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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
Bitwarden Server prior to v2026.4.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to write ciphers into an arbitrary organization via `POST /ciphers/import-organization` by submitting an empty `collections` array, which causes the server-side permission check to be skipped.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-43638
Source
VulnCheck
Published
May 11, 2026 at 17:13
Affected Product
Vendor
bitwarden
Product
server
Affected Versions
bitwarden server 0
CWE Classification
References
- sanjokkarki.com.np /blog/bitwarden-import-org-bypass
- github.com /bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.4.1
- github.com /bitwarden/server/pull/7394
- github.com /bitwarden/server/commit/ebbf6dd0fa752114c09d73abb48ce32a50476758
- www.vulncheck.com /advisories/bitwarden-server-missing-authorization-via-organization-cipher-import