CVE-2025-1293
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-vxm9-8mfw-vc6gHermes improperly validates a JWT2025-02-20ghsa · osvUS
Hermes versions up to 0.4.0 improperly validated the JWT provided when using the AWS ALB authentication mode, potentially allowing for authentication bypass. This vulnerability, CVE-2025-1293, was fixed in Hermes 0.5.0.
- GO-2025-3475Hermes improperly validates a JWT in github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes2025-03-03vendor · osvUS
Hermes improperly validates a JWT in github.com/hashicorp-forge/hermes
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references (3)
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- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-03-hashicorp-hermes-improperly-validates-aws-alb-jwts-which-may-lead-to-authentication-bypass/73371cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-03-hashicorp-hermes-improperly-validates-aws-alb-jwts-which-may-lead-to-authentication-bypass/73371enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-03-hashicorp-hermes-improperly-validates-aws-alb-jwts-which-may-lead-to-authentication-bypass/73371Vendor Advisorynvd
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