Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault
CVE-2021-41802
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.5 and 1.8.4.
EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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-2021-41802?
- CVE-2021-41802 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2021-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-41802?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-41802 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.