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High 74 Monero

Use a generated password when creating wallet

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Keeqler

45/100 · Thin
Use a generated password when creating wallet
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a security weakness where the Monero wallet was created and opened with a hardcoded password, 'pass'. Now the app generates a random 16-byte password for each wallet and stores it in the device's secure storage (like a keychain). It also disables Android's automatic cloud backup of app data. This makes it much harder for someone who gets access to the wallet file to unlock it, because the password is no longer a public, guessable word.

Recommended action

Treat this commit as a security hardening fix. Verify that flutter_secure_storage is configured correctly on each platform (e.g., Keychain on iOS/macOS, Keystore on Android, TPM/DPAPI where available on Windows), and confirm that existing wallets created with the old hardcoded password are migrated or no longer supported. Review whether 16 random bytes (32 hex chars) meets the project's threat model, and ensure the secure-storage key is not included in backups despite allowBackup='false'.

Security signals we found

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Hardcoded password 'pass' replaced with per-wallet generated random password

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Wallet password persisted using flutter_secure_storage keychain/keystore-backed storage

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Android auto-backup disabled via android:allowBackup='false'

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Empty-password guard added for non-dummy wallet creation

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openExisting() now fails closed when the stored password cannot be retrieved

Risk score

Why this scored 74/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 22/30
Exploitability 18/25
Stealth signal 10/15
Affected reach 12/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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