CVE-2025-6037

Vault and Vault Enterprise (Vault) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as [+trusted certificate+|https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/cert#certificate]. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to impersonate another user. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.8 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
HashiCorpCNA
6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 4%
VendorProductVersion
hashicorpvault
𝑥
< 1.16.23
hashicorpvault
𝑥
< 1.20.1
hashicorpvault
1.17.0 ≤
𝑥
< 1.18.12
hashicorpvault
1.19.0 ≤
𝑥
< 1.19.7
hashicorpvault
1.20.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-18-vault-certificate-auth-method-did-not-validate-common-name-for-non-ca-certificates/76037