# CVE-2026-42994

> CVE-2026-42994. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-42994
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:48:43Z

- Published: 2026-05-01 04:06 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:48 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.31%, 23th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-78

## 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 vendors and products

- Bitwarden: Bitwarden CLI

## Tracked companies

- [Bitwarden](https://rewindex.com/company/bitwarden.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42994)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42994)
- [https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-statement-on-checkmarx-supply-chain-incident/96127](https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-statement-on-checkmarx-supply-chain-incident/96127)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-42994 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-42994.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-42994 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:36.250Z