CVE-2026-57520

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:bitwarden:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Jun 2026, 20:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Bitwarden server
Bitwarden
CPE cpe:2.3:a:bitwarden:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4 - () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4 - Patch
References () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7526 - () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7526 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0 - () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0 - Release Notes
References () https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-admin - () https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-admin - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-privilege-escalation-via-bulk-user-remove-endpoint - () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-privilege-escalation-via-bulk-user-remove-endpoint - Third Party Advisory

25 Jun 2026, 20:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-25 20:17

Updated : 2026-07-14 22:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-57520

Mitre link : CVE-2026-57520

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-57520


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Products Affected

bitwarden

  • server
CWE
CWE-862

Missing Authorization