Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-42994
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in Bitwarden CLI from Bitwarden. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitwarden | Bitwarden CLI | 2026.4.0 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · 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