What is CVE-2025-1293?

CVE-2025-1293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Hermes, classified under Weak Authentication. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-1293?

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

Vulnerability in Hashicorp Hermes

CVE-2025-1293

Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Hashicorp Hermes
Hashicorp Tooling — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1390 — Weak Authentication

References

security@hashicorp.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1293?: CVE-2025-1293 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Hermes, classified under Weak Authentication. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-1293?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.