6.5

CVE-2023-0665: hashicorp vault Improper Authorization

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesCGA-4ch9-2m4w-fp78CGA-9f4g-52c4-ph6xCGA-jrfv-jrvf-p855
Published 30-03-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-0665 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Authorization vulnerability in hashicorp vault. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.33%
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-42RQ-9CCW-CM4MCGA-6HJC-XG4C-Q3WGCGA-88C7-625C-R5RGCGA-FPVP-M2VP-CG65CGA-JWJ7-H927-75WWCGA-PC64-Q7JH-8QQ7

Timeline

  1. 30-03-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer metadata, potentially resulting in denial of service of the PKI mount. This bug did not affect public or private key material, trust chains or certificate issuance. Fixed in Vault 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

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
Hashicorp2 products
  • vault≥ 1.11.0, < 1.11.9 | < 1.11.9 | ≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.5 | ≥ 1.13.0, < 1.13.1
  • vault enterprise≥ 1.13.0, < 1.13.1 | ≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.5 | ≥ 1.11.0, < 1.11.9
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
  • vault< 1.11.9 | ≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.5 | ≥ 1.13.0, < 1.13.1

4 vendors · 11 products

References

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