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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-08-01T17:40:48.524Z

Last Modified :

2025-08-01T18:12:02.883Z

Source :

HashiCorp
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-6000 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Hashicorp
  • Vault
  • Vault Enterprise
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-6000.

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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665 cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6000 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6000 cve-icon
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