Sync-in Server has Username/Login Enumeration via Timing Side-Channel on POST…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-208.
Summary
Sync-in Server is an open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and syncing. Versions prior to 2.4.1 contain an observable timing discrepancy in the login endpoint because authentication attempts for nonexistent accounts return without performing the bcrypt comparison used for existing accounts. An unauthenticated attacker can measure response times to enumerate valid usernames or email addresses, facilitating credential-stuffing, password-spraying, and phishing attacks. Version 2.4.1 contains a patch.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 2.4.1 | 2.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @sync-in/server (npm) | before 2.4.1 | 2.4.1 | Patch available | GHSA-29hq-23m2-2j47 |
- server VendorSync-in Affected before 2.4.1 Fixed in 2.4.1 Patch available CNA
- @sync-in/server (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.1 Fixed in 2.4.1 Patch available GHSA-29hq-23m2-2j47
Remediation
- Fix · CNA server (Sync-in) Fixed in 2.4.1
- Fix · GHSA-29hq-23m2-2j47 @sync-in/server (npm) Fixed in 2.4.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29hq-23m2-2j47
References
More Sync-in vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-41960 Sync-in Server has a complete 2FA Bypass via `POST /api/auth/token` CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- 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-2026-41961 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-2026-58272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29hq-23m2-2j47 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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