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TI-2021-16149 Aliases CVE-2021-38553GHSA-23fq-q7hc-993r

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 through 1.7.3 initialized an underlying…

Priority LOW 20CWE-281Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 through 1.7.3 initialized an underlying database file associated with the Integrated Storage feature with excessively broad filesystem permissions. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00271 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.8.0Red Hat: 2 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)1.4.0 to before 1.8.01.8.0Patch availableGHSA-23fq-q7hc-993r
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available GHSA-23fq-q7hc-993r

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.4.0 to before 1.8.0VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.4.0 to before 1.8.0VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 to before 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 to before 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-23fq-q7hc-993r github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.8.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 4 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23fq-q7hc-993r

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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