7.3
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-43914
Vaultwarden: Brute-force protection bypass vulnerability
Description

Vaultwarden is a Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust. Prior to 1.35.4, there is a security vulnerability in Vaultwarden that allows bypassing the login brute-force protection if email 2fa is enabled. If email 2fa is enabled, the unprotected 2fa-function send_email_login (email.rs, api endpoint /api/two-factor/send-email-login) also acts as an oracle determining whether a username-password combination is correct. An attacker can abuse that endpoint to brute-force passwords without rate-limiting. This works even for users who don't have email 2fa configured. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.4.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2026, 11:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 11, 2026, 11:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Vaultwarden to 1.35.4 or later to fix brute-force protection bypass.
  • Update Vaultwarden to version 1.35.4.
  • Verify brute-force protection is enforced.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/pull/6867
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.35.4
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-c5rv-q295-7w4g
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  • 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 1.35.4, there is a security vulnerability in Vaultwarden that allows bypassing the login brute-force protection if email 2fa is enabled. If email 2fa is enabled, the unprotected 2fa-function send_email_login (email.rs, api endpoint /api/two-factor/send-email-login) also acts as an oracle determining whether a username-password combination is correct. An attacker can abuse that endpoint to brute-force passwords without rate-limiting. This works even for users who don't have email 2fa configured. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.4.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-307
    Added Reference https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/pull/6867
    Added Reference https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.35.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-c5rv-q295-7w4g
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