#VU117644 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2025-12044

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#VU117644 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2025-12044

Published: October 24, 2025 / Updated: November 25, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117644
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12044
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to rate limit regression when processing JSON payloads. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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