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TI-2023-03527 Aliases CVE-2023-3774GHSA-7j85-mwfj-2gr8

Vault Enterprise Namespace Creation May Lead to Denial of Service

Priority LOW 24CWE-248Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

An unhandled error in Vault Enterprise's namespace creation may cause the Vault process to crash, potentially resulting in denial of service. Fixed in 1.14.1, 1.13.5, and 1.12.9.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00693 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
HashiCorpVault Enterprise1.14.0; 1.13.4; 1.12.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.14.0; 1.13.4; 1.12.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.12.8:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.12.8VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.13.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.13.4VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.14.0VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.12.8:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.12.8 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.13.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.13.4 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.14.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3774
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j85-mwfj-2gr8

References

Advisory 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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Sources

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