A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
31 Dec 2025, 00:49
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Openbao openbao
Openbao |
18 Oct 2024, 20:15
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| Summary | (en) A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16. |
17 Oct 2024, 14:58
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| First Time |
Hashicorp vault
Hashicorp |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
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| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other | |
| References | () https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 - Vendor Advisory |
15 Oct 2024, 12:58
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| Summary |
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10 Oct 2024, 21:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2024-10-10 21:15
Updated : 2025-12-31 00:49
NVD link : CVE-2024-9180
Mitre link : CVE-2024-9180
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-9180
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openbao
- openbao
hashicorp
- vault
CWE
