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TI-2020-08568 Aliases CVE-2020-10661GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)0.11.0 to before 1.3.41.3.4Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*0.11.0 – 1.3.3VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*0.11.0 – 1.3.3VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 – 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 – 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10661
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6vv-vv26-rh7c

References

  • 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
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