Critical severity · published Jul 26, 2022
CVE-2022-36129
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.7.0 through 1.9.7, 1.10.4, and 1.11.0 clusters using Integrated Storage expose an unauthenticated API endpoint that could be abused to override the…
9.1
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.7.0 through 1.9.7, 1.10.4, and 1.11.0 clusters using Integrated Storage expose an unauthenticated API endpoint that could be abused to override the voter status of a node within a Vault HA cluster, introducing potential for future data loss or catastrophic failure. Fixed in Vault Enterprise 1.9.8, 1.10.5, and 1.11.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
Vault · Hashicorp
1.7.0 through 1.9.7; 1.10.0 through 1.10.4; 1.11.0; 1.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36129
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36129
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-15-vault-enterprise-does-not-verify-existing-voter-status-when-joining-an-integrated-storage-ha-node/42420
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0011/
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