CVE-2025-6000
A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
Published:Aug 1, 2025
Last Modified:Aug 13, 2025
EPS:Aug 1, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00042
CVSS Score:9.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Hashicorp
Product
Vault
Hashicorp
Vault
Vendor
Hashicorp
Product
Vault Enterprise
Hashicorp
Vault Enterprise
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
