Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Vault Enterprise and Vault - CVE-2021-41802
Published: August 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66114
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41802
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions assignment. A remote user with write permission to an entity alias ID can share a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities.
Affected software
Vault Enterprise
Vault
Gentoo Linux
Vault
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2021-41802
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vault Enterprise - addressed in versions 1.7.5, 1.8.4
Vault - addressed in versions 1.7.5, 1.8.4
Vault - addressed in versions 1.7.5, 1.8.4