CVE-2024-9180
Vault Operators in Root Namespace May Elevate Their Privileges
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
An update that fixes 56 vulnerabilities, contains one feature is now available. This update for govulncheck-vulndb fixes the following issues.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-09-25 CVE Reserved
- 2024-10-10 CVE Published
- 2024-11-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-06 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
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| https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| HashiCorp Search vendor "HashiCorp" | Vault Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault" | >= 0.10.4 < 1.18.0 Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault" and version " >= 0.10.4 < 1.18.0" | en |
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| HashiCorp Search vendor "HashiCorp" | Vault Enterprise Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault Enterprise" | >= 0.10.4 < 1.18.0 Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault Enterprise" and version " >= 0.10.4 < 1.18.0" | en |
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