Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-41802
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise through 1.7.4 and 1.8.3 allowed a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.5 and 1.8.4.
Products affected by CVE-2021-41802
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-41802
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 33 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-41802
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.0
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4.9
|
NIST | |
|
2.9
|
LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
1.2
|
1.4
|
MITRE | |
|
5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.5
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-41802
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The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-41802
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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-27-vault-merging-multiple-entity-aliases-for-the-same-mount-may-allow-privilege-escalation/
HCSEC-2021-27 - Vault Merging Multiple Entity Aliases for the Same Mount May Allow Privilege Escalation - Security - HashiCorp DiscussVendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
HashiCorp Vault: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202207-01) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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