Insecure Default Initialization of Resource in Vault Terraform Provider - CVE-2025-13357
Published: November 24, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118689
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13357
CWE-ID: CWE-1188
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: HashiCorp
Affected software:
Vault Terraform Provider
Vault Terraform Provider
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application incorrectly set the default deny_null_bind parameter for the LDAP auth method to false by default. A remote attacker can bypass authentication on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-13357
Install updates from vendor's website.