CVE-2025-24364: vaultwarden allows RCE in the admin panel

Published Jan 27, 2025
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Updated

vaultwarden is an unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwardenrs. Attacker with authenticated access to the vaultwarden admin panel can execute arbitrary code in the system. The attacker could then change some settings to use sendmail as mail agent but adjust the settings in such a way that it would use a shell command. It then also needed to craft a special favicon image which would have the commands embedded to run during for example sending a test email. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.33.0.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Vaultwarden Vaultwarden<1.33.0
Dani-garcia Vaultwarden<1.33.0

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:46 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24364?

CVE-2025-24364 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24364?

To fix CVE-2025-24364, upgrade to Vaultwarden version 1.33.1 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2025-24364?

CVE-2025-24364 affects users of Vaultwarden versions prior to 1.33.1 with authenticated access to the admin panel.

4

What can an attacker potentially do with CVE-2025-24364?

An attacker can execute arbitrary code and change settings in the Vaultwarden admin panel.

5

What software does CVE-2025-24364 involve?

CVE-2025-24364 involves the Vaultwarden software, an unofficial Bitwarden compatible server.

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