CVE-2021-45042

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202207-01

Severity Score

4.9

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.7.7, 1.8.x before 1.8.6, and 1.9.x before 1.9.1, clusters using the Integrated Storage backend allowed an authenticated user (with write permissions to a kv secrets engine) to cause a panic and denial of service of the storage backend. The earliest affected version is 1.4.0.

En HashiCorp Vault y Vault Enterprise versiones anteriores a 1.7.7, 1.8.x anteriores a 1.8.6 y 1.9.x anteriores a 1.9.1, los clusters que usaban el backend de almacenamiento integrado permitían a un usuario autenticado (con permisos de escritura en un motor de secretos kv) causar un pánico y una denegación de servicio del backend de almacenamiento. La primera versión afectada es la 1.4.0

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HashiCorp Vault, the worst of which could result in denial of service. Versions less than 1.10.3 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-12-13 CVE Reserved
2021-12-17 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec2-21-33-vault-s-kv-secrets-engine-with-integrated-storage-exposed-to-authenticated-denial-of-service/33157	2022-09-08
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01	2022-09-08
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault	2022-09-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Vault Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault"				>= 1.4.0 < 1.7.7 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault" and version " >= 1.4.0 < 1.7.7"		-		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Vault Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault"				>= 1.4.0 < 1.7.7 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault" and version " >= 1.4.0 < 1.7.7"		enterprise		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Vault Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault"				>= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault" and version " >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6"		-		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Vault Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault"				>= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault" and version " >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6"		enterprise		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Vault Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault"				1.9.0 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault" and version "1.9.0"		-		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Vault Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault"				1.9.0 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Vault" and version "1.9.0"		enterprise		Affected