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CVE-2026-58271: @sync-in/server vulnerable to TOTP Brute-Force via `POST /api/app/sync/register`

September 22, 2026

POST /api/app/sync/register accepts credentials and a TOTP code to register a desktop sync client. In the vulnerable version, on a failed TOTP attempt, SyncClientsManager.register() called updateAccesses(user, ip, false), which hit a freeze branch that wrote passwordAttempts back unchanged. The counter never reached USER_MAX_PASSWORD_ATTEMPTS (10), so the account lockout gate never fired for repeated TOTP failures through this endpoint.

A successful TOTP guess registers a sync client and returns a {clientId, clientToken} pair, provided the account has the required desktop app permission and the registration payload is valid. The token can then be exchanged via POST /api/app/sync/auth/cookie for an authenticated session. While the guessed TOTP code is still valid, and because the attacker already knows the password, the attacker can also call POST /api/auth/2fa/disable to remove MFA.

References

  • github.com/Sync-in/server/commit/b13a4aad5c2b38fe8231a0d007cd08a086ec5bdb
  • github.com/Sync-in/server/pull/228
  • github.com/Sync-in/server/releases/tag/v2.4.0
  • github.com/Sync-in/server/security/advisories/GHSA-274f-6w77-8qm9
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-274f-6w77-8qm9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58271

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.4.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.4.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.4.0 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Source file

npm/@sync-in/server/CVE-2026-58271.yml

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