Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 25, 2026· Updated Jul 14, 2026
Bitwarden Server < 2026.5.0 Privilege Escalation via Bulk User Remove Endpoint
CVE-2026-57520
Description
Bitwarden Server before 2026.5.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated Custom users with ManageUsers permission to remove Admin accounts from an organization by exploiting a missing role hierarchy check in the bulk user-remove endpoint. Attackers can supply Admin organization-user IDs in a bulk DELETE request to bypass the guard enforced on the single-user removal path, effectively removing one or more Admin accounts from an organization.
Affected products
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References
5- github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/901bb67157c0f80d369c40b76742fdf7623da4e4mitrepatch
- sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-bulk-remove-adminmitretechnical-descriptionexploit
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-privilege-escalation-via-bulk-user-remove-endpointmitrethird-party-advisory
- github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7526mitreissue-tracking
- github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0mitrerelease-notes
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