low2.9
CVE-2021-41802
Hashicorp Vault Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Impact
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.5 and 1.8.4.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | < 1.7.5 | 1.7.5 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | before 1.7.5 from 1.8.0 before 1.8.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-27-vault-merging-multiple-entity-aliases-for-the-same-mount-may-allow-privilege-escalation/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41802