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Moderate 57 Monero

Merge pull request #1455 from cypherstack/fix/desktop-pw-reset

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Julian

73/100 · Adequate
Merge pull request #1455 from cypherstack/fix/desktop-pw-reset

fix(desktop): desktop forgot password flow and app startup process re…
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes the desktop "forgot password" reset flow in Stack Wallet. It adds integration tests that verify the app can securely wipe its own data when a user forgets the desktop password, and it updates the Firo cache worker to close cleanly during that wipe. The change is defensive: it makes sure databases and background workers shut down before files are deleted, so leftover data or crashed workers do not leave sensitive information behind.

Recommended action

Review the full diff of lib/utilities/desktop_startup_and_reset.dart and the new desktop_forgot_password tests to confirm the reset ordering, error handling, and file-deletion scope are correct. Run the new integration tests on Linux, macOS, and Windows before release. Consider whether any other background services (e.g., tor, wallet daemons) need an equivalent graceful-shutdown step before file deletion.

Security signals we found

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Desktop password reset now closes Firo cache workers and SQLite databases before deleting app data, reducing the risk of data leakage or corruption during wipe

02

New integration tests assert that a successful reset removes password store (hive/desktopdata.hive), wallet key store (isar/desktopStore.isar), and wallet files while preserving backups and tor state

03

Failed reset scenario leaves a .reset-pending marker and removes password/key stores first, preventing the reset from being undone after partial deletion

04

Unfinished reset retry path deletes data and opens a fresh first-run screen; quit path preserves everything

05

Test harness isolates app data in a temp folder and redirects path_provider so logs and files do not touch the real documents folder

Risk score

Why this scored 57/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 12/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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