Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-57521 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-57521 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-57521?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 25 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Bitwarden Server before 2026.5.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-57521?
- A patch was published on 2026-05-05: Authorization fix committed to server repository Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-57521 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-57521?
- Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A broken access control vulnerability (IDOR) exists in the PreviewInvoiceController endpoints of Bitwarden Server. The affected endpoints, specifically POST .../subscription/plan-change and PUT .../subscription/update, utilized the [InjectOrganization] action filter to load organization data from the route but failed to implement the ManageOrganizationBillingRequirement authorization check. This allowed any authenticated user to supply an arbitrary organizationId and retrieve Stripe-computed tax totals, subscription status, and billing details belonging to other organizations. The vulnerability was addressed in version 2026.5.0 by adding the missing [Authorize<ManageOrganizationBillingRequirement>] attribute to the affected endpoints.
Affected products
- Bitwarden Server before 2026.5.0
Timeline
- 2026-05-05: patched: Authorization fix committed to server repository
- 2026-05-29: advisory: Version 2026.5.0 released
- 2026-06-25: disclosed: CVE-2026-57521 published
References
- https://github.com/bitwarden/server/commit/0a3d9f9deb7d407503207b0d0ca8f0165a890bee
- https://github.com/bitwarden/server/pull/7583
- https://github.com/bitwarden/server/releases/tag/v2026.5.0
- https://sanjokkarki.com.np/blog/bitwarden-preview-invoice-idor
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bitwarden-server-broken-access-control-via-previewinvoicecontroller