CVE-2026-57520

Bitwarden Server < 2026.5.0 Privilege Escalation via Bulk User Remove Endpoint

Published Jun 25, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bitwarden:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Bitwarden
Bitwarden server
Vendors & Products Bitwarden
Bitwarden server
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Description 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.
Title Bitwarden Server < 2026.5.0 Privilege Escalation via Bulk User Remove Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2026, 2:06 PM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2026, 3:58 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 25, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 10:10 PM