CVE-2025-6000CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p54.2%

CVE-2025-6000CVE-2025-6000

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.19.1 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.87% probability of exploitation · percentile 54.2% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2025-08-01
Last modified2025-08-13

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-94

References

  1. https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')cwe-940%live

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