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qml: add workarounds for issue assigning custom types to QObject properties

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Sander van Grieken

73/100 · Adequate
qml: add workarounds for issue assigning custom types to QObject properties

- on the python side, for pyqtProperty's with a setter, the pyqtProperty should be declared as QVariant type
- on the qml side, properties should be declared 'var', not the custom type.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes how the Electrum mobile/desktop QML GUI passes custom data objects between Python and the user interface. It switches many typed properties to the generic QVariant/'var' type and adds runtime type checks (asserts) in Python setters. The stated goal is to work around a Qt/PyQt bug where assigning custom Python types to QML properties fails. The changes are defensive and reduce strict compile-time type safety in favor of runtime checks. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an exploitable security vulnerability; it appears to be a compatibility/stability fix.

Recommended action

Treat as a routine UI compatibility fix. Review that the added assert-based type checks are not disabled in production builds (Python -O removes asserts), and consider replacing asserts with explicit exception handling if type safety is security-critical. No urgent security action is indicated by the commit itself.

Security signals we found

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Type system relaxation: custom typed QML/Python properties changed to generic QVariant/var

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Runtime type enforcement added via assert statements in Python setters

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No explicit security framing in commit message or diff

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Changes are localized to QML GUI layer, not core wallet logic

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No CVE, advisory, or researcher attribution present in commit materials

Risk score

Why this scored 25/100

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Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 4/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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