VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-38553

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.27%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-08-13

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 through 1.7.3 initialized an underlying database file associated with the Integrated Storage feature with excessively broad filesystem permissions. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.0.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-281

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory