{"cve":"CVE-2025-6000","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-01T18:15:56.423","modified":"2026-06-17T10:00:57.873","status":"Analyzed","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-14-privileged-vault-operator-may-execute-code-on-the-underlying-host/76033"],"products":["hashicorp:vault"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:05:46.678065081+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-6000","score":0.00948,"percentile":0.61201,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mr4h-qf9j-f665","summary":"Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:27.371447468Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","ranges":[">=0.8.0 <1.20.1"],"fixed":["1.20.1"]}]},{"id":"GO-2025-3838","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2025-3838","summary":"Hashicorp Vault has Code Execution Vulnerability via Plugin Configuration in github.com/hashicorp/vault","modified":"2026-02-04T03:11:53.837453Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","ranges":[">=0.8.0 <1.20.1"],"fixed":["1.20.1"]}]}],"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."]}