VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-43998

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.04%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-11-30

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 up to 1.7.5 and 1.8.4 templated ACL policies would always match the first-created entity alias if multiple entity aliases exist for a specified entity and mount combination, potentially resulting in incorrect policy enforcement. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.6, 1.8.5, and 1.9.0.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-732

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