What is CVE-2021-29653?

CVE-2021-29653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-29653?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault

CVE-2021-29653

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.5.1 and newer, under certain circumstances, may exclude revoked but unexpired certificates from the CRL. Fixed in 1.5.8, 1.6.4, and 1.7.1.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.006 (42.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Hashicorp Vault
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29653?: CVE-2021-29653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-29653?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.