{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665","published":"2025-08-01T18:31:19Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:35:13.998664Z","aliases":["BIT-vault-2025-6000","CVE-2025-6000","GO-2025-3838"],"related":["CGA-9cm2-q4gq-47x7"],"summary":"Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration","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":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.8.0"},{"fixed":"1.20.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6000"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vault"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-94"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2025-08-01T21:07:41Z","nvd_published_at":"2025-08-01T18:15:56Z","severity":"CRITICAL"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}