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CVE-2025-5999— Vault Root Namespace Operator May Elevate Token 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是一款密钥管理工具。 HashiCorp Vault Community Edition 1.20.0之前版本和HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.20.0、1.19.6、1.18.11和

CVSS 7.2 · High EPSS 0.53% · P45

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1548.003 · Sudo and Sudo Caching
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-5999

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Vault Root Namespace Operator May Elevate Token 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 token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.
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
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise和HashiCorp Vault Community Edition 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是一款密钥管理工具。 HashiCorp Vault Community Edition 1.20.0之前版本和HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.20.0、1.19.6、1.18.11和
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
HashiCorp Vault 0.10.4 ~ 1.20.0 -
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 0.10.4 ~ 1.20.0 -

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Other References for CVE-2025-5999 (1)

Same Patch Batch · HashiCorp · 2025-08-01 · 7 CVEs total

CVE-2025-6000 9.1 CRITICAL Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse
CVE-2025-6037 6.8 MEDIUM Vault Certificate Auth Method Did Not Validate Common Name For Non-CA Certificates
CVE-2025-6014 6.5 MEDIUM Vault TOTP Secrets Engine Code Reuse
CVE-2025-6015 5.7 MEDIUM Vault Login MFA Bypass of Rate Limiting and TOTP Code Reuse
CVE-2025-6004 5.3 MEDIUM Vault Userpass and LDAP User Lockout Bypass
CVE-2025-6011 3.7 LOW Timing Side-Channel in Vault’s Userpass Auth Method

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Vault
Same vendor: HashiCorp
Same weakness: CWE-266