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SCA: security update for github.com/hashicorp/vault, github.com/openbao/openbao (GHSA-rr8j-7w34-xp5j)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 418893

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2024-9180)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rr8j-7w34-xp5j

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 418893

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.87

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9180

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 6.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-9180

cwe: CWE-266