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interface: don't request same tx from server that we just broadcast to it

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Authored by SomberNight

73/100 · Adequate
interface: don't request same tx from server that we just broadcast to it

Often when the wallet creates a tx, the flow is:
- create unsigned tx
- sign tx
- broadcast tx, but don't save it in history
- server sends notification that status of a subscribed address changed
- client calls scripthash.get_history
- client sees txid in scripthash.get_history response
- client calls blockchain.transaction.get to request missing tx

Instead, now when we broadcast a tx on an interface, we cache that tx *for that interface*,
and just before calling blockchain.transaction.get, we lookup in the cache.
Hence this will often save a network request.
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What changed, and why it matters

This change is a performance optimization, not a security fix. Electrum used to ask a server for transaction details even when it had just sent that same transaction to the server moments earlier. Now it remembers the transaction locally for that server connection, avoiding an unnecessary network request. There is no security problem being fixed here.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as a normal performance improvement.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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