CVE-2025-6000: Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration
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.
Published Aug 1, 2025
Affected packages
github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Affected
- >= 0.8.0, < 1.20.1
- Fixed in
- 1.20.1
- Check
go list -m github.com/hashicorp/vault
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
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.
References
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