A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.
CVSS
No CVSS.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-13-vault-root-namespace-operator-may-elevate-token-privileges/76032 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
13 Aug 2025, 18:08
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Hashicorp
Hashicorp vault |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-13-vault-root-namespace-operator-may-elevate-token-privileges/76032 - Vendor Advisory |
01 Aug 2025, 18:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-08-01 18:15
Updated : 2025-08-13 18:08
NVD link : CVE-2025-5999
Mitre link : CVE-2025-5999
JSON object : View
Products Affected
hashicorp
- vault
CWE
No CWE.