CVE-2020-16251
highpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.028 · 87 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (43)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:advanced_cluster_security_for_kubernetes_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Service Interconnect 1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:service_interconnect_1
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform_4.12
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1542Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-4mp7-2m29-gqxfHashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass2024-01-31ghsa · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.
- BIT-vault-2020-162512024-03-06vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.
- GO-2024-2488HashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass in github.com/hashicorp/vault2024-06-28vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass in github.com/hashicorp/vault
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202008-1262cnnvd
- EUVD-2024-0249enisa_euvd
- GHSA-4mp7-2m29-gqxfenisa_euvd
- BIT-vault-2020-16251osv
- GHSA-4mp7-2m29-gqxfosv
- GO-2024-2488osv
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16251cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-security-vulnerability-in-vault-affects-bastion-service-of-ibm-cloud-pak-for-multicloud-management-3/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151enisa_euvd
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/enisa_euvd
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