5.3

CVE-2021-38554: hashicorp vault

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesCGA-2c33-mxf6-656wCGA-2xx9-3c9v-ffjrCGA-ffgw-gxq8-mww9
Published 13-08-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-38554 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in hashicorp vault. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 6
CGA-4GQ6-P7J9-GHXHCGA-4H8P-FH8P-P339CGA-H83J-9H3J-W9RMCGA-R8MQ-QJ3F-7FPCCGA-XJ43-9W44-6F3GCGA-XXJF-4CJG-JMQ8

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.91% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard5 products
  • k3d< 5.6.0-r11
  • k3d-proxy< 5.6.0-r11
  • k3d-tools< 5.6.0-r11
  • vault-1.16All versions (No fix recorded)
  • vault-1.16-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi3 products
  • k3d< 5.6.0-r11
  • k3d-proxy< 5.6.0-r11
  • k3d-tools< 5.6.0-r11
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
  • vault< 1.6.6 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.4
Hashicorp1 product

4 vendors · 10 products

References

7 links