CVE-2023-38840
MediumPublished
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
- Published
- Aug 15, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
5.5/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N0.5%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 42.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
Sources
1- bw-dumpPoC
A proof-of-concept for (CVE-2023-38840) that extracts plaintext master passwords from a locked Bitwarden vault.
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