CVE-2023-38840 (GCVE-0-2023-38840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-15 00:00 – Updated: 2024-10-08 20:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Bitwarden Desktop 2023.7.0 and below allows an attacker with local access to obtain sensitive information via the Bitwarden.exe process.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-08 20:45 UTC
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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