CVE-2025-4656
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CVE-2025-4656 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Vault Community and Vault Enterprise rekey and recovery key operations can lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled cancellation by a Vault operator. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-4656) has been remediated in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11, 1.17.17, and 1.16.22.. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Vault Community and Vault Enterprise rekey and recovery key operations can lead to a denial of service due to uncontrolled cancellation by a Vault operator. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-4656) has been remediated in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11, 1.17.17, and 1.16.22.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.14.8, < 1.16.22 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.14.8, < 1.20.0 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.17 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.11 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.19.0, < 1.19.6 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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