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Bitwarden CVE-2026-43638

| EUVDEUVD-2026-29130 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-05-11 VulnCheck GHSA-vvm4-hc77-cqmc
5.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – May 11, 2026

Bitwarden Server prior to v2026.4.1 allows any authenticated user to write ciphers (encrypted credentials) into arbitrary organizations via the POST /ciphers/import-organization endpoint by submitting an empty collections array, bypassing authorization checks. This missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) affects all authenticated users regardless of organization membership, enabling them to inject malicious credentials or pivot across organizations. Publicly available exploit code exists, and the vendor has released patched version 2026.4.1.

Affected VersionsENISA

Server 0 <2026.4.1

Affected Packages

euvd server fix: 2026.4.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
May 11, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM) 5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 17:13 nvd
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

Bitwarden Server prior to v2026.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to write ciphers into an arbitrary organization via POST /ciphers/import-organization by submitting an empty collections array, which causes the server-side permission check to be skipped.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 92% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

CVE-2026-60104 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Jul 08

Account takeover in self-hosted Bitwarden Server before 2026.6.0 lets a low-privileged organization member steal any oth

CVE-2026-43639 HIGH POC
8.9 May 11

Provider service users in Bitwarden Server Cloud can hijack arbitrary organizations via unauthorized API endpoint access

CVE-2026-43640 HIGH POC
8.6 May 11

Authentication bypass in Bitwarden Server versions prior to 2026.4.1 allows authenticated users with SCIM management pri

CVE-2026-101878 HIGH POC
7.7 Sep 29

Authentication bypass in self-hosted Bitwarden Server versions 2025.6.0 through 2026.5.0 backed by Microsoft SQL Server

CVE-2023-27974 HIGH POC
7.5 Mar 09

Bitwarden through 2023.2.1 offers password auto-fill when the second-level domain matches, e.g., a password stored for a

CVE-2026-57520 HIGH POC
7.1 Jun 25

Privilege escalation in self-hosted Bitwarden Server before 2026.5.0 lets an authenticated organization member holding a

CVE-2023-27706 HIGH POC
7.1 Jun 09

Bitwarden Windows desktop application versions prior to v2023.4.0 store biometric keys in Windows Credential Manager, ac

CVE-2026-71959 MEDIUM POC
6.9 Aug 10

Audit log integrity across all Bitwarden Server organizations can be undermined by any authenticated user, who may injec

CVE-2026-57521 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Jun 25

Broken access control in Bitwarden Server before 2026.5.0 exposes organization billing data to any authenticated user vi

CVE-2026-42994 HIGH
8.8 May 01

Malicious code injection in Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 distributed via npm for 90 minutes on April 22, 2026, enables remote

CVE-2020-15879 HIGH
7.5 Jul 21

Bitwarden Server 1.35.1 allows SSRF because it does not consider certain IPv6 addresses (ones beginning with fc, fd, fe,

CVE-2019-19766 HIGH
7.5 Dec 12

The Bitwarden server through 1.32.0 has a potentially unwanted KDF. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability i

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