HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.11.0 through 1.3.3 may, under certain…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.11.0 through 1.3.3 may, under certain circumstances, have existing nested-path policies grant access to Namespaces created after-the-fact. Fixed in 1.3.4.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01116 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.3.4Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | 0.11.0 to before 1.3.4 | 1.3.4 | Patch available | GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.11.0 to before 1.3.4 Fixed in 1.3.4 Patch available GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.3.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10661
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c
References
Advisory 3
More HashiCorp Vault vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01904 Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19053 An issue was discovered in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.11.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-17874 The official vault docker images before 0.11.6 contain a blank password for a root user. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10142 HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-04407 Vault Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in ACME Challenge Validation via Attacker-Controlled DNS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-05421 Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-10661 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10661 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-10661 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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