#VU66114 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2021-41802

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#VU66114 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2021-41802

Published: August 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66114
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41802
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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