CVE-2026-47164Network attack vector

Unauthenticated account takeover via unverified SSO email linking

Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026

Authentication bypass in Vaultwarden before 1.36.0 allows remote attackers to take over existing accounts through the SSO login flow. The sso_login handler falls back from issuer-and-subject lookup to an IdP-supplied email and persists a new SSO binding without checking email_verified on the existing-user branch. Exploitation requires SSO, default SSO_SIGNUPS_MATCH_EMAIL=true, an IdP identity asserting the victim's email, no prior binding, and no Vaultwarden 2FA; success grants a victim session and persistent repeat access.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Vaultwarden before 1.36.0 allows remote attackers to take over existing accounts through the SSO login flow. The sso_login handler falls back from issuer-and-subject lookup to an IdP-supplied email and persists a new SSO binding without checking email_verified on the existing-user branch. Exploitation requires SSO, default SSO_SIGNUPS_MATCH_EMAIL=true, an IdP identity asserting the victim's email, no prior binding, and no Vaultwarden 2FA; success grants a victim session and persistent repeat access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-47164
Published
Jul 15, 2026
Updated
Jul 15, 2026
Vendor
Dani Garcia
Product
Vaultwarden
Classifications
CWE-284, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.36.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dani Garcia · Vaultwardenversion=< 1.36.0

Published CVSS scores

7.7GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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