CVE-2026-42994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 from 2026-04-22T21:57Z to 2026-04-22T23:30Z, when obtained from npm, had embedded malicious code. This is related to a Checkmarx supply chain incident.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Bitwarden	Bitwarden

No data.

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Vendors	Products
Bitwarden	Bitwarden

References

Link	Providers
https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-statement-on-checkmarx-supply-chain-incident/96127

History

Fri, 01 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 01 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Bitwarden Bitwarden bitwarden
Vendors & Products		Bitwarden Bitwarden bitwarden

Fri, 01 May 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 from 2026-04-22T21:57Z to 2026-04-22T23:30Z, when obtained from npm, had embedded malicious code. This is related to a Checkmarx supply chain incident.
Weaknesses		CWE-78
References		https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-statement-on-checkmarx-supply-chain-incident/96127
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-05-01T04:06:17.153Z

Updated: 2026-05-01T14:16:19.189Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T04:06:16.747Z

Link: CVE-2026-42994

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T14:16:11.562Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-01T05:16:01.510

Modified: 2026-05-01T15:33:10.820

Link: CVE-2026-42994

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T08:15:12Z

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