CVE-2025-5999
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CVE-2025-5999 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s token privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.0, 1.19.6, 1.18.11 and 1.16.22.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 0.10.4, < 1.16.22 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 0.10.4, < 1.20.0 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.17.0, < 1.18.11 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.19.0, < 1.19.6 |
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