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TI-2023-00630 Aliases CVE-2023-0665GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg

Vault PKI Issuer Endpoint Did Not Correctly Authorize Access to Issuer Metadata

Priority LOW 35CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer metadata, potentially resulting in denial of service of the PKI mount. This bug did not affect public or private key material, trust chains or certificate issuance. Fixed in Vault 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Vault (HashiCorp): 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp): 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9+1 more productRed Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HashiCorpVault1.13.0 to before 1.13.1; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.91.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9Patch availableCNA
HashiCorpVault Enterprise1.13.0 to before 1.13.1; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.91.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9Patch availableCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)before 1.11.91.11.9Patch availableGHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.12.0 to before 1.12.51.12.5Patch availableGHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.13.0 to before 1.13.11.13.1Patch availableGHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg
  • Vault VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.1; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.9 Fixed in 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9 Patch available CNA
  • Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.1; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.9 Fixed in 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.11.9 Fixed in 1.11.9 Patch available GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5 Fixed in 1.12.5 Patch available GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.1 Fixed in 1.13.1 Patch available GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 1.11.9VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*before 1.11.9VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.12.0 to before 1.12.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.12.0 to before 1.12.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.13.1VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.13.1VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.9 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.9 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 to before 1.12.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Vault (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9
  • Fix · CNA Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9
  • Fix · GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.11.9 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.12.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.13.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:5006 Released 2023-10-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.0 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel9, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8 +47
  • 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-2023:1326 Released 2023-05-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift 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

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    HashiCorp Vault, Vault Enterprise 1.11.9, 1.12.5, 1.13.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-00587 Vault Vulnerable to SQL Injection When Configuring the Microsoft SQL Database Storage BackendPriority LOW 32
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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 yet
RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2023:3742
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Fixed RHSA-2023:1326
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Fixed RHSA-2023:5006
Not affected: 6 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • RHODF 4.13 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0665
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwc3-3qh6-r4gg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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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