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Low 28 Bitcoin

ArgsManager: automate checking for correct command options

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Authored by Anthony Towns

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ArgsManager: automate checking for correct command options
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds an automated check in Bitcoin Core's argument manager so that command-line options meant only for specific wallet-tool commands (like -dumpfile) are rejected when used with the wrong command. It replaces a one-off manual check with a general mechanism and adds a test. It is a hardening improvement, not a fix for an active vulnerability.

Recommended action

No immediate action required. Treat as routine hardening. Review whether other tools or commands using ArgsManager should adopt CheckCommandOptions() for consistent validation.

Security signals we found

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Input validation hardening for wallet tool command-line options

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Replacement of manual option check with centralized ArgsManager validation

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Addition of functional test for invalid option/command combination

Risk score

Why this scored 28/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 3/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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