MacOS app downloaded from website does not use Sandboxing while App Store version does.

[duck09]

Steps To Reproduce

1. Download Bitwarden .dmg from website
2. Download Bitwarden from App Store
3. Check "Sandbox" column in Activity monitor

Expected Result

Both versions of the app are sandboxed.

Actual Result

Only the App Store version of the app is sandboxed.

Screenshots or Videos

No response

Additional Context

Sandboxing is an important security feature, especially for a password manager.

Operating System

macOS

Operating System Version

15

Installation method

Direct Download (from bitwarden.com)

Build Version

2024.9.0

Issue Tracking Info

• [X] I understand that work is tracked outside of GitHub. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.

[rmcdowell-bitwarden]

Hi there,

Thank you for your report!

I was able to reproduce this issue, and I have flagged this to our engineering team.

If you wish to add any further information/screenshots/recordings etc., please feel free to do so at any time - our engineering team will be happy to review these.

Thanks once again!