Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain…
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00516 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2023-38840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vc8h-v53f-wpq5
References
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-2023-12369 Bitwarden Windows desktop application versions prior to v2023.4.0 store biometric keys in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2018-15308 Bitwarden through 2023.2.1 offers password auto-fill within a cross-domain IFRAME element. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-38840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vc8h-v53f-wpq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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