CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-5999

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Published: Aug 01, 2025 | Modified: Aug 13, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.2 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
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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.

Weakness

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
VaultHashicorp0.10.4 (including)1.16.22 (excluding)
VaultHashicorp0.10.4 (including)1.20.0 (excluding)
VaultHashicorp1.17.0 (including)1.18.11 (excluding)
VaultHashicorp1.19.0 (including)1.19.6 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References