CVE-2026-57520 json
Bitwarden Server < 2026.5.0 Privilege Escalation via Bulk User Remove Endpoint
published 2026-06-25 4 mo ago modified 2026-11-08 27 h ago also EUVD-2026-39541
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- bitwarden server 2026.5.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- sanjokkarki.com.np https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-admin referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- bitwarden server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/bitwarden/server/pull/7526
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4
patch
-
sanjokkarki.com.np
/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-admin
technical-description, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0
release-notes
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/bitwarden-server-privilege-escalation-via-bulk-user-remove-endpoint
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-57520
- NVD CVE-2026-57520
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