CVE-2025-1293 HIGH

CVE-2025-1293: HashiCorp Hermes Improperly Validates AWS ALB JWTs, which May Lead to Authentication Bypass

Vendor Hashicorp
Product Tooling
Weakness CWE-1390
Published February 20, 2025
Last update February 20, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 20, 2025 CVE published
February 20, 2025 Record updated