High severity · published Aug 26, 2020
CVE-2020-16250
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.7.1 and newer, when configured with the AWS IAM auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass
8.2
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.7.1 and newer, when configured with the AWS IAM auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1..
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
Vault · Hashicorp
0.7.1 before 1.2.5; 0.7.1 before 1.2.5; 1.3.0 before 1.3.8; 1.3.0 before 1.3.8; 1.4.0 before 1.4.4; 1.4.0 before 1.4.4; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16250
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16250
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159478/Hashicorp-Vault-AWS-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.html
Release Notes
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151
Product
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/
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