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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4 | Patch |
| https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7526 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0 | Release Notes |
| https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-admin | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-privilege-escalation-via-bulk-user-remove-endpoint | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
27 Jun 2026, 20:41
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Bitwarden server
Bitwarden |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:bitwarden:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7526 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () 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 - Third Party Advisory |
25 Jun 2026, 20:22
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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
