CVE-2025-6037
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CVE-2025-6037 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as [+trusted certificate+|https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/cert#certificate]. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to impersonate another user. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as [+trusted certificate+|https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/cert#certificate]. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to impersonate another user. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.20.1 and Vault Enterprise 1.20.1, 1.19.7, 1.18.12, and 1.16.23.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | < 1.16.23 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | < 1.20.1 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.17.0, < 1.18.12 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.19.0, < 1.19.7 |
| Hashicorp | Vault | 1.20.0 |
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Timeline
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