CVE-2020-16251

moderate-risk
Published 2020-08-26

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.

Do I need to act?

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0.92% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Hashicorp

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-...
Release Notes https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151
Product https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-...
Release Notes https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151
Product https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/
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moderate-risk
Severity 28/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low