Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-42135
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.x through 1.8.4 may have an unexpected interaction between glob-related policies and the Google Cloud secrets engine. Users may, in some situations, have more privileges than intended, e.g., a user with read permission for the /gcp/roleset/* path may be able to issue Google Cloud service account credentials.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-42135
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.07%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 27 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-42135
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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4.9
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NIST |
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8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
2.8
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5.2
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-42135
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-42135
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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-28-vaults-google-cloud-secrets-engine-policies-with-globs-may-provide-additional-privileges-in-vault-1-8-0-onwards/
HCSEC-2021-28 - Vault's Google Cloud Secrets Engine Policies With Globs May Provide Additional Privileges in Vault 1.8.0 Onwards - Security - HashiCorp DiscussVendor Advisory