Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault
CVE-2021-38554
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.
EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Hashicorp Vault
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38554?
- CVE-2021-38554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38554?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38554 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.