GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665
Aliases
  • CVE-2025-6000
Downstream
Published
2025-08-01T18:31:19Z
Modified
2025-08-01T22:27:15.737890Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-01T18:15:56Z",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-01T21:07:41Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-94"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Go / github.com/hashicorp/vault

Package

Name
github.com/hashicorp/vault
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Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0.8.0
Fixed
1.20.1