What is CVE-2020-16251?

CVE-2020-16251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-16251?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Hashicorp Vault

CVE-2020-16251

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.030 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Hashicorp Vault
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16251?: CVE-2020-16251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-16251?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.