CVE-2024-9180

HIGH EPSS 40.7%
Published Oct 10, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 10, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.2
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-266

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
openbaoopenbao* <2.0.3
hashicorpvault*≥1.7.7  –  ≤1.17.7
hashicorpvault*≥1.7.7  –  <1.18.0
hashicorpvault*≥1.15.0  –  <1.15.16
hashicorpvault*≥1.16.0  –  <1.16.11

References 1

  • discuss.hashicorp.com https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.