Vaultwarden is a Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust. In versions 1.35.4 and earlier, the WebAuthn authentication flow in `validate_webauthn_login()` updates persistent credential metadata (1backup_eligible1 and 1backup_state flags1) based on unverified `authenticatorData` before signature validation is performed. An attacker who knows a user's password but cannot produce a valid WebAuthn signature can permanently modify the stored backup flags for that user's credential. If signature verification fails, the database update is not rolled back. This can result in a persistent denial of service of WebAuthn two-factor authentication for affected credentials. This issue has been fixed in version 1.35.5.
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-x7g7-cgx5-jhx2
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.35.5
Published: 2026-05-05
Updated: 2026-05-05
Base Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium