Vulnerability in Bitwarden Server (CVE-2026-43638)
Summary
Vulnerability in Bitwarden Server (CVE-2026-43638). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via POST /ciphers/import-organization.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43638 has been found in Bitwarden Server.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like POST /ciphers/import-organization over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Bitwarden Server CVE-2026-43638" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43638 (Bitwarden Server) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: POST /ciphers/import-organization / collections
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in Bitwarden Server. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via POST /ciphers/import-organization.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Bitwarden Server. Attack surface: POST /ciphers/import-organization / collections.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual POST /ciphers/import-organization requests with malformed payloads or SQL meta-characters. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Bitwarden Server を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Hunt for indicators of compromise detect
grep 'POST /ciphers/import-organization' /var/log/nginx/access.log | grep -E '(unusual_payload|sqli_pattern)'アクセスログで
POST /ciphers/import-organizationへの異常なリクエスト (不正な認証ヘッダ・SQLメタ文字)を過去 30〜90日分捜索。WAF/SIEM があれば該当パスのアラート発火履歴を確認。 -
3Post-deployment verification verify
Replay attack against POST /ciphers/import-organization on staging to confirm patch closes the vectorパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 2 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory disclosure@vulncheck.com
- exploit disclosure@vulncheck.com
- patch disclosure@vulncheck.com
- patch disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web github.com