Bitwarden Windows desktop application versions prior to v2023.4.0 store biometric keys in…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
Bitwarden Windows desktop application versions prior to v2023.4.0 store biometric keys in Windows Credential Manager, accessible to other local unprivileged processes.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00585 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27706
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fq2f-69mj-r56v
References
Other 3
- https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
- https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/8b5a223ad4ca0f89b6c9bcdbddef464d1755d2c0/apps/desktop/desktop_native/src/password/windows.rs#L16
- https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/blob/8b5a223ad4ca0f89b6c9bcdbddef464d1755d2c0/apps/desktop/desktop_native/src/biometric/windows.rs#L19
More Bitwarden vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12564 Bitwarden through 2023.2.1 offers password auto-fill when the second-level domain… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-15308 Bitwarden through 2023.2.1 offers password auto-fill within a cross-domain IFRAME element. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-20119 Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-27706 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27706 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fq2f-69mj-r56v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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