Description
Bitwarden Server before 2026.5.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated Custom users with ManageUsers permission to remove Admin accounts from an organization by exploiting a missing role hierarchy check in the bulk user-remove endpoint. Attackers can supply Admin organization-user IDs in a bulk DELETE request to bypass the guard enforced on the single-user removal path, effectively removing one or more Admin accounts from an organization.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitwarden | server | < 2026.5.0 | 2026.5.0 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2095 Bitwarden: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 25, 2026
References
- https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-admin technical-description exploit
- server 2026.5.0 Release Notes release-notes
- https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7526 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4 patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-privilege-escalation-via-bulk-user-remove-endpoint third-party-advisory