CVE-2023-24999: hashicorp vault Incorrect Authorization
CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesCGA-478g-wqv5-jwpqCGA-7cq3-v86j-43qpCGA-fm8c-6826-889cCGA-gqjh-r8p2-hr56CGA-hgx4-7x6h-8rvgCGA-rg7p-v54g-89j5GHSA-wmg5-g953-qqfwBIT-vault-2023-24999GO-2023-1900CGA-jwxc-vrvr-92vhCGA-p7xq-pgq2-8rp3CGA-rw5r-wjmx-372gCGA-v99r-rc52-3xhc
Published 10-03-2023Last modified 03-03-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-24999 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in hashicorp vault. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.60%
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 6Timeline
- 10-03-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s approle auth method allowed any authenticated user with access to an approle destroy endpoint to destroy the secret ID of any other role by providing the secret ID accessor. This vulnerability is fixed in Vault 1.13.0, 1.12.4, 1.11.8, 1.10.11 and above.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HSources5 sources · 4.4–8.1
- CVE.orgCNA4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.60% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.60%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected 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< 1.10.11 | ≥ 1.11.0, < 1.11.8 | ≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.4
- vault enterprise≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.4 | ≥ 1.11.0, < 1.11.8 | < 1.10.11
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
- vault< 1.10.11 | ≥ 1.11.0, < 1.11.8 | ≥ 1.12.0, < 1.12.4
4 vendors · 11 products
References
6 links
- github.com/hashicorp/vaultPACKAGE