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Fencer Vulns
high 8.3

CVE-2022-36071 json

Recovery codes abuse in SFTPGo

published 2022-09-02 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-54qx-8p8w-xhg8 , GO-2022-0964 , EUVD-2022-6703

cvss
8.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

SFTPGo is configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support. SFTPGo WebAdmin and WebClient support login using TOTP (Time-based One Time Passwords) as a secondary authentication factor. Because TOTPs are often configured on mobile devices that can be lost, stolen or damaged, SFTPGo also supports recovery codes. These are a set of one time use codes that can be used instead of the TOTP. In SFTPGo versions from version 2.2.0 to 2.3.3 recovery codes can be generated before enabling two-factor authentication. An attacker who knows the user's password could potentially generate some recovery codes and then bypass two-factor authentication after it is enabled on the account at a later time. This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.4. Recovery codes can now only be generated after enabling two-factor authentication and are deleted after disabling it.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2 2.3.4
  • sftpgo_project sftpgo 2.3.4

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/issues/965 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2
>=2.2.0, <2.3.4
2.3.4
go github.com/drakkan/sftpgo
all versions
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • drakkan sftpgo

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication
  • CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

Sources

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