CVE-2025-6000
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
01/08/2025
Last modified:
13/08/2025
Description
A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.10
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 0.8.0 (including) | 1.16.23 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 0.8.0 (including) | 1.20.1 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.17.0 (including) | 1.18.12 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1.19.0 (including) | 1.19.7 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.20.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



