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TI-2023-00652 Aliases CVE-2023-0690GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr

Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When a Key Management Service Configured

Priority LOW 32CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk. This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/boundary (Go): 0.12.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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
HashiCorpBoundary0.10.0 – 0.11.2—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/boundary (Go)0.10.0 to before 0.12.00.12.0Patch availableGHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr
  • Boundary VendorHashiCorp Affected 0.10.0 – 0.11.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/boundary (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.10.0 to before 0.12.0 Fixed in 0.12.0 Patch available GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0 to before 0.12.0VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:boundary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 to before 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr github.com/hashicorp/boundary (Go) Fixed in 0.12.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0690
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2022-16552 HashiCorp Boundary up to 0.10.1 did not properly perform data integrity checks to ensure… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-00973 Boundary Vulnerable to Session Hijacking Through TLS Certificate Tampering CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2022-16583 Hashicorp Boundary v0.8.0 is vulnerable to Clickjacking which allow for the interception… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-11399 Boundary Controller Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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