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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2025-08-05 08:52

Modified

2025-08-05 09:07

Summary

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

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.

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            }
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          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-6000"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:go:*:*",
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    ],
    "severity": "Critical"
  },
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  "id": "BIT-vault-2025-6000",
  "modified": "2025-08-05T09:07:53.274Z",
  "published": "2025-08-05T08:52:55.970Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse"
}

CVE-2025-6000 (GCVE-0-2025-6000)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-01 17:40 – Updated: 2025-08-01 18:12

Title

Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

Summary

Severity ?

9.1 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection)

Assigner

HashiCorp

References

URL

Tags

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-pri…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

HashiCorp

Vault

Affected: 0.8.0 , < 1.20.1 (semver)

HashiCorp

Vault Enterprise

Affected: 0.8.0 , < 1.20.1 (semver)

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

CVE-2025-6000 (GCVE-0-2025-6000)

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