Security context

What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.

strongbox-password-safe/strongbox

              master @ 26ecccf
            

Fixes

CVEs

HIGH

Peak severity

33.3%

Coverage

Highlights

Auth Bypass: 2 prior fixes. Scrutinize any change in this area.

StrongBox/RecordView.m: most-fixed (1 issue). Treat as high-risk during review.

2 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.

Recurring patterns

The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.

Auth Bypass: A vulnerability in the biometric validation helper allowed bypassing Touch ID checks due to leftover mock/debug authorization logic, enabling unauthorized access to databases.

Auth Bypass: A logic flaw allowed users to create and save new database documents without enforcing the setup of a mandatory master password, leaving database contents unencrypted.

Information Disclosure: Sensitive credentials copied to the system clipboard remained accessible indefinitely, requiring a robust background and timeout clearing mechanism to mitigate clipboard sniffing.