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CVE-2020-16250: HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.7.1 and newer, when configured with the AWS IAM auth method, may be vulnerable to…

HighCVSS 8.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 74.7% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: n/a n/a 1.2.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to n/a n/a 1.2.5 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.7.1 and newer, when configured with the AWS IAM auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1..

Published
Aug 26, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 74th percentile

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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
hashicorpvault

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • hashicorp vault0.7.1 and later · before 1.2.5
  • hashicorp vault1.3.0 and later · before 1.3.8
  • hashicorp vault1.4.0 and later · before 1.4.4
  • hashicorp vault1.5.0 and later · before 1.5.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.12vaultfrom 0.7.1 · before 1.4.7-r01.4.7-r0
Alpine:v3.13vaultfrom 0.7.1 · before 1.5.4-r01.5.4-r0
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/vaultfrom 0.8.1 · before 1.2.51.2.5
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/vaultfrom 1.3.0 · before 1.3.81.3.8
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/vaultfrom 1.4.0 · before 1.4.41.4.4
Gogithub.com/hashicorp/vaultfrom 1.5.0 · before 1.5.11.5.1

Same product

hashicorp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-35192The official vault docker images before 0.11.6 contain a blank password for a root user.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-2048Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2020-12757HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP Secrets Engine, may incorrectly generate GCP Credentials…
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-10661Mar 23, 2020 · HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.11.0 through 1.3.3 may, under certain circumstances, have existing nested-path policies…
    36Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-13223Jun 10, 2020 · HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise logged proxy environment variables that potentially included sensitive credentials.
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2020-16251Aug 26, 2020 · HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to…
    33Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
n/a n/a1.2.5 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
alpine:vault1.4.7-r0 · Alpine:v3.12Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/hashicorp/vault1.2.5Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/hashicorp/vault1.3.8Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/hashicorp/vault1.4.4Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/hashicorp/vault1.5.1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-290 · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

References

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