High severity · published Sep 26, 2024
CVE-2024-7594
Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openbao · Openbao
before 2.0.2 · source: NVD
VA
Vault · Hashicorp
1.7.7 before 1.15.15; 1.7.7 before 1.17.6; 1.16.0 before 1.16.10; 1.17.0 before 1.17.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7594
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7594
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-20-vault-ssh-secrets-engine-configuration-did-not-restrict-valid-principals-by-default/70251
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0007/
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