Medium severity · published May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-31835
Vaultwarden WebAuthn credential metadata tampered before signature verification
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
vaultwarden · dani-garcia
< 1.35.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31835
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31835
Product
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/tag/1.35.5
Exploit
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/security/advisories/GHSA-x7g7-cgx5-jhx2
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