Security context

What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.

status-im/status-go
develop @ 1f1fec7
45
Fixes
0
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
87.2%
Coverage
Highlights
Auth Bypass: 26 prior fixes. Scrutinize any change in this area.
protocol/communities/manager.go: most-fixed (9 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.
36 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns

The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.

Auth Bypass: Multiple fixes in this component address bypasses in community join and permission handling, indicating a high-risk area where token criteria, signatures, and member re-evaluation are frequently missed.
Auth Bypass: Fixes here consistently enforce control-node-only operations and membership checks, showing that direct method calls can bypass authorization if not carefully gated.
Auth Bypass: This component has fixes for key distribution and publishing that require membership and control-node checks, highlighting a risk of unauthorized actions in community workflows.