CVE-2026-4525Published

If a Vault auth mount is configured to pass through the "Authorization" header, and the "Authorization" header is used to authenticate to Vault, Vault forwarded the Vault token to the auth plugin backend. Fixed in 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, an…

Exact source revision recorded 27 Oct 2026 11:12:23 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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nvd · CVE-2026-4525

Published

If a Vault auth mount is configured to pass through the "Authorization" header, and the "Authorization" header is used to authenticate to Vault, Vault forwarded the Vault token to the auth plugin backend. Fixed in 2.0.0, 1.21.5, 1.20.10, and 1.19.16.

NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Modified

Weakness classifications: CWE-201

Original publisher date fields

published: 2026-04-17T04:16:09.997

lastModified: 2026-10-25T23:10:00.167

2 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

Source published: 17 Apr 2026 04:16:09 UTC
Source modified: 25 Oct 2026 23:10:00 UTC
Observed here: 27 Oct 2026 11:12:23 UTC
Source terms: NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained

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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary · 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 3.1 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c · Secondary · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H