VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-6000

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-08-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references