CVE-2023-38840 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 15 Aug 2023 Updated 8 Oct 2024

Local attackers can obtain sensitive information from the Bitwarden Desktop application process.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-38840?

CVE-2023-38840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38840?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bitwarden Bitwarden.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38840?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-38840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vc8h-v53f-wpq5.