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wallettool: Disallow creating new unnamed wallets

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Ava Chow

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wallettool: Disallow creating new unnamed wallets
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit tightens the bitcoin-wallet command-line tool so it can no longer create a wallet without an explicit name. Previously, the tool allowed creating an unnamed wallet in some situations, which could lead to confusion or accidental wallet files being placed in unexpected locations. The change adds clear error messages and tests to ensure the tool refuses to create unnamed wallets for both regular creation and creation from a dump file.

Recommended action

No immediate action required beyond normal review and testing. Users of bitcoin-wallet should ensure they always provide an explicit -wallet name when creating wallets. Consider reviewing whether any documentation or release notes mention the previous unnamed-wallet behavior.

Security signals we found

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Input validation hardening: empty wallet name now rejected explicitly

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Command-line argument validation extended to 'createfromdump'

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Functional tests updated to assert refusal of unnamed wallet creation

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Potential path/location confusion risk mitigated by requiring explicit wallet names

Risk score

Why this scored 36/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 7/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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