VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2026-42994

critical
Published 2026-05-01 · Modified 2026-05-04
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-statement-on-checkmarx-supply-chain-incident/96127

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
bitwardencli2026.4.0

References

CWEs

CWE-78 CWE-94

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.