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check all open tabs when verifying a scanned or loaded transaction matches the originating psbt

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Craig Raw

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check all open tabs when verifying a scanned or loaded transaction matches the originating psbt
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit tightens how Sparrow Wallet checks that a scanned QR code or loaded file matches the transaction the user is currently working on. Previously, the app only compared the new transaction/PSBT against the single currently open tab. Now it checks all open transaction tabs. This reduces the chance that a user accidentally accepts a wrong or maliciously substituted transaction because they had the wrong tab active. It is a defensive hardening fix, not a clear-cut remote exploit.

Recommended action

Treat as a defensive fix worth including in the next release. Review whether matchesOpenTransactionTab correctly handles tabs with no PSBT (transaction-only comparison by txid) and ensure the new error dialog text is localized. No immediate incident response is indicated absent a disclosed exploit.

Security signals we found

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UI workflow hardening: cross-tab verification prevents acceptance of mismatched transactions/PSBTs

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Previously, verification was scoped to a single tab's context PSBT, which could be bypassed by tab confusion or user error

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Silent Payments edge case preserved: possibleUnverifiableSilentPaymentsTransaction still triggers a dedicated warning

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No cryptographic changes; purely validation/UX logic

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No CVE, advisory, or vendor security statement supplied

Risk score

Why this scored 59/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 12/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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