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Moderate 60 Bitcoin

improve validation of bip129, descriptor and unchained wallet imports

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Authored by Craig Raw

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improve validation of bip129, descriptor and unchained wallet imports
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit hardens how Sparrow Wallet imports wallet files from other tools. It adds checks that reject malformed or inconsistent imports—such as a multisig setup that says it needs 3 signers but only provides 2 keys, or a coordinator file that would silently make the wallet derive different Bitcoin addresses than the rest of the signing group. The change is defensive: it makes the wallet refuse suspicious imports rather than accepting them.

Recommended action

Review the underlying drongo library changes referenced by the 'drongo' file change to confirm wallet.checkWallet() covers the same edge cases (threshold zero, address derivation consistency, key count). Ensure the new validation does not break legitimate imports with unusual but valid path restrictions, and consider adding release-note guidance for users importing BSMS/Caravan files.

Security signals we found

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Added wallet.checkWallet() validation after descriptor, BSMS, Caravan and terminal wallet creation

02

BIP129 first-address verification prevents coordinator from supplying different keys to each signer

03

BIP129 path restriction enforcement limits derivation to standard receive/change chains

04

Caravan import now rejects quorum.totalSigners != number of provided extended public keys

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Descriptor import now validates wallet consistency before returning

06

New test vectors cover threshold-zero, address mismatch, malformed address, non-standard chains and truncated records

Risk score

Why this scored 60/100

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