Auth bypass in Hashicorp Vault

CVE-2025-3879

Vault Community, Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) Azure Auth method did not correctly validate the claims in the Azure-issued token, resulting in the potential bypass of the bound_locations parameter on login. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (45.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-3879?
CVE-2025-3879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-3879?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.