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TI-2021-02300 Aliases CVE-2021-3282GHSA-rq95-xf66-j689

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the `remove-peer` raft operator command…

Priority LOW 36CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.6.0 & 1.6.1 allowed the `remove-peer` raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication. Fixed in 1.6.2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01315 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.6.2

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)1.6.0 to before 1.6.21.6.2Patch availableGHSA-rq95-xf66-j689
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.6.0 to before 1.6.2 Fixed in 1.6.2 Patch available GHSA-rq95-xf66-j689

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-rq95-xf66-j689 github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.6.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3282
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq95-xf66-j689

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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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Sources

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