CVE-2026-43638

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-11. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EPSS
8.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Bitwarden Server < 2026.4.1 Missing Authorization via Organization Cipher Import | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-missing-authorization-via-organization-cipher-import
generic

Sanjok Karki | Offensive Security Engineer

https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-import-org-bypass
generic

Release Version 2026.4.1 · bitwarden/server · GitHub

https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.4.1
generic

[PM-34383] Add import validation allowing providers to perform imports by harr1424 · Pull Request #7394 · bitwarden/server · GitHub

https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7394
generic

[PM-34383] Add import validation allowing providers to perform import… · bitwarden/server@ebbf6dd · GitHub

https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/ebbf6dd0fa752114c09d73abb48ce32a50476758

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-06-28 09:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  72. 2026-05-20 13:14 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-05-20 13:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-05-20 11:22 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43638?
CVE-2026-43638 is a medium vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-43638 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43638 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43638 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43638 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43638?
CVE-2026-43638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43638?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43638, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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