Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault

CVE-2021-32923

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise allowed the renewal of nearly-expired token leases and dynamic secret leases (specifically, those within 1 second of their maximum TTL), which caused them to be incorrectly treated as non-expiring during subsequent use. Fixed in 1.5.9, 1.6.5, and 1.7.2.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32923?
CVE-2021-32923 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2021-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-32923?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-32923 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.