CVE-2026-5051

medium

Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise prior to 2.0.1 audit device validation logic did not consistently apply plugin directory protections when the legacy file audit path option was used. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-5051) is fixed in 2.0.1, 1.21.6, 1.20.11, and 1.19.17.

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2026-16-vault-audit-device-plugin-directory-guard-bypass-via-legacy-path-option/77536

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-01

Updated: 2026-07-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N