---
id: CVE-2026-60104
title: Bitwarden Server < 2026.6.0 Authorization Bypass via Admin Auth Request
summary: >-
  Bitwarden Server before 2026.6.0 does not verify that the email in a POST
  /auth-requests/admin-request body belongs to the authenticated caller,
  allowing a low-privileged organization member to obtain another user's vault
  key and a victi…
severity: high
cvss: 8.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-639
vendor: bitwarden
product: server
affected:
  - server < 2026.6.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-07-09T13:35:41.639610Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-07-08'
updated: '2026-11-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-08T14:07:27.748Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-60104'
references:
  - url: 'https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-vault-key-heist'
    label: Researcher Disclosure
  - url: 'https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases#release-v2026.6.0'
    label: Release Notes
  - url: 'https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7615'
    label: Fix PR
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/dcf4c486b2b5bedecc03a48b427243328cc74a9a
    label: Fix Commit
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-authorization-bypass-via-admin-auth-request
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00371
epssPercentile: 0.31286
ingestedAt: '2026-11-08T14:51:22.278Z'
---

## Overview

Bitwarden Server before 2026.6.0 does not verify that the email in a POST /auth-requests/admin-request body belongs to the authenticated caller, allowing a low-privileged organization member to obtain another user's vault key and a victim-scoped access token by creating a Trusted Device Encryption authentication request, bound to an attacker-controlled public key, that is readable from an unauthenticated endpoint once approved resulting in disclosure of the victim's vault key and account takeover.

## Affected

- `server < 2026.6.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.