Vault Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in ACME Challenge Validation via Attacker-Controlled DNS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Vault’s PKI engine’s ACME validation did not reject local targets when issuing http-01 and tls-alpn-01 challenges. This may lead to these requests being sent to local network targets, potentially leading to information disclosure. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.0 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp | Vault | 1.15.0 to before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| HashiCorp | Vault Enterprise | 1.15.0 to before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) | 1.14.0 – 1.21.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-8r5m-3f66-qpr3 |
- Vault VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.15.0 to before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA
- Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.15.0 to before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 – 1.21.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-8r5m-3f66-qpr3
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.14.0 to before 1.19.16 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1.14.0 to before 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.20.0 to before 1.20.10; 1.21.0 to before 1.21.5 | Vulnerable | HashiCorp |
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.14.0 to before 1.19.16 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.14.0 to before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.20.0 to before 1.20.10; 1.21.0 to before 1.21.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Vault (HashiCorp) Fixed in 2.0.0
- Fix · CNA Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp) Fixed in 2.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
HashiCorp Vault 2.0.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-05088 Vault Vulnerable to Denial-of-Service via Unauthenticated Root Token Generation/Rekey OperationsPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-03930 Vault Token Leaked to Backends via Authorization: Bearer Passthrough HeaderPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-03109 Vault KVv2 Metadata and Secret Deletion Policy Bypass Denial-of-ServicePriority LOW 37
- Release ·
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 2.0.0
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-03930 Vault Token Leaked to Backends via Authorization: Bearer Passthrough HeaderPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-03109 Vault KVv2 Metadata and Secret Deletion Policy Bypass Denial-of-ServicePriority LOW 37
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: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5052
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r5m-3f66-qpr3
References
Advisory 3
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-2025-05421 Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-16551 HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.7.0 through 1.9.7, 1.10.4, and 1.11.0 clusters using… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-5052 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5052 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r5m-3f66-qpr3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-5052 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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