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TI-2021-18435 Aliases CVE-2021-41802GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write…

Priority LOW 25CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.5 and 1.8.4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00609 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.7.5, 1.8.4

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)before 1.7.51.7.5Patch availableGHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.8.0 to before 1.8.41.8.4Patch availableGHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.5 Fixed in 1.7.5 Patch available GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.8.4 Fixed in 1.8.4 Patch available GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 1.7.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*before 1.7.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.8.0 to before 1.8.4VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.8.0 to before 1.8.4VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 to before 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 to before 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542 github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.7.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542 github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.8.4 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-2021-41802
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv95-g3gm-x542

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • 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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