SB2026082533 - Privilege escalation in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise
Published: August 25, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026082533
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) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-5006)
CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
CVSSv4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote user to access unintended Vault paths.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in templated policy paths when rendering identity values containing slash characters. A remote user can manipulate a referenced identity value to access unintended Vault paths.
Exploitation requires control over an identity value referenced by an applicable templated policy.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.