Description
Bitwarden Server before 2026.6.0 does not verify that the email in a POST /auth-requests/admin-request body belongs to the authenticated caller, allowing a low-privileged organization member to obtain another user's vault key and a victim-scoped access token by creating a Trusted Device Encryption authentication request, bound to an attacker-controlled public key, that is readable from an unauthenticated endpoint once approved resulting in disclosure of the victim's vault key and account takeover.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitwarden | server | < 2026.6.0 | 2026.6.0 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2249 Bitwarden: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 8, 2026
References
- Researcher Disclosure technical-description exploit
- Release Notes release-notes
- Fix PR issue-tracking patch
- Fix Commit patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-authorization-bypass-via-admin-auth-request third-party-advisory