GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665 Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration

CRITICAL Published 2025-08-01 Modified 2025-08-01 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-6000
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/hashicorp/vault
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-94
Reviewed
2025-08-01

Affected packages

• Go github.com/hashicorp/vault: >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1 → fixed in 1.20.1

Description

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-6000 A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References