Vulnerability in Hashicorp Tooling
CVE-2026-8715
Vault Secrets Operator 1.3.0 up to 1.4.1 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file read and credential exfiltration issue in the AppRole authentication configuration that may allow a tenant with limited Kubernetes RBAC permissions to read files from the operator pod's filesystem and transmit their contents to a tenant-controlled endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation within the cluster. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8715) is fixed in Vault Secrets Operator 1.5.0.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Hashicorp Tooling — versions 1.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8715?
- CVE-2026-8715 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Tooling, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8715?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.