CVE-2026-119414
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CVE-2026-119414
Summary: Bitwarden Server before 2026.10.1 Authorization Bypass via POST /api/ciphers/create
Details: Bitwarden Server before 2026.10.1 on Entity Framework backends contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows organization members to add ciphers to collections they cannot edit. Attackers can call POST /api/ciphers/create, where a nulled UserId is treated as administrative, to inject vault items synced to read-only or inaccessible collections' members.
References: https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/bitwarden-cipher-create-acl, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119414.json, https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.10.1, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119414, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-before-2026.10.1-authorization-bypass-via-post-api-ciphers-create, https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/9030c42bf7d8f9ac2ff9fee85c39588d5eb81499, https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/8482, https://github.com/bitwarden/server, https://github.com/bitwarden/server/blob/v2026.10.0/src/Api/Vault/Controllers/CiphersController.cs#L355, https://github.com/bitwarden/server/blob/v2026.10.0/src/Infrastructure.EntityFramework/Vault/Repositories/CipherRepository.cs#L112
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