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TI-2021-19750 Aliases CVE-2021-43998GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 up to 1.7.5 and 1.8.4 templated ACL policies…

Priority LOW 31CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 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 0.11.0 up to 1.7.5 and 1.8.4 templated ACL policies would always match the first-created entity alias if multiple entity aliases exist for a specified entity and mount combination, potentially resulting in incorrect policy enforcement. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.6, 1.8.5, and 1.9.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01041 64th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Partial github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.7.6, 1.8.5Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 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)0.11.0 to before 1.7.61.7.6Patch availableGHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.8.0 to before 1.8.51.8.5Patch availableGHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.11.0 to before 1.7.6 Fixed in 1.7.6 Patch available GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 1.8.5 Fixed in 1.8.5 Patch available GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*0.11.0 – 1.7.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*0.11.0 – 1.7.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.8.4:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.8.4VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.8.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.8.4VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 – 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 – 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.8.4:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.8.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.7.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.8.5 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:3742 Released 2023-06-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.13.0 security and bug fix update
    • RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9 odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, odf4/mcg-core-rhel9, odf4/mcg-rhel9-operator +7
  • RHSA-2023:2138 Released 2023-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.0 CNF vRAN extras security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 openshift4/bare-metal-event-relay-operator-bundle, openshift4/bare-metal-event-relay-rhel8-operator, openshift4/baremetal-hardware-event-proxy-rhel8 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2023:3742
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed RHSA-2023:2138
Not affected: 4 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43998
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g

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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