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Informational 17 Bitcoin

gui: Add a menu item to restore then migrate a wallet file

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Ava Chow

85/100 · Strong
gui: Add a menu item to restore then migrate a wallet file

Some users will have backups of a legacy wallet which cannot be restored
due to being a legacy wallet, and therefore cannot be migrated from the
GUI. This menu item allows such users to restore and migrate their
wallets in a single action.
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new menu item in the Bitcoin Core desktop program that lets a user pick an old wallet backup file and restore it, then automatically convert ('migrate') it to the newer wallet format. It is a user-facing feature addition, not a fix for a security bug. There is no indication in the commit that it addresses a vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal feature commit. If reviewing for release, verify the underlying MigrateWalletActivity::restore_and_migrate implementation handles path validation, name uniqueness, and error reporting safely.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 17/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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