CVE-2020-16251: HashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass

January 31, 2024 (updated September 16, 2024)

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4mp7-2m29-gqxf
github.com/hashicorp/vault
github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16251
www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault

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