CVE-2021-32923: hashicorp vault Insufficient Session Expiration
CVSS: 7.4v3.1HighModified
AliasesCGA-2542-846j-cqgcCGA-37j5-8c2h-7j69CGA-c6j8-v629-rrmhCGA-cgcr-vw72-fwh9CGA-hhgf-8wj9-98c8CGA-qj88-cxqr-hm2gGHSA-38j9-7pp9-2hjwBIT-vault-2021-32923GO-2022-0623
Published 03-06-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-32923 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in hashicorp vault. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 03-06-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise allowed the renewal of nearly-expired token leases and dynamic secret leases (specifically, those within 1 second of their maximum TTL), which caused them to be incorrectly treated as non-expiring during subsequent use. Fixed in 1.5.9, 1.6.5, and 1.7.2.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Medium 5.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.38% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard3 products
- k3d< 5.6.0-r11
- k3d-proxy< 5.6.0-r11
- k3d-tools< 5.6.0-r11
Wolfi3 products
- k3d< 5.6.0-r11
- k3d-proxy< 5.6.0-r11
- k3d-tools< 5.6.0-r11
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
- vault≥ 1.6.0, < 1.6.5 | ≥ 0.10.0, < 1.5.9 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.2
Hashicorp1 product
- vault≥ 0.10.0, < 1.5.9 | ≥ 1.6.0, < 1.6.5 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.2
4 vendors · 8 products