TI-2026-69328 Aliases CVE-2026-105816 GHSA-pw8v-gjgv-3j42

Path traversal in HashiCorp Vault plugin catalog allows code execution

LOW 37CWE-22Published 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise from 0.0.1 before 2.1.2 do not consistently verify that stored plugin catalog entries reference binaries inside the configured plugin directory (CWE-22). When Vault uses Shamir seals and an external plugin directory, a privileged operator who can restore an Integrated Storage (Raft) snapshot may execute arbitrary code on the Vault host.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Vault and Vault Enterprise did not consistently verify that stored plugin catalog entries reference binaries within the configured plugin directory. When Vault uses Shamir seals and has an external plugin directory configured, a privileged operator able to restore an Integrated Storage (Raft) snapshot may be able to execute arbitrary code on the Vault host. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-105816) is fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.1.2, and Vault Enterprise 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, and 1.19.23.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00335 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Vault (HashiCorp): 2.1.2Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp): 2.1.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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	0.0.1 to before 2.1.2	2.1.2	Patch available	CNA
HashiCorp	Vault Enterprise	0.0.1 to before 2.1.2	2.1.2	Patch available	CNA

Vault VendorHashiCorp Affected 0.0.1 to before 2.1.2 Fixed in 2.1.2 Patch available CNA
Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 0.0.1 to before 2.1.2 Fixed in 2.1.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault::::::::	—	—	HashiCorp

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·HashiCorp

Remediation

Upgrade HashiCorp Vault Community Edition to 2.1.2 and Vault Enterprise to 2.1.2, 1.21.12, 1.20.17, or 1.19.23, matching the release line in use. Red Hat lists Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4 as affected with no available fix plan.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Fix · CNA Vault (HashiCorp) Fixed in 2.1.2
Fix · CNA Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp) Fixed in 2.1.2

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2026-10-07
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 2.1.2
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69326 HashiCorp Vault ACL policy checks can bypass explicit deny rulesPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-69320 Vault PKI ACME server issues certificates with unvalidated identitiesPriority LOW 25
- TI-2026-69329 Path traversal in Vault ACL policy cache exposes other namespacesPriority LOW 24
Show all 4 records →
Release · 2026-10-07
HashiCorp Vault 2.1.2
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69326 HashiCorp Vault ACL policy checks can bypass explicit deny rulesPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-69320 Vault PKI ACME server issues certificates with unvalidated identitiesPriority LOW 25
Show all 3 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4	Affected	No fix yet

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105816
2026-10-08 Alias added: GHSA-pw8v-gjgv-3j42
2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-10-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Other 1

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-41-vault-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-via-plugin-catalog-entries-restored-from-raft-snapshots/77813

TI-2024-01904 Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-18437 HashiCorp Consul Enterprise before 1.8.17, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-06570 Nomad vulnerable to path traversal in dynamic host volume which may lead to code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-17753 The official Consul Docker images 0.7.1 through 1.4.2 contain a blank password for a root… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-13641 consul-mcp-server vulnerable to cross-tenant credential reuse in streamable-HTTP stateless mode CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-13778 terraform-mcp-server vulnerable to cross-tenant credential reuse in streamable-HTTP stateless mode CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

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Sources

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