{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"BIT-vault-2025-6000","published":"2025-08-05T08:52:55.970Z","modified":"2026-09-08T08:48:21.398168454Z","aliases":["CVE-2025-6000","GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665","GO-2025-3838"],"summary":"Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse","details":"A privileged Vault operator within the root namespace with write permission to {{sys/audit}} may obtain code execution on the underlying host if a plugin directory is set in Vault’s configuration. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.","affected":[{"package":{"name":"vault","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/vault"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.8.0"},{"fixed":"1.20.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/vault/BIT-vault-2025-6000.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6000"}],"database_specific":{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:go:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:community:go:*:*"],"severity":"Critical"}}