Sync-in Server has a complete 2FA Bypass via `POST /api/auth/token`
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
Sync-in Server is an open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and syncing. Prior to version 2.4.0, `POST /api/auth/token` authenticates with username and password only, then calls `getTokens()`, which returns full access and refresh JWTs without checking whether the account has TOTP 2FA enabled. An attacker with stolen or phished credentials can bypass 2FA in a single request. The parallel login endpoint (`POST /api/auth/login`) correctly enforces 2FA by calling `setCookies(user, res, true)`, which gates on `user.twoFaEnabled`. Version 2.4.0 patches the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sync-in | server | before 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @sync-in/server (npm) | before 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | Patch available | GHSA-92cr-jxw4-5wjg |
- server VendorSync-in Affected before 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.4.0 Patch available CNA
- @sync-in/server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.4.0 Patch available GHSA-92cr-jxw4-5wjg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA server (Sync-in) Fixed in 2.4.0
- Fix · GHSA-92cr-jxw4-5wjg @sync-in/server (npm) Fixed in 2.4.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58269
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92cr-jxw4-5wjg
References
More Sync-in vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29787 Username Enumeration via Timing Attack CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-35188 Sync-in Server: SSRF protection bypass via IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses in regExpPrivateIP CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-41962 @sync-in/server vulnerable to TOTP Brute-Force via `POST /api/app/sync/register` CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-41963 Sync-in Server has Username/Login Enumeration via Timing Side-Channel on POST… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-41961 Sync-in Server has a ReDoS via Unsanitized Regex in Sync Diff `pathFilters` CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-41214 A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sync-in Server before 1.9.3 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-58269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92cr-jxw4-5wjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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