{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"CVE-2024-9180","published":"2024-10-10T20:54:57.084Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:41.717764701Z","aliases":["BIT-openbao-2024-9180","BIT-vault-2024-9180","GHSA-rr8j-7w34-xp5j","GO-2024-3191"],"related":["SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1"],"summary":"Vault Operators in Root Namespace May Elevate Their Privileges","details":"A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. 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