CVE-2025-6000 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-6000: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse

Vendor Hashicorp
Product Vault
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published August 1, 2025
Last update August 1, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.1/10
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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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