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Informational 22 Bitcoin

show effective seed in View Seed Words

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Authored by scgbckbone

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show effective seed in View Seed Words
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes what the COLDCARD wallet displays on its 'View Seed Words' screen when a BIP-39 passphrase is active. Previously it showed the original 24 seed words plus a masked passphrase and the derived extended private key. Now it shows only the effective extended private key (and a note that a passphrase is in effect), hiding the underlying seed words. This is a deliberate UX/security hardening change, not a fix for an exploitable vulnerability.

Recommended action

No immediate security response required; treat as a normal UX hardening improvement. Verify the updated tests pass and that users understand the new screen behavior.

Security signals we found

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UI change reduces exposure of master seed words when a BIP-39 passphrase is in use

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Effective secret shown is now the derived extended private key rather than the raw mnemonic

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No cryptographic, memory-safety, or authentication changes

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No CVE, advisory, or researcher attribution present in commit

Risk score

Why this scored 22/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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