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CVE-2026-5051

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-5051
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
HashiCorp
Reserved
2026-03-27 17:45 UTC
Published
2026-07-01 17:10 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-01 17:54 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-22
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Di…
Vendor / Product
HashiCorp / Vault
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

4.4 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
HashiCorp Vault 64 bit,32 bit,x86,ARM,MacOS,Windows,Linux 1.20.1 < 2.0.1
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 64 bit,32 bit,x86,ARM,MacOS,Windows,Linux 1.19.0 < 2.0.1
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-22 cna CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal)
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
4.4 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (1)
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