Vulnerability in Dani-Garcia Vaultwarden

CVE-2024-39924

An issue was discovered in Vaultwarden (formerly Bitwarden_RS) 1.30.3. A vulnerability has been identified in the authentication and authorization process of the endpoint responsible for altering the metadata of an emergency access. It permits an attacker with granted emergency access to escalate their privileges by changing the access level and modifying the wait time. Consequently, the attacker can gain full control over the vault (when only intended to have read access) while bypassing the necessary wait period.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-39924: held from 0.133 to 0.133.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39924?
CVE-2024-39924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dani-Garcia Vaultwarden, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-39924?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-39924 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.