CVE-2025-5999 - NVD | ByteOS Network

NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2025-5999

Analyzed

More Info Official Page

Source-security@hashicorp.com

Published At-01 Aug, 2025 | 18:15

Updated At-13 Aug, 2025 | 18:08

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.

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Secondary	3.1	7.2	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Type: Secondary

Version: 3.1

Base score: 7.2

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

CPE Matches

HashiCorp, Inc.

>>vault>>Versions from 0.10.4(inclusive) to 1.16.22(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

HashiCorp, Inc.

>>vault>>Versions from 0.10.4(inclusive) to 1.20.0(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

HashiCorp, Inc.

>>vault>>Versions from 1.17.0(inclusive) to 1.18.11(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

HashiCorp, Inc.

>>vault>>Versions from 1.19.0(inclusive) to 1.19.6(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-266	Secondary	security@hashicorp.com

CWE ID: CWE-266

Type: Secondary

Source: security@hashicorp.com

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-13-vault-root-namespace-operator-may-elevate-token-privileges/76032	security@hashicorp.com	Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-13-vault-root-namespace-operator-may-elevate-token-privileges/76032

Source: security@hashicorp.com

Resource:

Vendor Advisory