CVE-2023-5954: hashicorp vault
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesCGA-2h5c-8mg8-9366CGA-4h4h-m95f-4h3fCGA-qgpv-pw97-8mfmCGA-qqx9-66wv-gm7qCGA-v2p8-3vpj-5j89CGA-v5fq-4mqq-pq95GHSA-4qhc-v8r6-8vwmBIT-vault-2023-5954GO-2023-2329CGA-7w7r-w4g2-877mCGA-8mqr-cgc5-fjwrCGA-hcmp-w68m-rch2CGA-wmm9-883v-6638
Published 09-11-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-5954 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in hashicorp vault. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.72%
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
- 09-11-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise inbound client requests triggering a policy check can lead to an unbounded consumption of memory. A large number of these requests may lead to denial-of-service. Fixed in Vault 1.15.2, 1.14.6, and 1.13.10.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources5 sources · 5.9–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.72% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.72%
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
- vaultEOL1.15.0 | 1.15.1 | 1.14.3 | 1.14.4 | 1.14.5 | 1.13.7 | 1.13.8 | 1.13.9 | ≥ 1.13.7, < 1.13.10 | ≥ 1.14.3, < 1.14.6 | ≥ 1.15.0, < 1.15.2
- vault enterprise1.15.0 | 1.15.1 | 1.14.3 | 1.14.4 | 1.14.5 | 1.13.7 | 1.13.8 | 1.13.9
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
- vault< 1.13.10 | ≥ 1.14.0, < 1.14.6 | ≥ 1.15.0, < 1.15.2
4 vendors · 11 products
References
7 links
- github.com/hashicorp/vaultPACKAGE