CVE-2026-5006
Medium
Description
A vulnerability was identified in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) such that an authenticated attacker may manipulate an identity value referenced by a templated policy path to gain unintended access to Vault paths. An attacker who can control the referenced identity value may include slash ({{/}}) characters that Vault interprets as additional path segments when rendering the policy. This vulnerability, CVE-2026-5006, was fixed in Vault Community Edition 2.0.4 and Vault Enterprise 2.0.4, 1.21.9, 1.20.14, and 1.19.20.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Vault
PublishedAug 24, 2026
First seenAug 24, 2026
How to fix
Update
- HashiCorp Vault2.0.4 or later
- HashiCorp Vault Enterprise2.0.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp Vault | 0.11.0 ≤ v < 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
| HashiCorp Vault Enterprise | 0.11.0 ≤ v < 2.0.4 | 2.0.4 |
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