CVE-2024-2048
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–9.8
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affected products (15)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0546Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2024-03-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-r3w7-mfpm-c2vwIncorrect TLS certificate auth method in Vault2024-03-04ghsa · osvUS
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.
- BIT-vault-2024-2048Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates2024-05-01vendor · osvUS
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.
- GO-2024-2617Authentication bypass in github.com/hashicorp/vault2024-03-14vendor · osvUS
The TLS certificate authentication method incorrectly validates client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as a trusted certificate. When configured this way, attackers may be able to craft a certificate that can be used to bypass authentication.
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-2048/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-05-vault-cert-auth-method-did-not-correctly-validate-non-ca-certificates/63382cnnvd
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.14.10Patchcnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-05-vault-cert-auth-method-did-not-correctly-validate-non-ca-certificates/63382enisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0009/enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-05-vault-cert-auth-method-did-not-correctly-validate-non-ca-certificates/63382Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240524-0009/Third Party Advisorynvd
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