CVE-2025-6000

CRITICAL EPSS 54.3%
Published Aug 1, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.1 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Aug 1, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.1
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
54.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
hashicorpvault*≥0.8.0  –  <1.16.23
hashicorpvault*≥0.8.0  –  <1.20.1
hashicorpvault*≥1.17.0  –  <1.18.12
hashicorpvault*≥1.19.0  –  <1.19.7
hashicorpvault1.20.0any

References 1

  • discuss.hashicorp.com https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.