CVE-2024-55225 Vaultwarden vulnerable to user impersonation
Attackers can impersonate users, including Administrators, via crafted authorization requests in Vaultwarden, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-55225?
CVE-2024-55225 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in the component src/api/identity.rs of Vaultwarden prior to v1.32.5 allows attackers to impersonate users, including Administrators, via a crafted authorization request.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55225?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including vaultwarden. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
vaultwarden crates.io | All versions | 1.32.5 |
vaultwarden crates.io | All versions | 1.32.5 |
Products include Dani-Garcia Vaultwarden.
How do I fix CVE-2024-55225?
Upgrade vaultwarden to 1.32.5 or later.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-55225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-55224 Vaultwarden HTML injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-39924 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2026-43912 Vaultwarden: Cross-Org Group Binding Enables Unauthorized Read And Write Access Into Another Organization
- CVE-2026-27802 Vaultwarden: Privilege Escalation via Bulk Permission Update to Unauthorized Collections by Manager
- CVE-2026-27803 Vaultwarden: Collection Management Operations Allowed Without `manage` Verification for Manager Role
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7m9-mv49-fv73, MINI-92pm-w9c6-vfjj.