CVE-2024-9180 HIGH

CVE-2024-9180: Vault Operators in Root Namespace May Elevate Their Privileges

Vendor Hashicorp
Product Vault
Weakness CWE-266
Published October 10, 2024
Last update November 8, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2024 CVE published
November 8, 2024 Record updated