled error instead of letting an AttributeError propagate. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this is exploitable for security harm, but unhandled exceptions can sometimes cause unexpected device behavior or denial of service.

Lower-priorityNew release: 2026-09-03T1541-v5.6.2by Peter D. Gray · a76fea2b · Sep 3, 2026 · 0 filesMessage 45 · ThinTriage 0Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

New release: 2026-09-03T1541-v5.6.2

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
AI review queuedSigned for mk release.by Peter D. Gray · e6d01c36 · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

Signed for mk release.

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathdocumentation-only discountsecond-pass: opaque commit messagesecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only updates the release signature file (signatures.txt) for the COLDCARD firmware. It adds two new file hashes for a v5.6.2-mk release and refreshes the PGP signature covering the file. There are no code changes, no bug fixes, and no security-relevant modifications visible in the diff.

Lower-priorityFor 2026-09-03T1541-v5.6.2by Peter D. Gray · 0e9403f7 · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinTriage 0Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

For 2026-09-03T1541-v5.6.2

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Lower-priorityNew release: 2026-09-03T1540-v1.5.2Qby Peter D. Gray · 84fd1a5f · Sep 3, 2026 · 0 filesMessage 45 · ThinTriage 0Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

New release: 2026-09-03T1540-v1.5.2Q

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
AI review queuedSigned for q1 release.by Peter D. Gray · a310e1dd · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

Signed for q1 release.

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathdocumentation-only discountsecond-pass: opaque commit messagesecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only updates a release signature file. It refreshes SHA-256 hashes for changelog files and adds hashes for two new firmware release files, then re-signs the file with a PGP signature. There are no code changes, no bug fixes, and no security-relevant content in the diff itself.

Lower-priorityFor 2026-09-03T1540-v1.5.2Qby Peter D. Gray · 1920933e · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinTriage 0Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

For 2026-09-03T1540-v1.5.2Q

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
AI review queuedupdate block heightby Peter D. Gray · 3caf599e · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

update block height

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
second-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply updates a stored Bitcoin blockchain height number from 965,337 to 965,338. It is a routine, automatically generated data refresh with no code logic changes and no apparent security relevance.

AI review queuednew policy w blank linesby Peter D. Gray · 3d8f90f1 · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 38 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

new policy w blank lines

38/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discountsecond-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only edits the project's internal release notes file. It replaces a detailed list of upcoming changes with placeholder 'tbd' entries and adds a note asking contributors to leave blank lines between additions. There are no code changes and no security relevance in the commit itself.

AI review queuedupdate for new releaseby Peter D. Gray · ea2b89bf · Sep 3, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 28 · OpaqueModerate 58Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

update for new release

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discountsecond-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Moderate 58/100

This commit is a release-notes-only update for the COLDCARD hardware wallet firmware. It moves many security-relevant bug fixes and hardening items from the current changelog into the historical release notes for versions 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q, and adds a new set of notes for versions 5.6.2 and 1.5.2Q. The actual code changes are not present in the diff, only descriptions of them. The described issues include USB data leaks, PSBT tampering, firmware-update bypasses, virtual-disk file parsing flaws, and duress-wallet exposure in Delta Mode. Because we cannot see the patches themselves, we can only assess the claimed severity, not verify the fixes.

AI review queuedupdate block heightby Peter D. Gray · 15deb2f6 · Sep 3, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

update block height

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
second-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply updates a stored Bitcoin blockchain height number from 963,314 to 965,337, along with its timestamp. It is an automatic, routine data refresh with no code logic changes and no apparent security relevance.

Lower-prioritybump version to 1.5.2Q and Mk 5.6.2by scgbckbone · c6bf4979 · Sep 3, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinTriage 0Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

bump version to 1.5.2Q and Mk 5.6.2

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Security candidatebugfix: report staged firmware modification at upgrade approvalby scgbckbone · ef73cf58 · Sep 3, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 73 · AdequateModerate 59Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

bugfix: report staged firmware modification at upgrade approval

- FirmwareUpgradeRequest: fail with "Firmware modified" story instead of
bare assert when PSRAM write counter moved after staging
- main_pin_changer: assert no temporary wallet is active (menu already
hides the item; defense in depth)
- test_upgrades: assert tamper abort shows the failure message
- test_ccc: drop stale CCCFeature.last_fail_reason resets

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
authentication path
AI analysis · Moderate 59/100

This commit fixes a bug in the COLDCARD firmware upgrade process. Previously, if someone tampered with the staged firmware after the user saw the approval prompt but before they confirmed, the device would crash with a bare internal error (assert). Now it cleanly aborts and tells the user 'Firmware modified'. The commit also adds a small extra safety check in the main PIN change flow to ensure no temporary wallet is active, and updates tests accordingly.

AI review queuedbump ckcc to latest masterby scgbckbone · ec1c9417 · Sep 2, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinInformational 2Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

bump ckcc to latest master

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
parser or protocol pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 2/100

This commit only updates a linked external code library (a Git submodule called ckcc-protocol) to a newer version. The actual code changes inside that library are not shown in the commit diff, and no security-related information was provided by the project or any verified source. On its own, this single-line submodule bump tells us nothing about whether a security issue was fixed or introduced.

AI review queuedtweaksby Peter D. Gray · e166ffdd · Sep 2, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 0 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Peter D. Gray

tweaks

0/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
! Very short subject! Too few words to establish purpose! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
documentation-only discountsecond-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit only edits the draft release changelog file. It rewords two upcoming feature descriptions and fixes line wrapping for another entry. No source code, firmware logic, or security behavior was changed.

Security candidatebugfix: reject non-ASCII BIP-39 passphrasesby scgbckbone · c1a67660 · Sep 2, 2026 · 7 filesMessage 45 · ThinModerate 62Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

bugfix: reject non-ASCII BIP-39 passphrases

45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
access controlcryptography-sensitive pathseed or entropy path
AI analysis · Moderate 62/100

This update fixes a bug where COLDCARD wallets would accept BIP-39 passphrases containing non-ASCII characters (like accented letters or emojis) or non-printable characters. Because different wallet software normalizes such characters differently, the same passphrase could silently produce a different wallet address on COLDCARD than on another app. The fix now rejects those passphrases outright, preventing users from accidentally creating funds they later cannot access or reconcile with other wallets.

Security candidatebugfix: capture single-sig segwit changeby scgbckbone · 8979a8a5 · Sep 2, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 60 · AdequateHigh 74Details
Commit message · scgbckbone

bugfix: capture single-sig segwit change
bugfix: defer OVC persistence until signing
enhancement: improve OVC implementation and size 30 -> 128

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Why it was queued
signing boundarycryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet pathauthentication path
AI analysis · High 74/100

This commit fixes two related security bugs in the COLDCARD hardware wallet's protection against a known 'BIP-143 amount swap' attack. First, the wallet was recording the claimed amount of a segwit input to its secure cache as soon as a transaction was previewed, even if the user later cancelled without signing. A malicious co-signer could therefore 'poison' the cache with a wrong amount and later prevent the owner from spending that coin. Second, single-signature segwit change outputs created by transactions the user signed were not being added to the cache, so an attacker could later trick the wallet into signing a spend that understated the change amount. The patch defers cache writes until after a signature is actually produced, and captures single-sig segwit change amounts at finalize time. It also expands the cache size from 30 to 128 entries.