Is an air-gapped wallet still exposed to malicious QR codes?

Yes. QR and microSD are data channels; an untrusted transaction proposal can still request the wrong destination or permission.

The answer

Yes. QR and microSD are data channels; an untrusted transaction proposal can still request the wrong destination or permission.

What to do next

Read the trusted device's transaction summary and verify outputs independently.

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