HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s TLS certificate auth method did not initially load…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s TLS certificate auth method did not initially load the optionally configured CRL issued by the role's CA into memory on startup, resulting in the revocation list not being checked if the CRL has not yet been retrieved. Fixed in 1.12.0, 1.11.4, 1.10.7, and 1.9.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 | 1.11.4 | Patch available | GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | 1.10.0 to before 1.10.7 | 1.10.7 | Patch available | GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | before 1.9.10 | 1.9.10 | Patch available | GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 Fixed in 1.11.4 Patch available GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.10.0 to before 1.10.7 Fixed in 1.10.7 Patch available GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.10 Fixed in 1.9.10 Patch available GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 1.9.10 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | before 1.9.10 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1.10.0 to before 1.10.7 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.10.0 to before 1.10.7 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 1.9.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 1.9.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 to before 1.10.7 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.10.0 to before 1.10.7 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.11.0 to before 1.11.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.11.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.10.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.9.10 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2023:3742 Released 2023-06-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed 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-2023:1326 Released 2023-05-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.13.0 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8 +47
- RHSA-2022:7399 Released 2023-01-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.12.0 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3742 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7399 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1326 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41316
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f
References
Advisory 4
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-2022-41316 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41316 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mh8-9j64-443f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-41316 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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