Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.11.3. A vulnerability in the Identity Engine was found where, in a deployment where an entity has multiple mount accessors with shared alias names, Vault may overwrite metadata to the wrong alias due to an issue with checking the proper alias assigned to an entity. This may allow for unintended access to key/value paths using that metadata in Vault.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | >= 1.8.0, < 1.9.9 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://discuss.hashicorp.comVendor Advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-18-vault-entity-alias-metadata-may-leVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0008/Third Party Advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.comVendor Advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2022-18-vault-entity-alias-metadata-may-leVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0008/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-40186?
CVE-2022-40186 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.11.3. A vulnerability in the Identity Engine was found where, in a deployment where an entity has multiple mount accessors with...
How severe is CVE-2022-40186?
CVE-2022-40186 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-40186?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hashicorp Vault.