CVE-2026-27898 PUBLISHED

Vaultwarden: Unauthorized Access via Partial Update API on Another User’s Cipher

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 24.02.2026 Published: 04.03.2026 Updated: 05.03.2026

Vaultwarden is an unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs. Prior to version 1.35.4, an authenticated regular user can specify another user’s cipher_id and call "PUT /api/ciphers/{id}/partial" Even though the standard retrieval API correctly denies access to that cipher, the partial update endpoint returns 200 OK and exposes cipherDetails (including name, notes, data, secureNote, etc.). This issue has been patched in version 1.35.4.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor dani-garcia
Product vaultwarden
Versions
  • Version < 1.35.4 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE