F-2026-0007·weak-secret

Insufficient entropy in access code based access control mechanism

Fixedpentestblackboxtypescript
TL;DR

The access code that gated the staged rollout used a limited character set and length, making it brute-forceable under realistic conditions if rate-limit and challenge controls were ineffective.

Severity
INFO
Impact
MEDIUM
Likelihood
LOW
Method
MManual review
CAT.
Complexity
LOW
Exploitability
MEDIUM
02Section · Description

Description

The access code used as part of the staged rollout access gating relied on limited character sets and length, making it vulnerable to brute force attacks under realistic conditions. Combined with M-01 (WAF rate limiting bypassable by switching browsers), the effective protection against guessing was weaker than the design intended.

03Section · Impact

Impact

Informational. Reduces the strength of the access gating mechanism; not a direct vulnerability in the swap functionality itself.

04Section · Recommendation

Recommendation

Increase the access code length and character set entropy. Couple the code with a per-IP / per-client rate limit that survives browser switching (see M-01). Consider replacing the shared code model with per-user, single-use codes for high-assurance gating.

Novaswap: Confirmed. Zealynx: Fixed.

Status
Fixed
F-2026-0007