SB2024101240 - Privilege escalation in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise
Published: October 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024101240
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9180)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to the mishandling of entries in Vault’s in-memory entity cache. A remote privileged Vault operator can manipulate their cached entity record through the identity API endpoint on a Vault node, potentially escalating their privileges to Vault’s root policy on this node.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.