Vaultwarden: Refresh tokens not invalidated on security stamp rotation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
Vaultwarden is a Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust. Prior to 1.35.5, refresh tokens are not invalidated when the user's security_stamp is rotated by some security-sensitive operations (password change, KDF change, key rotation, email change, org admin password reset, emergency access takeover). This allows an attacker holding a previously obtained refresh token to maintain session access even after the user has taken action to secure their account. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.35.5.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dani-garcia | vaultwarden | before 1.35.5 | 1.35.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- vaultwarden Vendordani-garcia Affected before 1.35.5 Fixed in 1.35.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dani-garcia:vaultwarden:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.35.5 | Vulnerable | dani-garcia |
- cpe:2.3:a:dani-garcia:vaultwarden:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.35.5 Vulnerable ·dani-garcia
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vaultwarden (dani-garcia) Fixed in 1.35.5
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43911
References
More dani-garcia Vaultwarden vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-31977 Vaultwarden: Brute-force protection bypass vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-31975 Vaultwarden: Cross-Org Group Binding Enables Unauthorized Read And Write Access Into Another Organization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-18108 vaultwarden allows escalation of privilege via variable confusion in OrgHeaders trait CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-18107 vaultwarden allows RCE in the admin panel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-22155 Vaultwarden: 2FA Bypass on Protected Actions due to Faulty Rate Limit Enforcement CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2026-24388 Vaultwarden WebAuthn credential metadata tampered before signature verification CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-43911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-43911 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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