A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
2025-08-01T18:15:56.423
2025-08-13T18:08:08.770
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 9.1 (CRITICAL)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | hashicorp | vault | < 1.16.23 | Yes |
| Application | hashicorp | vault | < 1.20.1 | Yes |
| Application | hashicorp | vault | < 1.18.12 | Yes |
| Application | hashicorp | vault | < 1.19.7 | Yes |
| Application | hashicorp | vault | 1.20.0 | Yes |