HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise allowed the renewal of nearly-expired token leases…
Priority LOW 35CWE-613Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-613.
Summary
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise allowed the renewal of nearly-expired token leases and dynamic secret leases (specifically, those within 1 second of their maximum TTL), which caused them to be incorrectly treated as non-expiring during subsequent use. Fixed in 1.5.9, 1.6.5, and 1.7.2.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01376 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.7.2, 1.6.5, 1.5.9Red 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) | 1.7.0 to before 1.7.2 | 1.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | 1.6.0 to before 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 | Patch available | GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | 0.10.0 to before 1.5.9 | 1.5.9 | Patch available | GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.7.0 to before 1.7.2 Fixed in 1.7.2 Patch available GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.6.0 to before 1.6.5 Fixed in 1.6.5 Patch available GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.10.0 to before 1.5.9 Fixed in 1.5.9 Patch available GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 0.10.0 to before 1.5.9 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 0.10.0 to before 1.5.9 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1.6.0 to before 1.6.5 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.6.0 to before 1.6.5 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1.7.0 to before 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.7.0 to before 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 to before 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 to before 1.5.9 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 to before 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 to before 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 to before 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 to before 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.7.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.6.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.5.9 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | — |
Not affected: 5 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw
References
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-2021-32923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-32923 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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