#VU113697 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2025-5999
Published: August 6, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113697
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5999
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp
HashiCorp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint can escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.