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TI-2023-05485 Aliases CVE-2023-5954GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm

Vault Requests Triggering Policy Checks May Lead To Unbounded Memory Consumption

Priority LOW 34CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.13.10, 1.14.6, 1.15.2Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HashiCorpVault1.15.0; 1.15.1; 1.14.3; 1.14.4; 1.14.5; 1.13.7; 1.13.8; 1.13.9—No fix listedCNA
HashiCorpVault Enterprise1.15.0; 1.15.1; 1.14.3; 1.14.4; 1.14.5; 1.13.7; 1.13.8; 1.13.9—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)before 1.13.101.13.10Patch availableGHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.14.0 to before 1.14.61.14.6Patch availableGHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.15.0 to before 1.15.21.15.2Patch availableGHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm
  • Vault VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.15.0; 1.15.1; 1.14.3; 1.14.4; 1.14.5; 1.13.7; 1.13.8; 1.13.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.15.0; 1.15.1; 1.14.3; 1.14.4; 1.14.5; 1.13.7; 1.13.8; 1.13.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.10 Fixed in 1.13.10 Patch available GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.6 Fixed in 1.14.6 Patch available GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.15.0 to before 1.15.2 Fixed in 1.15.2 Patch available GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.13.7 to before 1.13.10VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.13.7 to before 1.13.10VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.14.3 to before 1.14.6VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.14.3 to before 1.14.6VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.15.0 to before 1.15.2VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.15.0 to before 1.15.2VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.13.7 to before 1.13.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.13.7 to before 1.13.10 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.14.3 to before 1.14.6 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.14.3 to before 1.14.6 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 to before 1.15.2 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 to before 1.15.2 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.13.10 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.14.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.15.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3718 Released 2024-10-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.0 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2024:1383 Released 2024-03-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.15.0 security, enhancement, & bug fix update
    • RHODF 4.15 for RHEL 9 odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, odf4/mcg-core-rhel9, odf4/mcg-operator-bundle +23

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHODF 4.15 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:1383
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Fixed RHSA-2024:3718
Not affected: 3 products
  • RHODF 4.15 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5954
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwm

References

Advisory 2

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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