CVE-2023-38840
An issue in Bitwarden Bitwarden Desktop v.2023.5.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive...
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
- Record
CVE-2023-38840- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
- Record
CVE-2023-38840- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42613 No score
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42613- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vc8h-v53f-wpq5
An issue in Bitwarden Bitwarden Desktop v.2023.5.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive...
An issue in Bitwarden Bitwarden Desktop v.2023.5.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the the bitwarden.exe
- Record
GHSA-vc8h-v53f-wpq5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
- Record
CVE-2023-38840- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | markuta/bw-dump | 2022-09-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Bitwarden, published August 15, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
redmaple.tech/blogs/2023/extract-bitwarden-vault-passwords
github.com/markuta/bw-dump
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38840