CVE-2025-5999
Vault Root Namespace Operator May Elevate Token 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 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.
Un operador privilegiado de Vault con permisos de escritura en el endpoint de identidad del espacio de nombres raíz podría escalar sus propios privilegios de token o los de otro usuario a la política root de Vault. Corregido en Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 y Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 y 1.16.22.
These are all security issues fixed in the openbao-2.3.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
*Credits:
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CVSS Scores
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-06-11 CVE Reserved
- 2025-08-01 CVE Published
- 2025-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-16 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-2025-13-vault-root-namespace-operator-may-elevate-token-privileges/76032 |
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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 < 1.20.0 Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault" and version " >= 0.10.4 < 1.20.0" | en |
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| HashiCorp Search vendor "HashiCorp" | Vault Enterprise Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault Enterprise" | >= 0.10.4 < 1.20.0 Search vendor "HashiCorp" for product "Vault Enterprise" and version " >= 0.10.4 < 1.20.0" | en |
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