CVE-2025-5999 | BDVDB-2026-288172 Detail
HashiCorpVault
Description#
A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.
Impact#
CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses#
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.