What is CVE-2026-12624?

CVE-2026-12624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-12624?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Hashicorp Vault

CVE-2026-12624

Vault’s ACL policy engine did not consistently enforce a wildcard (glob) deny rule against LIST requests made with a trailing slash on the denied path. This may allow a token holding a broader allow rule alongside a narrower wildcard deny…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hashicorp Vault — versions 0
Hashicorp Vault Enterprise — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

security@hashicorp.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12624?: CVE-2026-12624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-12624?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.