CVE-2025-5999 HIGH

CVE-2025-5999: Vault Root Namespace Operator May Elevate Token Privileges

Vendor Hashicorp
Product Vault
Weakness CWE-266
Published August 1, 2025
Last update August 1, 2025
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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 token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2025 CVE published
August 1, 2025 Record updated