{"cve":"CVE-2024-7594","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-26T20:15:07.687","modified":"2026-06-17T08:20:31.020","status":"Analyzed","description":"Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-732"],"references":["https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-20-vault-ssh-secrets-engine-configuration-did-not-restrict-valid-principals-by-default/70251","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0007/"],"products":["hashicorp:vault","openbao:openbao"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:38.012257375+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-7594","score":0.00269,"percentile":0.19099,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-jg74-mwgw-v6x3","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jg74-mwgw-v6x3","summary":"Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:18.937645496Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","ranges":[">=1.7.7 <1.17.6"],"fixed":["1.17.6"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/openbao/openbao","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao","ranges":[">=0.1.0"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/openbao/openbao","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/openbao/openbao","ranges":["<0.0.0-20241003222810-d5b4e9224698"],"fixed":["0.0.0-20241003222810-d5b4e9224698"]}]},{"id":"GO-2024-3162","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2024-3162","summary":"Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default in github.com/hashicorp/vault","modified":"2026-07-27T09:11:28.222507521Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","ranges":[">=1.7.7 <1.17.6"],"fixed":["1.17.6"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}