CVE-2026-43913
Vaultwarden: Unconfirmed Owner Can Purge Entire Organization Vault
Description
Vaultwarden is a Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust. Prior to 1.35.5, Vaultwarden allows an unconfirmed organization owner to purge the entire organization vault. The organization invite flow uses a two-step process: accepting an invite transitions membership from Invited to Accepted, and a separate confirmation by an existing owner upgrades it to Confirmed. The POST /api/ciphers/purge endpoint uses plain Headers and only checks that the membership type is Owner without verifying that the membership status is Confirmed. An authenticated user who has been invited as an organization owner and has accepted the invite and has not yet been confirmed can call this endpoint to hard-delete all ciphers and attachments in the organization, causing immediate organization-wide data loss. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.5.
INFO
Published Date :
May 11, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 13, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Vaultwarden to version 1.35.5.
- Ensure organization owner invites are confirmed.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-43913.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-937x-3j8m-7w7p | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 13, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dani-garcia:vaultwarden:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.35.5 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-937x-3j8m-7w7p Types: Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Vaultwarden is a Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust. Prior to 1.35.5, Vaultwarden allows an unconfirmed organization owner to purge the entire organization vault. The organization invite flow uses a two-step process: accepting an invite transitions membership from Invited to Accepted, and a separate confirmation by an existing owner upgrades it to Confirmed. The POST /api/ciphers/purge endpoint uses plain Headers and only checks that the membership type is Owner without verifying that the membership status is Confirmed. An authenticated user who has been invited as an organization owner and has accepted the invite and has not yet been confirmed can call this endpoint to hard-delete all ciphers and attachments in the organization, causing immediate organization-wide data loss. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.5. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-863 Added Reference https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-937x-3j8m-7w7p