CVE-2021-42135
medium
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >=1.8.0,<=1.8.4 | |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >=1.8.0,<1.8.5 | 1.8.5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42135
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-28-vaults-google-cloud-secrets-engine-policies-with-globs-may-provide-additional-privileges-in-vault-1-8-0-onwards
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#180
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-362v-wg5p-64w2
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Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.