CVE-2024-7594

highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.27% (19th) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

25 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1.noarch as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1.noarch as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1.noarch as component of openSUSE Leap 15.5suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1.noarch as component of openSUSE Leap 15.6suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedgovulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241104T154416-5.1.noarch as component of SUSE Package Hub 12suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@hashicorp.comexploitability 1.6 · impact 5.9

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-732USCWE-732USCWE-732US

affected products (25)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Hashicorp Vault <1.15.15all versionscert_bundDE
Hashicorp Vault <1.16.10all versionscert_bundDE
Hashicorp Vault <1.17.6all versionscert_bundDE
Hashicorp Vault< 1.15.15cert_bundDE
Hashicorp Vault< 1.16.10cert_bundDE
Hashicorp Vault< 1.17.6cert_bundDE
Vault1.7.7 → 1.17.6enisa_euvdEU
Vault Enterprise1.7.7 → 1.17.6enisa_euvdEU
Hashicorp Vault1.17.0 → 1.17.6fstec_bduRU
Hashicorp Vault Enterprise≤ 1.15.15fstec_bduRU
Hashicorp Vault Enterprise1.16.0 → 1.16.10fstec_bduRU
Hashicorp Vault Enterprise1.17.0 → 1.17.6fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. openSUSE Tumbleweedall versionsfstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Openshift Container Storage≤ 4fstec_bduRU
ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС≤ 7.3fstec_bduRU
hashicorp vault1.16.0 → 1.16.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hashicorp vault1.17.0 → 1.17.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hashicorp vault1.7.7 → 1.15.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hashicorp vault1.7.7 → 1.17.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbao openbao< 2.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:openbao:openbao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (7)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1Security update for govulncheck-vulndb2024-11-05csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for govulncheck-vulndb
WID-SEC-W-2024-2239Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-09-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1Security update for govulncheck-vulndb2024-11-05csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for govulncheck-vulndb
GHSA-jg74-mwgw-v6x3Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default2024-09-26ghsa · osvUS
Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.
BIT-openbao-2024-7594Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default2026-07-27vendor · osvUS
Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.
BIT-vault-2024-7594Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default2024-09-30vendor · osvUS
Vault’s SSH secrets engine did not require the valid_principals list to contain a value by default. If the valid_principals and default_user fields of the SSH secrets engine configuration are not set, an SSH certificate requested by an authorized user to Vault’s SSH secrets engine could be used to authenticate as any user on the host. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.17.6, and in Vault Enterprise 1.17.6, 1.16.10, and 1.15.15.
GO-2024-3162Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default in github.com/hashicorp/vault2024-10-09vendor · osvUS
Vault SSH Secrets Engine Configuration Did Not Restrict Valid Principals By Default in github.com/hashicorp/vault

also known as (8)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund nvd suse_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-09-26modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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