Bitwarden Desktop 2023.5.1 bitwarden.exe information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bitwarden Desktop 2023.5.1. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file bitwarden.exe. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-38840. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Bitwarden Desktop 2023.5.1. This issue affects an unknown function of the file bitwarden.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in Bitwarden Bitwarden Desktop v.2023.5.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the the bitwarden.exe

The weakness was released 08/15/2023 as 476. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38840 since 07/25/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-42613). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
08/15/2023 +21 days 🔍
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01/20/2026 +889 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 476
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237251
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2023 21:35
Updated: 01/20/2026 05:41
Changes: 08/15/2023 21:35 (39), 09/10/2023 07:49 (1), 09/10/2023 07:55 (11), 01/20/2026 05:41 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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