CVE 5.3 MEDIUM

Vaultwarden WebAuthn credential metadata tampered before signature verification_CVE-2026-31835

5.3 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Vaultwarden is a Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust. In versions 1.35.4 and earlier, the WebAuthn authentication flow in `validate_webauthn_login()` updates persistent credential metadata (1backup_eligible1 and 1backup_state flags1) based on unverified `authenticatorData` before signature validation is performed. An attacker who knows a user's password but cannot produce a valid WebAuthn signature can permanently modify the stored backup flags for that user's credential. If signature verification fails, the database update is not rolled back. This can result in a persistent denial of service of WebAuthn two-factor authentication for affected credentials. This issue has been fixed in version 1.35.5.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-31835
Source GitHub_M
Published May 5, 2026 at 18:51

Affected Product

Vendor dani-garcia
Product vaultwarden
Version < 1.35.5
Affected Versions dani-garcia vaultwarden < 1.35.5

CWE Classification

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