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Merge pull request #10982 from spesmilo/wizard_2fa_seed_redirect

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Authored by Felix

73/100 · Adequate
Merge pull request #10982 from spesmilo/wizard_2fa_seed_redirect

wizard: redirect flow if a 2fa seed is entered for a standard wallet.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes Electrum's wallet creation wizard so that if a user tries to restore a normal 'standard' wallet but pastes a seed phrase that actually belongs to a two-factor authentication (2FA) wallet, the wizard automatically redirects them into the correct 2FA wallet setup flow instead of rejecting the seed or creating a mismatched wallet. Previously, the wizard would treat 2FA seeds as invalid for standard wallets. The change also ensures the Qt GUI seed validator matches this new behavior. It is a usability fix that prevents user confusion and potential loss of access to funds, not a remote-exploitable vulnerability.

Recommended action

No urgent security action required. Treat as a normal quality/usability improvement. Reviewers may want to confirm that the mutated `wallet_type` is consistently respected downstream and that users are clearly informed they are being switched to a 2FA wallet.

Security signals we found

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UX-level safety fix preventing wallet-type/seed mismatch

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State mutation: wizard_data['wallet_type'] changed from 'standard' to '2fa' based on seed type

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No cryptographic, network, or privilege changes

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No input sanitization changes beyond seed-type routing

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Test coverage added for both redirect and non-redirect paths

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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