CVE-2024-9180— Vault Operators in Root Namespace May Elevate Their Privileges
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Affected
HashiCorp Vault
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise和HashiCorp Vault Community Edition都是美国HashiCorp公司的产品。HashiCorp Vault Enterprise是一个企业信息归档平台。HashiCorp Vault Community Edition是一款密钥管理引擎。用来集中存储集群运行过程中所需要的秘密信息。 Vault Community Edition和Vault Enterprise存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于具有对根命名空间身份端点写入权限的特权操
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2024-9180
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Vault Operators in Root Namespace May Elevate Their Privileges
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
特权授予不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Vault Community Edition和Vault Enterprise 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise和HashiCorp Vault Community Edition都是美国HashiCorp公司的产品。HashiCorp Vault Enterprise是一个企业信息归档平台。HashiCorp Vault Community Edition是一款密钥管理引擎。用来集中存储集群运行过程中所需要的秘密信息。 Vault Community Edition和Vault Enterprise存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于具有对根命名空间身份端点写入权限的特权操
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| HashiCorp | Vault | 0.10.4 ~ 1.18.0 | - |
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| HashiCorp | Vault Enterprise | 0.10.4 ~ 1.18.0 | - |
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