CVE-2025-5999
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Hashicorp Vault
PublishedAug 1, 2025
First seenAug 1, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-266CWE-266
How to fix
Update
- hashicorp vault1.16.22, 1.20.0, 1.18.11, 1.19.6 or later
- github.com/hashicorp/vault1.20.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| hashicorp vault | 0.10.4 ≤ v < 1.16.22, 0.10.4 ≤ v < 1.20.0, 1.17.0 ≤ v < 1.18.11, 1.19.0 ≤ v < 1.19.6 | 1.16.22, 1.20.0, 1.18.11, 1.19.6 |
| github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo | 0.10.4 ≤ v < 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 |
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